Minister for Women (Australia)

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Minister for Women
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Incumbent
Katy Gallagher
since 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Judi Moylan
(as Minister for the Status of Women)
Formation9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
Website ministers.pmc.gov.au/gallagher

The Minister for Women in the Government of Australia is Katy Gallagher, who since 23 May 2022 has been a member of the Albanese ministry. [1] Ministers holding the position, first introduced in 1976 during the Second Fraser ministry, have held several different titles. They have often held other portfolios, and sometimes sat in Cabinet of Australia. All but the first two office-holders have been women.

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History

A women's affairs branch was established within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1976. [2] Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser announced he wished to "have formal machinery set up for the co-ordination of government activity in women's affairs". [3] He appointed Tony Street as the first Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women’s Affairs; [4] Street and his successor Ian Macphee are the only men to have held the post. Senator Margaret Guilfoyle, the only female minister at the time (and one of only six women in parliament), declined the position, as she was unwilling to be pigeonholed into portfolios that were considered "women's work". [5]

Scope

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Office for Women within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, with the budget being administered through the Department of Social Services. Currently, the Minister works with other Government Ministers to ensure that women's issues and gender equality are taken into consideration in policy and program development and implementation. The Office for Women supports the Minister in this role, and is the central source of advice for Government agencies on the impact of Government policies and programmes for Australian women.

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Women, or any of its precedent titles: [6]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in officeRef
1 Judi Moylan   Liberal 1st Howard Minister for the Status of Women9 October 199721 October 19981 year, 12 days [7]
2 Tanya Plibersek   Labor 1st Rudd
1st Gillard 		Minister for the Status of Women3 December 200714 September 20102 years, 285 days [8]
3 Kate Ellis 2nd Gillard 14 September 201014 December 20111 year, 91 days [9]
4 Julie Collins 2nd Gillard
2nd Rudd 		14 December 201118 September 20131 year, 278 days [10]
5 Michaelia Cash  Liberal 1st Turnbull
2nd Turnbull 		Minister for Women21 September 201520 December 20172 years, 90 days [11]
6 Kelly O'Dwyer 2nd Turnbull
1st Morrison 		20 December 201729 May 20191 year, 160 days [12]
7 Marise Payne 2nd Morrison 29 May 201923 May 20222 years, 359 days [13]
8 Katy Gallagher  Labor Albanese 23 May 2022Incumbent272 days [14]

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Women, or any of its precedent titles: [6]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in officeRef
1 Tony Street  Liberal 2nd Fraser Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women's Affairs16 August 19768 November 197684 days [15]
2 Ian Macphee 8 November 197620 December 19771 year, 42 days [16]
3 Susan Ryan  Labor 1st Hawke
2nd Hawke
3rd Hawke 		Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women11 March 198319 January 19884 years, 314 days [17]
4 Margaret Reynolds 3rd Hawke 19 January 19884 April 19902 years, 75 days [18]
5 Wendy Fatin 4th Hawke
1st Keating 		4 April 199024 March 19932 years, 354 days [19]
6 Rosemary Crowley 2nd Keating 24 March 199323 December 1993274 days [20]
7 Ros Kelly 23 December 19931 March 199468 days [21]
8 Carmen Lawrence 25 March 199411 March 19961 year, 352 days [22]
9 Jocelyn Newman  Liberal 1st Howard 11 March 19969 October 19971 year, 212 days [23]
(9) Jocelyn Newman  Liberal 2nd Howard Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women21 October 199830 January 20012 years, 101 days [23]
10 Amanda Vanstone 2nd Howard
3rd Howard 		30 January 20017 October 20032 years, 250 days [24]
11 Kay Patterson 3rd Howard 7 October 200326 October 20042 years, 112 days [25]
4th Howard Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues26 October 200427 January 2006
12 Julie Bishop 27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days [26]
13 Michaelia Cash  Liberal Abbott Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women18 September 201321 September 20152 years, 3 days [11]
14 Amanda Stoker  Liberal (LNP) 2nd Morrison Assistant Minister for Women30 March 202123 May 20221 year, 54 days [27]

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  14. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Katherine (Katy) Ruth Gallagher - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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  22. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Dr Carmen Mary Lawrence - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Biography of The Hon. Jocelyn Margaret Newman - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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