Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads was a position within the

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n federal government from 7 October 2003 until 3 December 2007. The outer ministry position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads was created in the Third Howard Ministry on 7 October 2003. The first minister to hold this position was Senator Ian Campbell, who held it from 7 October 2003 until 18 July 2004. On 18 July 2004, the position was transferred to

Jim Lloyd James Eric Lloyd (born 17 July 1954) is an Australian former politician who served with the Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from the March 1996 election until the November 2007 election, representin ...

, then Federal Member for

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. When the Fourth Howard Ministry started on 22 October 2004, Lloyd retained the position, and did so until the

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when

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and the

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won government. Rudd's first ministry eliminated the position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The responsibilities were given to

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, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Accordingly, the old

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was renamed to

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Ministers for local government

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, rowspan = "8" ,

, 1983–1984 , Minister for Territories and Local Government , - , 1984–1987 , Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services , - ,

Clyde Holding Allan Clyde Holding (27 April 193131 July 2011) was an Australian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in Victoria for ten years, and went on to become a federal minister in the Hawke Government. Early life and education Holdin ...

, 1987 , Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs , - ,

Margaret Reynolds Margaret Reynolds (; born 19 July 1941) served as an Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland from 1983 to 1999. Reynolds had two ministerial appointments during her time in the Senate, serving as Minister for Local Government from Sep ...

, 1987–1990 , rowspan = "3" , Minister for Local Government , - ,

Wendy Fatin Wendy Frances Fatin (born 10 April 1941) is a retired Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was the first woman from Western Australia elected to the House of Representatives, representing the division ...

, 1990–1991 , - , David Simmons , 1991–1993 , - , rowspan = "2" , Brian Howe , 1993 , Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services , - , 1993–1994 , Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services , - , Warwick Smith , rowspan = "6" ,

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, 1996–1997 , Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government , - ,

Alex Somlyay Alexander Michael Somlyay (born 18 January 1946), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to August 2013, representing the Division of Fairfax, Queensland. Born in Budapest, he ca ...

, 1997–1998 , rowspan = "2" , Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government , - ,

Ian Macdonald Ian MacCormick (known by the pseudonym Ian MacDonald; 3 October 1948 – 20 August 2003) was a British music critic and author, best known for both ''Revolution in the Head'', his critical history of the Beatles which borrowed techniques from a ...

, 1998–2001 , - ,

Wilson Tuckey Charles Wilson Tuckey (born 10 July 1935) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2010, representing the seat of O'Connor in Western Australia for the Liberal Party. He was a minister in ...

, 2002–2003 , Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government , - , Ian Campbell , 2003–2004 , rowspan = "2" , Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads , - ,

, 2004–2007

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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Local Government, Territories and Roads