Special Minister of State
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Incumbent
Don Farrell
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Finance
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Australia
Inaugural holderDon Willesee
Formation19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
Websitewww.smos.gov.au

The Special Minister of State (SMOS) in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is a position currently held by Don Farrell since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.[1] The minister is responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial, public service, and oversight affairs.

Scope

The Special Minister of State administers their portfolio through the Department of Finance and a range of other government agencies, including:[2]

List of Special Ministers of State

The following individuals have been appointed as Special Ministers of State, or any of its precedent titles:[3][4]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Don Willesee   Labor Whitlam Special Minister of State 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) 346 days
2 Lionel Bowen   30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) 1 year, 188 days
3 Doug McClelland   6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 158 days
4 Reg Withers   Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 41 days
5 Mick Young   Labor Hawke 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 14 July 1983 (1983-07-14) 125 days
6 Kim Beazley   14 July 1983 (1983-07-14) 21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) 191 days
n/a Mick Young   21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) 3 years, 26 days
7 Michael Tate   16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 158 days
8 Susan Ryan   24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 179 days
9 Frank Walker   Keating 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 1 year, 1 day
10 Gary Johns   25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 1 year, 352 days
11 Nick Minchin   Liberal Howard 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 1 year, 12 days
12 Chris Ellison   21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 2 years, 101 days
13 Eric Abetz   30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) 4 years, 362 days
14 Gary Nairn   27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 1 year, 310 days
15 John Faulkner   Labor Rudd 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) 1 year, 188 days
16 Joe Ludwig   9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 1 year, 97 days
  Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
17 Gary Gray   14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 2 years, 192 days
18 Mark Dreyfus   25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 177 days
  Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
19 Michael Ronaldson   Liberal Abbott 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 2 years, 3 days
  Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 21 September 2015
20 Mal Brough   21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 99 days
21 Mathias Cormann   29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 203 days
22 Scott Ryan   19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) 1 year, 117 days
n/a Mathias Cormann   13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) 23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) 283 days
23 Alex Hawke   Morrison 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 274 days
n/a Mathias Cormann   29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) 1 year, 154 days
24 Simon Birmingham   30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) 8 October 2021 343 days
25 Ben Morton   8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) 227 days
26 Don Farrell   Labor Albanese 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) Incumbent 1 year, 270 days

References

  1. ^ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Portfolio Responsibilities". www.smos.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.
  3. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Appointments revoked, appointments made by the Governor General". Federal Register of Legislation. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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