Order
|
Minister
|
Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Title
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Term in office
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1
|
Edward Millen
|
|
Nationalist
|
Hughes
|
Minister for Repatriation
|
28 September 1917 (1917-09-28)
|
9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
|
5 years, 134 days
|
|
2
|
Frank Anstey
|
|
Labor
|
Scullin
|
Minister for Repatriation
|
22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
|
3 March 1931 (1931-03-03)
|
1 year, 132 days
|
3
|
John McNeill
|
|
3 March 1931 (1931-03-03)
|
6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
|
309 days
|
4
|
Charles Hawker
|
|
United Australia
|
Lyons
|
6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
|
12 April 1932 (1932-04-12)
|
97 days
|
5
|
Charles Vukovich
|
|
12 April 1932 (1932-04-12)
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
2 years, 183 days
|
6
|
Billy Hughes
|
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
6 November 1935 (1935-11-06)
|
1 year, 25 days
|
7
|
Joseph Lyons
|
|
8 November 1935 (1935-11-08)
|
6 February 1936 (1936-02-06)
|
90 days
|
n/a
|
Billy Hughes
|
|
6 February 1936 (1936-02-06)
|
29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
|
1 year, 296 days
|
8
|
Harry Foll
|
|
29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
|
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
|
1 year, 148 days
|
|
Page
|
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
9
|
Eric Harrison
|
|
Menzies
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
323 days
|
10
|
Geoffrey Street
|
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
13 August 1940 (1940-08-13)
|
152 days
|
11
|
Philip McBride
|
|
14 August 1940 (1940-08-14)
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
75 days
|
12
|
George McLeay
|
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)
|
241 days
|
13
|
Herbert Collett
|
|
26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
103 days
|
|
Fadden
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
14
|
Charles Frost
|
|
Labor
|
Curtin
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
5 years, 25 days
|
|
Forde
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
|
Chifley
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)
|
15
|
Claude Barnard
|
|
1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
3 years, 48 days
|
16
|
Walter Cooper
|
|
Country
|
Menzies
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
29 December 1960 (1960-12-29)
|
11 years, 10 days
|
17
|
Frederick Osborne
|
|
Liberal
|
29 December 1960 (1960-12-29)
|
22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
|
358 days
|
18
|
Reginald Swartz
|
|
22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
|
22 December 1964 (1964-12-22)
|
3 years, 0 days
|
19
|
Colin McKellar
|
|
Country
|
22 December 1964 (1964-12-22)
|
26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
|
4 years, 325 days
|
|
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)
|
12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
|
20
|
Mac Holten
|
|
12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
3 years, 23 days
|
|
McMahon
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
21
|
Lance Barnard1
|
|
Labor
|
Whitlam
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
|
14 days
|
22
|
Reg Bishop
|
|
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
|
12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
|
1 year, 175 days
|
23
|
John Wheeldon
|
|
Minister for Repatriation and Compensation
|
12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
|
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
|
1 year, 152 days
|
24
|
Don Chipp
|
|
Liberal
|
Fraser
|
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
|
22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)
|
41 days
|
25
|
Kevin Newman
|
|
Minister for Repatriation
|
22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)
|
8 July 1976 (1976-07-08)
|
199 days
|
26
|
Peter Durack
|
|
8 July 1976 (1976-07-08)
|
5 October 1976 (1976-10-05)
|
1 year, 60 days
|
|
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
|
5 October 1976 (1976-10-05)
|
6 September 1977 (1977-09-06)
|
26
|
Victor Garland2
|
|
6 September 1977 (1977-09-06)
|
4 July 1978 (1978-07-04)
|
301 days
|
27
|
Evan Adermann
|
|
Nationals
|
4 July 1978 (1978-07-04)
|
3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
|
2 years, 122 days
|
28
|
Tony Messner
|
|
Liberal
|
3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
|
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
|
2 years, 128 days
|
29
|
Arthur Gietzelt
|
|
Labor
|
Hawke
|
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
|
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
|
4 years, 135 days
|
30
|
Ben Humphreys
|
|
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
|
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
|
5 years, 243 days
|
|
Keating
|
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
31
|
John Faulkner
|
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
|
1 year, 1 day
|
32
|
Con Sciacca
|
|
25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
|
1 year, 352 days
|
33
|
Bruce Scott
|
|
Nationals
|
Howard
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
|
26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
|
5 years, 260 days
|
35
|
Danna Vale
|
|
Liberal
|
26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
|
26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
|
2 years, 335 days
|
36
|
De-Anne Kelly
|
|
Nationals
|
26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
|
27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)
|
1 year, 93 days
|
37
|
Bruce Billson
|
|
Liberal
|
27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)
|
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
|
1 year, 310 days
|
38
|
Alan Griffin
|
|
Labor
|
Rudd
|
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
|
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
|
2 years, 284 days
|
|
Gillard
|
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
|
13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)
|
39
|
Warren Snowdon
|
|
13 September 2010 (2010-09-13)
|
1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
|
3 years, 5 days
|
|
Rudd
|
1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
|
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
|
40
|
Michael Ronaldson
|
|
Liberal
|
Abbott
|
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
|
15 September 2015
|
2 years, 3 days
|
|
Turnbull
|
15 September 2015
|
21 September 2015
|
41
|
Stuart Robert
|
|
21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
|
18 February 2016
|
150 days
|
42
|
Dan Tehan
|
|
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
|
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
|
1 year, 305 days
|
43
|
Michael McCormack
|
|
Nationals
|
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
|
5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)
|
68 days
|
44
|
Darren Chester
|
|
5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)
|
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
|
3 years, 119 days
|
Morrison
|
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
|
2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)
|
45
|
Andrew Gee
|
|
2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)
|
23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
|
325 days
|
46
|
Matt Keogh
|
|
Labor
|
Albanese
|
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
|
Incumbent
|
2 years, 179 days
|