Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories is a position within the
Australia
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n federal government.
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
Robertson
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People
* Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name)
* Robertson (given name)
* Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan
* Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837)
Places ...
. When the
Fourth Howard Ministry started on 22 October 2004, Lloyd retained the position, and did so until the
2007 Federal Election when
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian former politician and diplomat who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again from June 2013 to September 2013, holding office as the leader of the ...
and the
Australian Labor Party
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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
Anthony Albanese
Anthony Norman Albanese ( or ; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parlia ...
,
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Accordingly, the old
Department of Transport and Regional Services
The Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007.
Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation coul ...
was renamed to
.
List of ministers for regional development
List of ministers for local government
List of ministers for territories
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:
[
]
Capital Territory
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:[
]
Northern Territory
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Northern Territory or successor titles:[
]
List of ministers for Interior
Notes
: Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself 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 two weeks until the full ministry was announced.
References
External links
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios
Local Government, Territories and Roads
Government of Australian states and territories