| Minister for International Development | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on theadvice of theprime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Neal Blewett(as Minister for Trade and Overseas Development) |
| Formation | 1 February 1991 (1991-02-01) |
| Website | ministers |
TheMinister for International Development is theminister of state of theCommonwealth of Australia charged with oversight of government policy related to international development. It is currently held byAnne Aly.
The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for theAustralian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and theinternational development andhumanitarian aid policies of theCommonwealth of Australia, administered through theDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).[1][2][3] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development, or any precedent title:[4]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neal Blewett | Labor | 4th Hawke | Minister for Trade and Overseas Development | 1 February 1991 (1991-02-01) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 329 days | |
| 1st Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | ||||||
| 2 | John Kerin | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
| 3 | Gordon Bilney | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Development Cooperation andPacific Island Affairs | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days | |
| 4 | Melissa Parke | Labor | 2nd Rudd | Minister for International Development | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | |
| 5 | Steven Ciobo | LNP | 1st Turnbull | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 150 days | |
| 6 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 2 years, 185 days | |||
| 2nd Turnbull | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) | ||||||
| 7 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 1 year, 207 days | |
| 8 | Zed Seselja | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 year, 152 days | ||||
| 9 | Pat Conroy | Labor | 1st Albanese | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) | 2 years, 346 days | ||
| 10 | Anne Aly | 2nd Albanese | Minister for International Development | 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) | Incumbent | 195 days | ||
The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Pacific Island affairs or any of its precedent titles:[4]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob McMullan | Labor | 1st Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 2 years, 285 days | |
| 1st Gillard | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | ||||||
| 2 | Anne Ruston | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days | |
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