Post: | Minister for the Arts |
Insignia: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Commonwealth Coat of Arms |
Flag: | Flag of Australia (converted).svg |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Australia |
Flagborder: | yes |
Incumbent: | Tony Burke |
Style: | The Honourable |
Appointer: | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural: | Peter Howson |
Department: | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
The Australian Minister for the Arts is responsible for creative industries and culture. It has been held by Tony Burke in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022 following the Australian federal election in 2022.[1]
The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
The only minister before Simon Crean to have the title of Minister for the Arts was Bob McMullan between 24 March 1993 and 25 March 1994. However, "Arts" has appeared in several ministerial titles since Peter Howson was appointed Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts on 10 March 1971. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Arts, or any of its precedent titles:[2]
width=5 | Order | width=150 | Minister | width=75 colspan="2" | Party | width=75 | Prime Minister | width=350 | Title | width=150 | Term start | width=150 | Term end | width=130 | Term in office |
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1 | Peter Howson | Liberal | McMahon | Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | |||||||||||
2 | Gough Whitlam | Labor | Whitlam | days | |||||||||||
3 | Tony Staley | Liberal | Fraser | Minister assisting the Prime Minister in matters concerning the Arts | |||||||||||
4 | Barry Cohen | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment | |||||||||||
5 | John Brown | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | days | ||||||||||||
6 | Graham Richardson | ||||||||||||||
7 | Ros Kelly | ||||||||||||||
Keating | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | ||||||||||||||
8 | Bob McMullan | Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services | days | ||||||||||||
9 | Michael Lee | Minister for Communications and the Arts | |||||||||||||
10 | Richard Alston | Liberal | Howard | ||||||||||||
Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts | |||||||||||||||
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | |||||||||||||||
11 | Daryl Williams | days | |||||||||||||
12 | Helen Coonan | ||||||||||||||
13 | Peter Garrett | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts | |||||||||||
Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts | |||||||||||||||
Gillard | |||||||||||||||
14 | Simon Crean | Minister for the Arts | |||||||||||||
15 | Tony Burke | days | |||||||||||||
Rudd | |||||||||||||||
16 | George Brandis | Liberal | Abbott | ||||||||||||
Turnbull | align=center | align=center | |||||||||||||
17 | Mitch Fifield | align=center | align=center | ||||||||||||
Morrison | Minister for Communications and the Arts | align=center | align=center | ||||||||||||
18 | Paul Fletcher | Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts | align=center | align=center | |||||||||||
Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts | align=center | align=center | |||||||||||||
align=center | (15) | Tony Burke | Labor | Albanese | Minister for the Arts | align=center | align=center | Incumbent | align=right |
width=5 | Order | width=150 | Minister | width=75 colspan="2" | Party | width=75 | Prime Minister | width=350 | Title | width=150 | Term start | width=150 | Term end | width=130 | Term in office |
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1 | Gary Punch | Labor | Hawke | Minister for the Arts and Territories | align=center | align=center | align=right | ||||||||
2 | Clyde Holding | align=center | align=center | ||||||||||||
Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories | align=center | align=center | |||||||||||||
3 | David Simmons | align=center | align=center | ||||||||||||
Keating | align=center | align=center | |||||||||||||
align=center | 4 | Wendy Fatin | Minister for the Arts and Territories | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||||
5 | Peter McGauran | National | Howard | Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation | |||||||||||
6 | Rod Kemp | Liberal | Minister for the Arts and Sport | align=center | align=center | align=right | |||||||||
7 | George Brandis | align=center | align=center | align=right |