| Minister for Housing | |
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| Department of the Treasury | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on theadvice of theprime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bert Lazzarini (as Minister for Works and Housing) |
| Formation | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) |
| Website | ministers |
TheMinister for Housing is anAustralian Government cabinet position which is currently held byClare O'Neil since July 2024 in theAlbanese government.
In theGovernment of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through theDepartment of the Treasury.
The first Minister for Housing wasLes Bury, appointed in 1963, although there wereMinisters in charge of War Service Homes from 1932 to 1938 and 1941 to 1945. In 1945,Bert Lazzarini was appointed Minister for Works and Housing and this title continued until 1952, whenWilfrid Kent Hughes became Minister for Works. No minister included "works" or "construction" in his portfolio afterStewart West lost this title in 1987, partly reflecting the progressive outsourcing of the Commonwealth's construction activities and even ownership of assets. TheHoward government had no Minister of Housing, partly reflecting the decline of the significance of the commonwealth-state housing agreements as a means of providing new housing since the post-war years.
Between 2010 and 2013 and since 2020, the minister appointed to the position is also appointed theMinister for Homelessness.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Housing, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Lazzarini | Labor | 1st Chifley | Minister forWorks and Housing | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 1 year, 111 days | |
| 2 | Nelson Lemmon | 2nd Chifley | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 3 years, 48 days | |||
| 3 | Richard Casey | Liberal | 4th Menzies | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | 1 year, 143 days | ||
| 4 | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | 5th Menzies | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | 4 June 1952 (1952-06-04) | 1 year, 24 days | |||
| 5 | Les Bury | Liberal | 10th Menzies | Minister for Housing | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 2 years, 39 days | |
| 6 | Annabelle Rankin | 1st Holt 2nd Holt McEwen 1st Gorton 2nd Gorton McMahon | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | 5 years, 55 days | |||
| 7 | Kevin Cairns | McMahon | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 1 year, 258 days | |||
| 8 | Gough Whitlam1 | Labor | 1st Whitlam | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 14 days | ||
| 9 | Les Johnson | 2nd Whitlam | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) | 2 years, 169 days | |||
| 2nd Whitlam 3rd Whitlam | Minister for Housing andConstruction | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | |||||
| 10 | Joe Riordan | 3rd Whitlam | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days | |||
| 11 | John Carrick | Liberal | 1st Fraser | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days | ||
| 12 | Ivor Greenwood | 2nd Fraser | Minister forEnvironment, Housing and Community Development | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) | 199 days | ||
| 13 | Kevin Newman | 2nd Fraser | 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 1 year, 165 days | |||
| 14 | Ray Groom | 3rd Fraser | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 2 years, 319 days | |||
| Minister for Housing andConstruction | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | ||||||
| 15 | Tom McVeigh | National Country | 4th Fraser | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 1 year, 185 days | ||
| 16 | Chris Hurford | Labor | 1st Hawke | Minister for Housing andConstruction | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 1 year, 277 days | |
| 17 | Stewart West | 2nd Hawke | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 2 years, 223 days | |||
| 18 | Peter Morris | Labor | 3rd Hawke | Minister for Housing andAged Care | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 27 days | |
| 19 | Peter Staples | 3rd Hawke 4th Hawke | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 2 years, 81 days | |||
| 20 | Brian Howe | 4th Hawke | Minister forCommunity Services and Health | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 5 years, 309 days | ||
| 4th Hawke 1st Keating | Minister forHealth, Housing andCommunity Services | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | |||||
| 2nd Keating | Minister for Housing,Local Government andCommunity Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | |||||
| Minister for Housing,Local Government andHuman Services | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | ||||||
| Minister for Housing andRegional Development | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | ||||||
| 21 | Tanya Plibersek | Labor | 1st Rudd 1st Gillard | Minister for Housing | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 2 years, 285 days | |
| 22 | Mark Arbib | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Social Housing andHomelessness | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 year, 91 days | ||
| 23 | Robert McClelland | Minister for Housing | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 82 days | |||
| 24 | Brendan O'Connor | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 336 days | ||||
| 25 | Mark Butler | Minister for Housing andHomelessness | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 147 days | |||
| 26 | Julie Collins | 2nd Rudd | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | |||
| 27 | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for Housing | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 2 years, 359 days | |
| (26) | Julie Collins | Labor | Albanese | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | 2 years, 58 days | ||
| 28 | Clare O'Neil | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | Incumbent | 1 year, 203 days | ||||
Notes
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert Johnson | Labor | 1st Chifley | Minister assisting the Minister for Works and Housing | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 1 year, 111 days | |
| 2 | Gary Johns | Labor | 1st Keating | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 1 year, 87 days | |
| 3 | Andrew Theophanous | 2nd Keating | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 1 year, 1 day | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | ||||||
| 4 | Mary Crawford | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Regional Development | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 1 year, 352 days | |||
| 5 | Melissa Parke | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary for Homelessness and Social Housing | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 147 days | |
| 6 | Doug Cameron | 2nd Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Homelessness | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | ||
| 7 | Sarah Henderson | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days | |
| 8 | Luke Howarth | Liberal National | 2nd Morrison | Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 1 year, 207 days | |
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