Minister for Trade and Investment

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Minister for Trade and Investment
Steven Ciobo Portrait 2013.jpg
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:

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:[1]

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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
2 William Lyne   Protectionist Barton Minister for Trade and Customs 11 August 1903 (1903-08-11) 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
4 Allan McLean   Protectionist Reid 17 August 1904 (1904-08-17) 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
n/a William Lyne   Deakin 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) 30 July 1907 (1907-07-30) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
5 Austin Chapman   30 July 1907 (1907-07-30) 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
6 Frank Tudor   Labor Fisher 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
7 Robert Best   Protectionist Deakin 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
n/a Frank Tudor   Labor Fisher 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
8 Littleton Groom   Commonwealth Liberal Cook 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
n/a Frank Tudor   Labor Fisher 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
10 William Archibald   National Labor 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
11 Jens Jensen   Nationalist 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) 13 December 1918 (1918-12-13) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
12 William Watt   13 December 1918 (1918-12-13) 17 January 1919 (1919-01-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
13 Walter Massy-Greene   17 January 1919 (1919-01-17) 21 December 1921 (1921-12-21) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
14 Arthur Rodgers   21 December 1921 (1921-12-21) 5 February 1923 (1923-02-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
15 Austin Chapman   Nationalist Bruce Minister for Trade and Customs 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) 26 May 1924 (1924-05-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
n/a Littleton Groom   26 May 1924 (1924-05-26) 13 June 1924 (1924-06-13) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
16 Herbert Pratten   13 June 1924 (1924-06-13) 7 May 1928 (1928-05-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
17 Stanley Bruce   8 May 1928 (1928-05-08) 28 November 1928 (1928-11-28) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
18 Henry Gullett   28 November 1928 (1928-11-28) 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
19 James Fenton   Labor Scullin 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 4 February 1931 (1931-02-04) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
20 Frank Forde   4 February 1931 (1931-02-04) 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
n/a Henry Gullett   United Australia Lyons 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 14 January 1933 (1933-01-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
21 Thomas White   14 January 1933 (1933-01-14) 8 November 1938 (1938-11-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
22 John Perkins   8 November 1938 (1938-11-08) 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
24 Robert Menzies   23 February 1940 (1940-02-23) 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
25 George McLeay   14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
26 Eric Harrison   28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
29 James Fraser   18 June 1946 (1946-06-18) 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
30 Ben Courtice   1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
31 Neil O'Sullivan   Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
32 John McEwen   Country Minister for Trade 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  McMahon 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
34 Gough Whitlam1   Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
35 Jim Cairns   Minister for Overseas Trade 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 11 December 1974 (1974-12-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
36 Frank Crean   11 December 1974 (1974-12-11) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
n/a Doug Anthony   National Country Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
38 John Dawkins   13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
39 Michael Duffy   Minister for Trade Negotiations 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
40 Neal Blewett   4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 1 February 1991 (1991-02-01) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
42 Peter Cook   Minister for Trade 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 30 January 1994 (1994-01-30) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
43 Bob McMullan   30 January 1994 (1994-01-30) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
44 Tim Fischer   National Howard 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 20 July 1999 (1999-07-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
45 Mark Vaile   20 July 1999 (1999-07-20) 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
46 Warren Truss   29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
47 Simon Crean   Labor Rudd 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
49 Craig Emerson   14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
51 Andrew Robb   Liberal Abbott Minister for Trade and Investment 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days

Notes

1 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:[1]

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) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
2 Victor Garland   Minister for Special Trade Representations 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
3 Douglas Scott   National Country 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) 19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
4 Ian Sinclair   19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
5 Richard Colbeck   Liberal Turnbull Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days

References

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