The Minister for Trade and Tourism is a portfolio in the

Government of Australia The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national Executive (government), executive government of Australia, a federalism, federal Parliamentary system, parliamentary con ...

, falling within the

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian government responsible for foreign policy and international relations, development aid (under the name Australian Aid), consular services, overseas trad ...

(DFAT). The position is currently held by Senator Don Farrell, 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 Foreign Affairs and Trade, held by Matt Thistlethwaite, and the Assistant Minister for Tourism, held by Nita Green.

Portfolio

In the

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

(DFAT) jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Other trade-related bodies for which the minister and assistant minister are responsible are: * 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 a corporate portfolio agency of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and ...

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

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. In sequence, the trade portfolio has been administered by the following departments: * Department of Trade and Customs (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

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 December 1972 to November 1975. To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he was notable for being ...

and

Lance Barnard Lance Herbert Barnard (1 May 19196 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat who served as the third deputy prime minister of Australia from 1972 to 1974. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1 ...

for fourteen days, until the full ministry was announced.

List of ministers for tourism

Since 1966, Australia had ministers responsible for tourism under various titles. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Tourism, or any of its precedent titles:

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:

List of assistant ministers for tourism

References

External links

* {{Australian federal ministerial portfolios Trade and Tourism * *