Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)
The Minister for Home Affairs in the Government of Australia is the minister responsible for the Department of Home Affairs, the country's interior ministry. The current minister is Peter Dutton of the Liberal Party, who has held the position since December 2017 in the Turnbull and Morrison Governments.
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Department of Home Affairs | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Sir William Lyne |
The current Department of Home Affairs was created in December 2017. The first department with that name was created in 1901, as one of the original six departments created at Federation, and was responsible for a wide range of areas not captured by the other departments. Similar departments have existed in almost all subsequent governments, under several different names. The specific title "Minister for Home Affairs" has been created six times – in 1901, 1929, 1977, 1987, 2007 and 2017.
History
The Minister for Home Affairs was a ministerial portfolio that existed continuously from 1901 to 12 April 1932, when Archdale Parkhill became Minister for the Interior in the first Lyons Ministry—subsuming his portfolios of Home Affairs and Transport.
The Home Affairs or Interior portfolio was responsible for various internal matters not handled by other ministries. In due course, other portfolios were established that took over functions from it, including:
- Transport from 1928 to 1932 and continuously since 1941
- Immigration since 1945
- Agriculture since 1942
- Industry from 1928 to 1945 and since 1963
The Minister for the Interior existed from 1932 to 1972. The Territories of Australia portfolio has been the responsibility for the varying titles of the Minister for Territories.
The Home Affairs Ministry was re-established in 2007, assuming the responsibilities of the Minister for Justice and Customs within the Attorney-General's Department with policy responsibilities for criminal justice, law enforcement, border control and national security and with oversight responsibilities of the Australian Customs Service and the Border Protection Command, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Crime Commission, and the Office of Film and Literature Classification.[1]
From September 2010 to September 2013, the Minister for Home Affairs also held the position of Minister for Justice. In September 2013 with the change of government, the position Minister for Home Affairs was disbanded and its responsibilities were assumed by the newly created Minister for Immigration and Border Protection for border control and by the Minister for Justice for law enforcement.
On 18 July 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the creation of a new home affairs department to be headed by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, with responsibility for immigration, border control, domestic security, and law enforcement.[2][3][4][5][6]
On 20 December 2017, Governor-General Peter Cosgrove swore Dutton into the position of Minister for Home Affairs. The Home Affairs portfolio was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 20 December 2017[7] with responsibilities for national security including cybersecurity and counterterrorism, law enforcement, emergency management, transport security, immigration, citizenship, border control, and multicultural affairs. The Minister for Home Affairs is assisted by the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, and the Assistant Minister for Home Affairs.
List of Ministers for Home Affairs
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Home Affairs, or any of its related titles:[8]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir William Lyne, KCMG | Protectionist | Barton | Minister for Home Affairs | 1 January 1901 | 11 August 1903 | 2 years, 222 days | |
| 2 | Sir John Forrest, KCMG | 11 August 1903 | 24 September 1903 | 260 days | ||||
| Deakin | 24 September 1903 | 27 April 1904 | ||||||
| 3 | Lee Batchelor | Labor | Watson | 27 April 1904 | 17 August 1904 | 112 days | ||
| 4 | Dugald Thomson | Free Trade | Reid | 17 August 1904 | 5 July 1905 | 322 days | ||
| 5 | Littleton Groom, KC | Protectionist | Deakin | 5 July 1905 | 12 October 1906 | 1 year, 99 days | ||
| 6 | Thomas Ewing | 12 October 1906 | 24 January 1907 | 104 days | ||||
| 7 | John Keating | 24 January 1907 | 13 November 1908 | 1 year, 294 days | ||||
| 8 | Hugh Mahon | Labor | Fisher | 13 November 1908 | 2 June 1909 | 201 days | ||
| 9 | George Fuller | Liberal | Deakin | 2 June 1909 | 29 April 1910 | 331 days | ||
| 10 | King O'Malley | Labor | Fisher | 29 April 1910 | 24 June 1913 | 3 years, 56 days | ||
| 11 | Joseph Cook | Liberal | Cook | 24 June 1913 | 17 September 1914 | 1 year, 85 days | ||
| 12 | William Archibald | Labor | Fisher | 17 September 1914 | 27 October 1915 | 1 year, 40 days | ||
| (10) | King O'Malley | Hughes | 27 October 1915 | 14 November 1916 | 1 year, 18 days | |||
