Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
	Incumbent; Senator Simon Birmingham; since 28 August 2018
	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Charles Kingston (as the Minister for Trade and Customs)
Formation	1 January 1901
Deputy	Andrew Gee (Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment)

The Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment is a portfolio in the Government of Australia, falling within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).[1] The incumbent minister is Senator Simon Birmingham of the Liberal Party, who has held the position in the Morrison Government since 28 August 2018.[2]

The minister is assisted by the Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Gee (in office since 6 February 2020), and the Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism, Jonathan Duniam (in office since 29 May 2019).

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Minister and Assistant Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade. Other trade-related bodies for which the Minister and Assistant Minister are responsible are:

Austrade
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
Trade Policy Advisory Council

List of ministers for trade, tourism and investment

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, or any of its precedent titles:[3]

Order	Minister		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Charles Kingston	Protectionist	Barton	Minister for Trade and Customs	1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)	24 July 1903 (1903-07-24)	2 years, 204 days

2	William Lyne	Protectionist	Barton	Minister for Trade and Customs	11 August 1903 (1903-08-11)	24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	260 days
2	William Lyne	Protectionist	Deakin		24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	260 days
3	Andrew Fisher	Labor	Watson		27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	112 days
4	Allan McLean	Protectionist	Reid		17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	322 days
n/a	William Lyne		Deakin		5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)	2 years, 25 days
5	Austin Chapman		Deakin		30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)	13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	1 year, 106 days
6	Frank Tudor	Labor	Fisher		13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	201 days
7	Robert Best	Protectionist	Deakin		2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	331 days
n/a	Frank Tudor	Labor	Fisher		29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	3 years, 56 days
8	Littleton Groom	Commonwealth Liberal	Cook		24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	1 year, 85 days
n/a	Frank Tudor	Labor	Fisher		17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	1 year, 363 days
n/a	Frank Tudor	Labor	Hughes		27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	14 September 1916 (1916-09-14)	1 year, 363 days

9	Billy Hughes	Labor	Hughes	Minister for Trade and Customs	29 September 1916 (1916-09-29)	14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	46 days
10	William Archibald	National Labor			14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	95 days
11	Jens Jensen	Nationalist			17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	13 December 1918 (1918-12-13)	1 year, 299 days
12	William Watt				13 December 1918 (1918-12-13)	17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)	35 days
13	Walter Massy-Greene				17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)	21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)	2 years, 338 days
14	Arthur Rodgers				21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)	5 February 1923 (1923-02-05)	1 year, 46 days

