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Minister for Women (Australia) - Wikipedia

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Minister for Women
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Incumbent Katy Gallagher since 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder	Judi Moylan (as Minister for the Status of Women)
Formation	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
Website	ministers.pmc.gov.au/gallagher

The Minister for Women in the Government of Australia is Katy Gallagher, who since 23 May 2022 has been a member of the Albanese ministry.^[1] Ministers holding the position, first introduced in 1976 during the Second Fraser ministry, have held several different titles. They have often held other portfolios, and sometimes sat in Cabinet of Australia. All but the first two office-holders have been women.

History

A women's affairs branch was established within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1976.^[2] Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser announced he wished to "have formal machinery set up for the co-ordination of government activity in women's affairs".^[3] He appointed Tony Street as the first Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women’s Affairs;^[4] Street and his successor Ian Macphee are the only men to have held the post. Senator Margaret Guilfoyle, the only female minister at the time (and one of only six women in parliament), declined the position, as she was unwilling to be pigeonholed into portfolios that were considered "women's work".^[5]

Scope

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Office for Women within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, with the budget being administered through the Department of Social Services. Currently, the Minister works with other Government Ministers to ensure that women's issues and gender equality are taken into consideration in policy and program development and implementation. The Office for Women supports the Minister in this role, and is the central source of advice for Government agencies on the impact of Government policies and programmes for Australian women.

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Women, or any of its precedent titles:^[6]

Order	Minister		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Tony Street	Liberal	Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women’s Affairs	16 August 1976 (1976-08-16)	8 November 1976 (1976-11-08)	84 days
2	Ian Macphee	Liberal	Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women’s Affairs	8 November 1976 (1976-11-08)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	1 year, 42 days

3	Susan Ryan	Labor	Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 years, 314 days
4	Margaret Reynolds				19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	2 years, 75 days
5	Wendy Fatin				4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	2 years, 354 days
5	Wendy Fatin		Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	2 years, 354 days
6	Rosemary Crowley				24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	274 days
7	Ros Kelly				23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)	68 days
8	Carmen Lawrence				25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	1 year, 352 days
9	Jocelyn Newman	Liberal	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	1 year, 212 days
10	Judi Moylan			Minister for the Status of Women	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	1 year, 12 days
n/a	Jocelyn Newman			Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	2 years, 101 days
11	Amanda Vanstone				30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)	2 years, 250 days
12	Kay Patterson				7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	2 years, 112 days
12	Kay Patterson			Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)	2 years, 112 days
13	Julie Bishop			Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues	27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	1 year, 310 days
14	Tanya Plibersek	Labor	Rudd	Minister for the Status of Women	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	2 years, 285 days
14	Tanya Plibersek		Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	2 years, 285 days
15	Kate Ellis				15 September 2010 (2010-09-15)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	1 year, 90 days
16	Julie Collins				14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	1 year, 278 days
16	Julie Collins		Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	1 year, 278 days
17	Michaelia Cash	Liberal	Abbott	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women^[7]	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	4 years, 93 days
			Turnbull	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women^[7]	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
				Minister for Women	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
18	Kelly O'Dwyer				20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	1 year, 112 days
18	Kelly O'Dwyer		Morrison		24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)	1 year, 112 days
19	Marise Payne		Morrison		29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	22 May 2022 (2022-05-22)	5 years, 188 days
20	Katy Gallagher	Labor	Albanese		23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	Incumbent	2 years, 194 days

References

^ "Current Ministry List". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ "Adviser 'named soon'". The Canberra Times. 15 March 1976.
^ "Women's affairs". The Canberra Times. 6 July 1976.
^ "Assistant ministers appointed". The Canberra Times. 17 August 1976.
^ Margaret Fitzherbert. "GUILFOYLE, DAME MARGARET GEORGINA CONSTANCE (1926– )". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

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