| 13 | Fred Bamford | National Labor | Minister for Home and Territories | 14 November 1916 | 17 February 1917 | 95 days | ||
| 14 | Paddy Glynn, KC | Nationalist | 17 February 1917 | 3 February 1920 | 2 years, 351 days | |||
| 15 | Alexander Poynton, OBE | 3 February 1920 | 21 December 1921 | 1 year, 321 days | ||||
| 16 | George Pearce | 21 December 1921 | 9 February 1923 | 4 years, 179 days | ||||
| Bruce | 9 February 1923 | 18 June 1926 | ||||||
| 17 | Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD | 18 June 1926 | 2 April 1927 | 288 days | ||||
| 18 | Charles Marr, DSO, MC | 2 April 1927 | 24 February 1928 | 328 days | ||||
| 19 | Sir Neville Howse, VC, KCB, KCMG | 24 February 1928 | 29 November 1928 | 279 days | ||||
| 20 | Aubrey Abbott | Country | 29 November 1928 | 22 October 1929 | 327 days | |||
| 21 | Arthur Blakeley | Labor | Scullin | Minister for Home Affairs | 22 October 1929 | 6 January 1932 | 2 years, 76 days | |
| 22 | Sir Archdale Parkhill, KCMG | United Australia | Lyons | 6 January 1932 | 12 April 1932 | 97 days | ||
| 23 | Robert Ellicott, QC | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Home Affairs | 20 December 1977 | 3 November 1980 | 3 years, 59 days | |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Environment | 3 November 1980 | 17 February 1981 | ||||||
| 24 | Michael MacKellar | 17 February 1981 | 19 March 1981 | 30 days | ||||
| 25 | Ian Wilson | 19 March 1981 | 7 May 1982 | 1 year, 49 days | ||||
| 26 | Tom McVeigh | National Country | 7 May 1982 | 16 October 1982 | 308 days | |||
| National | 16 October 1982 | 11 March 1983 | ||||||
| 27 | Barry Cohen | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 | 13 December 1984 | 1 year, 277 days | ||
| 28 | Robert Ray | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Home Affairs | 24 July 1987 | 2 September 1988 | 1 year, 40 days | |
| 29 | Bob Debus | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Home Affairs | 3 December 2007 | 9 June 2009 | 1 year, 188 days | |
| 30 | Brendan O'Connor | 9 June 2009 | 24 June 2010 | 2 years, 188 days | ||||
| Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 14 December 2011 | ||||||
| 31 | Jason Clare | 14 December 2011 | 27 June 2013 | 1 year, 278 days | ||||
| Rudd | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | ||||||
| 32 | Peter Dutton | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Home Affairs | 20 December 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 2 years, 239 days | |
| Morrison | 24 August 2018 | Incumbent | ||||||
List of ministers for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, or any of its related titles:[8]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For previous appointments, see the Minister for Justice | ||||||||
| 1 | Angus Taylor | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity | 20 December 2017 | 23 August 2018 | 246 days | |
List of ministers for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, or any of its related titles:[8]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Tudge | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | 20 December 2017 | 23 August 2018 | 246 days | |
| 2 | David Coleman | Morrison | 28 August 2018 | incumbent | ||||
List of Assistant Ministers for Home Affairs
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, or any of its related titles:[8]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For previous appointments, see the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | ||||||||
| 1 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Home Affairs | 20 December 2017 | 28 August 2018 | 251 days | |
| 2 | Linda Reynolds CSC | Morrison | 28 August 2018 | 2 March 2019 | 1 year, 353 days | |||
See also
- Department of Home Affairs (1901–16)
- Department of Home and Territories (1916–1928)
- Department of Home Affairs (1928–32)
- Department of the Interior (1932–39)
- Department of the Interior (1939–72)
- Department of Home Affairs (1977–80)
- Department of Home Affairs and Environment (1980–84)
- Department of Home Affairs (2017–Present)
References
- "Debus new Home Affairs Minister". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- "Home Affairs agencies will retain statutory independence: Turnbull". The Mandarin. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Malcolm Turnbull announces Home Affairs super-ministry run by Peter Dutton". ABC News. Australia. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Peter Dutton given control of new home affairs super ministry". The Guardian. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Wroe, David (17 July 2017). "Peter Dutton to head merged ASIO, AFP and Border Force super security department". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "A Strong and Secure Australia". Prime Minister of Australia. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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