Minister for Trade and Investment

Minister for Trade and Investment
Incumbent Steven Ciobo MP, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , since 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Charles Kingston
Formation	1901

The Australian Minister for Trade and Investment is The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , since 18 February 2016.

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade. Other trade-related bodies for which he is responsible are:

• Austrade
• Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
• Trade Policy Advisory Council

List of Ministers for Trade and Investment

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Trade and Investment, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Charles Kingston		Protectionist	Barton	Minister for Trade and Customs	1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)	24 July 1903 (1903-07-24)
2	William Lyne		Protectionist	Barton	Minister for Trade and Customs	11 August 1903 (1903-08-11)	24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	days
				Deakin		24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
3	Andrew Fisher		Labor	Watson		27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	days
4	Allan McLean		Protectionist	Reid		17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	days
n/a	William Lyne			Deakin		5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)
5	Austin Chapman					30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)	13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
6	Frank Tudor		Labor	Fisher		13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	days
7	Robert Best		Protectionist	Deakin		2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	days
n/a	Frank Tudor		Labor	Fisher		29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
8	Littleton Groom		Commonwealth Liberal	Cook		24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
n/a	Frank Tudor		Labor	Fisher		17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
				Hughes		27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	14 September 1916 (1916-09-14)
9	Billy Hughes		Labor	Hughes	Minister for Trade and Customs	29 September 1916 (1916-09-29)	14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	days
10	William Archibald		National Labor			14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	days
11	Jens Jensen		Nationalist			17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	13 December 1918 (1918-12-13)
12	William Watt					13 December 1918 (1918-12-13)	17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)	days
13	Walter Massy-Greene					17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)	21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
14	Arthur Rodgers					21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)	5 February 1923 (1923-02-05)
15	Austin Chapman		Nationalist	Bruce	Minister for Trade and Customs	9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)	26 May 1924 (1924-05-26)
n/a	Littleton Groom					26 May 1924 (1924-05-26)	13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	days
16	Herbert Pratten					13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	7 May 1928 (1928-05-07)
17	Stanley Bruce					8 May 1928 (1928-05-08)	28 November 1928 (1928-11-28)	days
18	Henry Gullett					28 November 1928 (1928-11-28)	22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	days
19	James Fenton		Labor	Scullin		22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)
20	Frank Forde					4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	days
n/a	Henry Gullett		United Australia	Lyons		6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	14 January 1933 (1933-01-14)
21	Thomas White					14 January 1933 (1933-01-14)	8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)
22	John Perkins					8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)	7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	days
				Page		7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
23	John Lawson			Menzies		26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	23 February 1940 (1940-02-23)	days
24	Robert Menzies					23 February 1940 (1940-02-23)	14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	days
25	George McLeay					14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	days
26	Eric Harrison					28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	days
				Fadden		29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
27	Richard Keane		Labor	Curtin		7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
				Forde		6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
				Chifley		13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)	26 April 1946 (1946-04-26)
28	John Dedman					26 April 1946 (1946-04-26)	18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)	days
29	James Fraser					18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)	1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)	days
30	Ben Courtice					1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)	19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
31	Neil O'Sullivan		Liberal	Menzies		19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
32	John McEwen		Country		Minister for Trade	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)	18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
					Minister for Trade and Industry	18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
				Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
				McEwen		19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)	10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
				Gorton		10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)	5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)
33	Doug Anthony					5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
				McMahon		10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
34	Gough Whitlam		Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	days
35	Jim Cairns				Minister for Overseas Trade	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	11 December 1974 (1974-12-11)
36	Frank Crean					11 December 1974 (1974-12-11)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	days
n/a	Doug Anthony		National Country	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)
					Minister for Trade and Resources	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	16 October 1982
			National			16 October 1982	11 March 1983
37	Lionel Bowen		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Trade	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
38	John Dawkins					13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
39	Michael Duffy				Minister for Trade Negotiations	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
40	Neal Blewett					4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)
					Minister for Trade and Overseas Development	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
41	John Kerin					27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
42	Peter Cook				Minister for Trade	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)	days
43	Bob McMullan					30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
44	Tim Fischer		National	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	20 July 1999 (1999-07-20)
45	Mark Vaile					20 July 1999 (1999-07-20)	29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)
46	Warren Truss					29 September 2006 (2006-09-29)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
47	Simon Crean		Labor	Rudd		3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)
48	Stephen Smith					28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	days
49	Craig Emerson					14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)
					Minister for Trade and Competitiveness	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
50	Richard Marles			Rudd	Minister for Trade	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	days
51	Andrew Robb		Liberal	Abbott	Minister for Trade and Investment	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
52	Steve Ciobo		Liberal National			18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	Incumbent	days

Notes

Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just Gough Whitlam 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 any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	John Howard		Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Special Trade Negotiations	17 July 1977 (1977-07-17)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	days
2	Victor Garland				Minister for Special Trade Representations	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)
3	Douglas Scott		National Country			8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)	19 August 1980 (1980-08-19)	days
4	Ian Sinclair					19 August 1980 (1980-08-19)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	days
5	Richard Colbeck		Liberal	Turnbull	Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	Incumbent	days

External links

• Minister's website