Minister for Women (Australia)

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Minister for Women
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Incumbent
Michaelia Cash
since 18 September 2013
Office for Women
Style The Honourable
Reports to Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor-General of Australia
on recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Formation 16 August 1976 (1976-08-16)
First holder Tony Street
Website minister.women.gov.au

The Minister for Women in Australia's Turnbull Ministry is Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash. Ministers holding the position, first introduced in 1976 during the First Fraser Ministry, have held several different titles. They have often held other portfolios, and sometimes sat in Cabinet of Australia. Almost all office holders have been women.

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 for Women

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Women, or any of its precedent titles:[1]

Order Minister Party 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) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). days
2 Ian Macphee 8 November 1976 (1976-11-08) 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
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) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
4 Margaret Reynolds 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
5 Wendy Fatin 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
  Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
6 Rosemary Crowley 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). days
7 Ros Kelly 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). days
8 Carmen Lawrence 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
9 Jocelyn Newman   Liberal Howard 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
10 Judi Moylan Minister for the Status of Women 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
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) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
11 Amanda Vanstone 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
12 Kay Patterson 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)
13 Julie Bishop 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
14 Tanya Plibersek   Labor Rudd Minister for the Status of Women 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
  Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
15 Kate Ellis 15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
16 Julie Collins 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
  Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
17 Michaelia Cash   Liberal Abbott Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women[2] 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).
  Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 21 September 2015
Minister for Women 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) incumbent

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