Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management

The post of Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management (previously Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and other titles following changes in portfolio names) in the Government of Australia has been occupied by deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud since 6 February 2020. He was previously also the agriculture minister from December 2017 until May 2019.

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management
Incumbent
David Littleproud
since 6 February 2020
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (agriculture and drought)
Department of Home Affairs (emergency management)
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on behalf of the Queen of Australia on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderVictor Wilson (as the Minister for Markets and Migration)
Formation16 January 1925 (1925-01-16)

Following the formation of the Second Morrison Ministry in May 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Littleproud's previous ministerial positions were separated, with McKenzie as Minister for Agriculture and Littleproud as Minister for Water Resources. McKenzie resigned on 2 February 2020 after a government funding scandal, and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack held the post on an acting basis from 2 February until 6 February when Littleproud was reappointed to the post again after a ministerial reshuffle, without his previous water resources portfolio.

The minister is assisted by the Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, held by Senator Richard Colbeck since August 2018. Senator Anne Ruston previously served in the position from 2015 to 2018.

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the agriculture and drought portfolios through the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and its component bodies, and the emergency management portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs.

Previous arrangements

On 26 May 2019 Prime Minister Morrison announced that Bridget McKenzie would replace Littleproud as Minister for Agriculture when Morrison's new Cabinet was sworn in, and the 46th Parliament of Australia began its term; Littleproud remained as Minister for Water Resources.

Portfolio responsibilities

In addition to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, component bodies responsible to the minister include:

Other bodies within the portfolio are:

List of agriculture ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture, or any of its precedent titles:[1][2]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Victor Wilson   Nationalist Bruce Minister for Markets and Migration 16 January 1925 (1925-01-16) 18 June 1926 (1926-06-18) 1 year, 153 days
2 Thomas Paterson Country 18 June 1926 (1926-06-18) 19 January 1928 (1928-01-19) 3 years, 126 days
Minister for Markets 19 January 1928 (1928-01-19) 10 December 1928 (1928-12-10)
Minister for Markets and Transport 10 December 1928 (1928-12-10) 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
3 Parker Moloney Labor Scullin 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 21 April 1930 (1930-04-21) 2 years, 76 days
Minister for Markets 21 April 1930 (1930-04-21) 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
4 Charles Hawker United Australia Lyons 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) 261 days
Minister for Commerce 13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) 23 September 1932 (1932-09-23)
5 Joseph Lyons 3 October 1932 (1932-10-03) 13 October 1932 (1932-10-13) 10 days
6 Frederick Stewart 13 October 1932 (1932-10-13) 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) 757 days
7 Earle Page Country 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 4 years, 149 days
Page 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
8 George McLeay United Australia Menzies 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 323 days
9 Archie Cameron Country 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 228 days
n/a Earle Page 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 344 days
Fadden 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
10 William Scully Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 22 December 1942 (1942-12-22) 5 years, 25 days
Minister for Commerce and Agriculture 22 December 1942 (1942-12-22) 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
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)
11 Reg Pollard 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 3 years, 48 days
12 John McEwen Country Menzies 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 6 years, 23 days
13 William McMahon Liberal Minister for Primary Industry 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 2 years, 333 days
14 Charles Adermann Country 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 8 years, 310 days
Holt 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 16 October 1967 (1967-10-16)
15 Doug Anthony 16 October 1967 (1967-10-16) 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 3 years, 112 days
McEwen 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
Gorton 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)
16 Ian Sinclair 5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 1 year, 304 days
McMahon 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
17 Lance Barnard1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 14 days
18 Ken Wriedt 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) 2 years, 306 days
Minister for Agriculture 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) 21 October 1975 (1975-10-21)
19 Rex Patterson 21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 21 days
n/a Ian Sinclair National Country Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 3 years, 320 days
Minister for Primary Industry 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 27 September 1979 (1979-09-27)
20 Peter Nixon 27 September 1979 (1979-09-27) 16 October 1982 3 years, 165 days
National 16 October 1982 11 March 1983
21 John Kerin Labor Hawke 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 8 years, 85 days
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 4 June 1991 (1991-06-04)
22 Simon Crean 4 June 1991 (1991-06-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 2 years, 202 days
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)
23 Bob Collins 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 2 years, 79 days
24 John Anderson National Howard 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 2 years, 224 days
25 Mark Vaile Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 20 July 1999 (1999-07-20) 272 days
26 Warren Truss 20 July 1999 (1999-07-20) 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) 5 years, 351 days
27 Peter McGauran 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 2 years, 150 days
28 Tony Burke Labor Rudd 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) 2 years, 285 days
Gillard 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
29 Joe Ludwig 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 2 years, 290 days
30 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 79 days
31 Barnaby Joyce National Abbott Minister for Agriculture 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 4 years, 39 days
Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 21 September 2015
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
32 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 54 days
33 David Littleproud National 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 1 year, 160 days
Morrison 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
34 Bridget McKenzie National Minister for Agriculture[3] 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 249 days
Michael McCormack
(acting)		 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 4 days
(33) David Littleproud Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) incumbent 1 year, 3 days

Notes

1 Barnard was part of a two-man ministry comprising Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.

List of junior ministers within the portfolio

The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles.[1][2]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Wilson Tuckey   Liberal Howard Minister for Forestry and Conservation 21 October 1998 26 November 2001 3 years, 36 days
2 Ian Macdonald   26 November 2001 14 November 2002 4 years, 62 days
  Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 14 November 2002 27 January 2006
3 Eric Abetz   27 January 2006 3 December 2007 1 year, 310 days
4 Anne Ruston   Liberal Turnbull Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 21 September 2015 28 August 2018 2 years, 341 days
5 Richard Colbeck   Morrison 28 August 2018 29 May 2019 274 days
6 Jonathon Duniam   Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries 29 May 2019 1 year, 256 days

References
  1. "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. "Ministers". About us. Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Australian Government. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. "Scott Morrison unveils new ministry as Coalition prepares for majority government". www.msn.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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