15	Austin Chapman	Nationalist	Bruce	Minister for Trade and Customs	9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)	26 May 1924 (1924-05-26)	1 year, 107 days
n/a	Littleton Groom				26 May 1924 (1924-05-26)	13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	18 days
16	Herbert Pratten				13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	7 May 1928 (1928-05-07)	3 years, 329 days
17	Stanley Bruce				8 May 1928 (1928-05-08)	28 November 1928 (1928-11-28)	204 days
18	Henry Gullett				28 November 1928 (1928-11-28)	22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	328 days
19	James Fenton	Labor	Scullin		22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)	1 year, 105 days
20	Frank Forde	Labor	Scullin		4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	336 days
n/a	Henry Gullett	United Australia	Lyons		6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	14 January 1933 (1933-01-14)	1 year, 8 days
21	Thomas White				14 January 1933 (1933-01-14)	8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)	5 years, 298 days
22	John Perkins				8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)	7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	169 days
22	John Perkins		Page		7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	169 days
23	John Lawson		Menzies		26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	23 February 1940 (1940-02-23)	303 days
24	Robert Menzies				23 February 1940 (1940-02-23)	14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	20 days
25	George McLeay				14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	228 days
26	Eric Harrison				28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	344 days
26	Eric Harrison		Fadden		29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	344 days
27	Richard Keane	Labor	Curtin		7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	4 years, 201 days
			Forde		6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
			Chifley		13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)	26 April 1946 (1946-04-26)
28	John Dedman				26 April 1946 (1946-04-26)	18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)	53 days
29	James Fraser				18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)	1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)	136 days
30	Ben Courtice				1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)	19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	3 years, 48 days
31	Neil O'Sullivan	Liberal	Menzies		19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)	6 years, 23 days
32	John McEwen	Country		Minister for Trade	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)	18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)	15 years, 25 days
				Minister for Trade and Industry	18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
			Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
			McEwen		19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)	10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
			Gorton		10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)	5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)
33	Doug Anthony		Gorton		5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	1 year, 270 days
33	Doug Anthony		McMahon		10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	1 year, 270 days
34	Gough Whitlam¹	Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	14 days
35	Jim Cairns			Minister for Overseas Trade	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	11 December 1974 (1974-12-11)	1 year, 357 days
36	Frank Crean				11 December 1974 (1974-12-11)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	335 days
n/a	Doug Anthony	National Country	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	7 years, 120 days
		National Country		Minister for Trade and Resources	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	16 October 1982
		National		Minister for Trade and Resources	16 October 1982	11 March 1983
37	Lionel Bowen	Labor	Hawke	Minister for Trade	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	1 year, 277 days
38	John Dawkins			Minister for Trade	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	2 years, 223 days
39	Michael Duffy			Minister for Trade Negotiations	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	2 years, 254 days
40	Neal Blewett			Minister for Trade Negotiations	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)	1 year, 267 days
				Minister for Trade and Overseas Development	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
			Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
41	John Kerin				27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	1 year, 87 days
42	Peter Cook			Minister for Trade	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)	312 days
43	Bob McMullan				30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	2 years, 41 days
44	Tim Fischer	National	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	20 July 1999 (1999-07-20)	3 years, 131 days
45	Mark Vaile				20 July 1999 (1999-07-20)	29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)	7 years, 71 days
46	Warren Truss				29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	1 year, 65 days
47	Simon Crean	Labor	Rudd		3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	2 years, 207 days
47	Simon Crean		Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)	2 years, 207 days
48	Stephen Smith				28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	78 days
49	Craig Emerson				14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	2 years, 286 days
49	Craig Emerson			Minister for Trade and Competitiveness	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	2 years, 286 days
50	Richard Marles		Rudd	Minister for Trade	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	83 days
51	Andrew Robb	Liberal	Abbott	Minister for Trade and Investment	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015	2 years, 153 days
51	Andrew Robb		Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	2 years, 153 days
52	Steven Ciobo				18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	2 years, 191 days
52	Steven Ciobo			Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	2 years, 191 days
53	Simon Birmingham		Morrison	Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Incumbent	1 year, 352 days

Notes

¹ Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just Gough Whitlam and Lance Barnard for fourteen days, until the full ministry was announced.

List of assistant ministers for trade and investment

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant minister for trade and investment, or its preceding titles:[3]

Order	Minister		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	John Howard	Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Special Trade Negotiations	17 July 1977 (1977-07-17)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	156 days
2	Victor Garland	Liberal		Minister for Special Trade Representations	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)	1 year, 353 days
3	Douglas Scott	National Country			8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)	19 August 1980 (1980-08-19)	255 days
4	Ian Sinclair	National Country			19 August 1980 (1980-08-19)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	76 days

5	Richard Colbeck	Liberal	Turnbull	Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	302 days
6	Keith Pitt	National		Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	1 year, 154 days
7	Luke Hartsuyker				20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)	68 days
8	Mark Coulton				5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	1 year, 345 days
8	Mark Coulton		Morrison	Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	February 6, 2020 (2020-02-06)	1 year, 345 days
9	Andrew Gee		Morrison	Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment	6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)	Incumbent	190 days

List of assistant ministers for regional tourism

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant minister for regional tourism:[3]

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Jonathon Duniam		Liberal	Morrison	Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	Incumbent	1 year, 77 days

References

"Ministers and Assistant Ministers". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
"Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
"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 22 September 2013.

External links

Minister's website

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[1] "Ministers and Assistant Ministers". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

[2] "Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

[parl-3] "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 22 September 2013.

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