The Minister for Trade and Tourism is a portfolio in the

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, falling within the

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations, international aid (using the branding Australian Aid), consular services and trade and inv ...

(DFAT). The position is currently held by Senator

Don Farrell Donald Edward Farrell (born 6 June 1954) is an Australian politician and former trade unionist. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister of State in the Albanese govern ...

, sworn in as part of the Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. The minister is assisted by the Assistant Minister for Trade, held by Senator

Tim Ayres Timothy Ayres (born 18 December 1973) is an Australian politician and trade unionist who was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 2019 federal election. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was previously a trade union ...

Portfolio

In the

, the minister and assistant minister(s) administer the portfolio through the

(DFAT) jointly with the

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. Other trade-related bodies for which the minister and assistant minister are responsible are: *

Austrade The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, or Austrade ( ), is the Australian Government's trade, investment and education promotion agency which was also given responsibility for tourism policy, programs and research from 2013. Austrade ...

* Export Finance Australia *

Tourism Australia Tourism Australia is the Australian Government agency responsible for promoting Australian locations as business and leisure travel destinations. The agency is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and employs 187 staff (inclu ...

DFAT was created in 1987 through the merger of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the

Department of Trade Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

. In sequence, the trade portfolio has been administered by the following departments: *

Department of Trade and Customs The Department of Trade and Customs was an Australian government department that existed between 1901 and 1956. It was one of the inaugural government departments of Australia established at federation. History The department was one of the fir ...

(1901–1956) *

(1956–1963) * Department of Trade and Industry (1963–1972) * Department of Overseas Trade (1972–1977) *

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(1977–1983) *

(1983–1987) *

(1987–present)

List of ministers for trade and tourism

The following individuals have been appointed as minister for trade, tourism and investment, or any of its precedent titles: Notes : Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just

Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1977, he was notable for being the he ...

and

Lance Barnard Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 19196 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the Whitlam Government, most no ...

for fourteen days, until the full ministry was announced.

List of ministers assisting the minister for trade and investment

The following individuals have been appointed as minister assisting the minister for trade and investment, or its preceding titles:

List of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for trade

The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretary and assistant ministers for trade:

List of assistant ministers for regional tourism

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

References

External links

* {{Australian federal ministerial portfolios Trade and Tourism

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