Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
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The Australian Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government is the Hon Simon Crean
MP. The portfolio is part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. Simon Crean is the first minister with this title. However, several ministers have had responsibility for regional and/or local government policy since Tom Uren
was appointed Minister for Urban and Regional Development on 19 December 1972.
Simon Crean
Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician, and the current Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level,...
MP. The portfolio is part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. Simon Crean is the first minister with this title. However, several ministers have had responsibility for regional and/or local government policy since Tom Uren
Tom Uren
Thomas Uren, AO was a Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party. He helped establish the heritage and conservation movement in Australia and, in particular, worked to preserve the heritage of inner Sydney.-Early life:...
was appointed Minister for Urban and Regional Development on 19 December 1972.
List of regional and local government ministers
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
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| Tom Uren Tom Uren Thomas Uren, AO was a Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party. He helped establish the heritage and conservation movement in Australia and, in particular, worked to preserve the heritage of inner Sydney.-Early life:... |
Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1972–1975 | Minister for Urban and Regional Development |
| 1983–1984 | Minister for Territories and Local Government, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs |
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| 1984–1987 | Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services | ||
| Clyde Holding Clyde Holding Allan Clyde Holding Australian politician, was Leader of the Opposition in Victoria for ten years, and was later a federal minister.-Early life and education:... |
1987 | Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | |
| Margaret Reynolds Margaret Reynolds Margaret Reynolds served as an Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland from 1983 to 1999.Reynolds had two ministerial appointments during her time in the Senate, serving as Minister for Local Government from September 1987 to April 1990 and as Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the... |
1987–1990 | Minister for Local Government | |
| Wendy Fatin Wendy Fatin Wendy Frances Fatin , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from Western Australia representing the Australian Labor Party in the Divisions of Canning and Brand... |
1990–1991 | ||
| David Simmons David Simmons (Australian politician) David William Simmons, OAM , a former Australian politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1983 to 1996, representing the seat of Calare for the Australian Labor Party... |
1991–1993 | ||
| Alan Griffiths Alan Griffiths Alan Gordon Griffiths , is a former Australian politician who represented the Division of Maribyrnong for the Australian Labor Party from March 1983 to January 1996.-Early life:... |
1993–1994 | Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development | |
| Peter Cook Peter Cook (Australian politician) Peter Francis Salmon Cook was an Australian politician. He served as a Labor member of the Senate from 1983 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia.... |
1994–1994 | ||
| Brian Howe Brian Howe (politician) Brian Leslie Howe, AO , Australian politician, was Deputy Prime Minister in the Labor government of Paul Keating from 1991 to 1995.... |
1994–1996 | Minister for Housing and Regional Development | |
| John Sharp John Sharp (Australian politician) John Randall Sharp , Australian politician, is a former National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Divisions of Gilmore and Hume in New South Wales.... |
National Party National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... |
1996–1997 | Minister for Transport and Regional Development |
| Mark Vaile Mark Vaile Mark Anthony James Vaile , Australian politician, is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and former leader of the National Party of Australia.-Early life:... |
1997–1998 | ||
| John Anderson John Anderson (Australian politician) John Duncan Anderson AO is a former Australian politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the rural-based National Party of Australia from July 1999 to July 2005.-Early years:... |
1998–2005 | Minister for Transport and Regional Services | |
| Warren Truss Warren Truss Warren Errol Truss , Australian politician, is the current leader of the National Party of Australia in the Parliament of Australia. He has held the House of Representatives seat of Wide Bay since the 1990 election... |
2005–2006 | ||
| Mark Vaile | 2006–2007 | ||
| Anthony Albanese Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese , Australian politician, who serves as Leader of the House of Representatives and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Gillard Ministry... |
Labor Party | 2007–2010 | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |
| Simon Crean Simon Crean Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician, and the current Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level,... |
2010– | Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government |