The Minister for Trade and Tourism is a portfolio in the
Government of Australia, falling within the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (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.
Portfolio
In the
Government of Australia, the minister and assistant minister(s) administer the portfolio through the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) jointly with the
Minister for Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
. Other trade-related bodies for which the minister and assistant minister are responsible are:
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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 ...
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Export Finance Australia
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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 (includ ...
DFAT was created in 1987 through the merger of the
Department of Foreign Affairs and the
Department of Trade. In sequence, the trade portfolio has been administered by the following departments:
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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)
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Department of Trade (1956–1963)
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Department of Trade and Industry (1963–1972)
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Department of Overseas Trade (1972–1977)
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Department of Trade and Resources
The Department of Trade and Resources was an Australian government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like o ...
(1977–1983)
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Department of Trade (1983–1987)
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (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 ...
and
Lance Barnard 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:
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References
External links
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{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios
Trade and Tourism
Australia