The establishment of portfolios such as Transport, Immigration, Agriculture and Industry left the Minister for the Interior mainly responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, including, until 1967, the Australian Aboriginals residing there.[1] On 19 December 1972 the interior portfolio was replaced in the Whitlam Ministry by the Minister for the Capital Territory and the Minister for the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory portfolio was abolished on 28 September 1978, following the granting of self-government to the Northern Territory. From July 1987, administration of the Australian Capital Territory was subsumed in the portfolio of Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, anticipating ACT self-government on 11 May 1989.
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | | 1 | Archdale Parkhill | UAP}} | | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | {{start date|1932|4|12|df=y}} | {{end date|1932|10|13|df=y}} | {{age in days|1932|4|12|1932|10|13}} days |
| 2 | John Perkins | {{start date|1932|10|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1934|10|12|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1932|10|13|1934|10|12}} |
| 3 | Eric Harrison | {{start date|1934|10|12|df=y}} | {{end date|1934|11|9|df=y}} | {{age in days|1934|10|12|1934|11|9}} days |
| 4 | Thomas Paterson | Nationals}} | | Country | {{start date|1934|11|9|df=y}} | {{end date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1934|11|9|1937|11|29}} |
| 5 | John McEwen | {{start date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1939|4|7|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1937|11|29|1939|4|26}} |
| Page | {{start date|1939|4|7|df=y}} | {{end date|1939|4|26|df=y}} |
| 6 | Harry Foll | UAP}} | | United Australia | Menzies | {{start date|1939|4|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1939|4|26|1941|10|7}} |
| Fadden | {{start date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|10|7|df=y}} |
| 7 | Joe Collings | Labor}} | | Labor | Curtin | {{start date|1941|10|7|df=y}} | {{end date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1945|7|13}} |
| Forde | {{start date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | {{end date|1945|7|13|df=y}} |
| 8 | Herbert Johnson | Chifley | {{start date|1945|7|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1945|7|13|1949|12|19}} |
| 9 | Philip McBride | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | {{start date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1950|10|24|df=y}} | {{age in days|1949|12|19|1950|10|24}} days |
| n/a | Eric Harrison | {{start date|1950|10|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1951|5|11|df=y}} | {{age in days|1950|10|24|1951|5|11}} days |
| 10 | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | {{start date|1951|5|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1956|1|11|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1951|5|11|1956|1|11}} |
| 11 | Allen Fairhall | {{start date|1956|1|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1958|12|10|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1956|1|11|1958|12|10}} |
| 12 | Gordon Freeth | {{start date|1958|12|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1963|12|18|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1958|12|10|1963|12|18}} |
| 13 | John Gorton | {{start date|1963|12|18|df=y}} | {{end date|1964|3|4|df=y}} | {{age in days|1963|12|18|1964|3|4}} days |
| 14 | Doug Anthony | Nationals}} | | Country | {{start date|1964|3|4|df=y}} | {{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1964|3|4|1967|10|16}} |
| Holt | {{start date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1967|10|16|df=y}} |
| 15 | Peter Nixon | {{start date|1967|10|16|df=y}} | {{end date|1967|12|19|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1967|10|16|1971|2|5}} |
| McEwen | {{start date|1967|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1968|1|10|df=y}} |
| Gorton | {{start date|1968|1|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1971|2|5|df=y}} |
| 16 | Ralph Hunt | {{start date|1971|2|5|df=y}} | {{end date|1971|3|10|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1971|2|5|1972|12|5}} |
| McMahon | {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}} |
| 17 | Lance Barnard | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | {{start date|1972|12|5|df=y}} | {{end date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days |
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | | 1 | Charles Marr | UAP}} | | United Australia | Lyons | Minister in charge of Territories | {{start date|1932|1|6|df=y}} | {{end date|1934|5|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1932|1|6|1934|5|24}} |
| 2 | Harry Lawson | {{start date|1934|5|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1934|10|12|df=y}} | {{age in days|1934|5|24|1934|10|12}} days |
| 3 | George Pearce | {{start date|1934|10|12|df=y}} | {{end date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1934|10|12|1937|11|29}} |
| 4 | Billy Hughes | {{start date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1938|11|7|df=y}} | {{age in days|1937|11|29|1938|11|7}} days |
| 5 | John Perkins | Minister without portfolio administering External Territories | {{start date|1938|11|7|df=y}} | {{end date|1938|11|8|df=y}} | {{age in days|1938|11|7|1938|11|8}} day |
| 6 | Eric Harrison | {{start date|1938|11|8|df=y}} | {{end date|1939|4|7|df=y}} | {{age in days|1938|11|8|1939|4|26}} days |
| Page | {{start date|1939|4|7|df=y}} | {{end date|1939|4|26|df=y}} |
| n/a | John Perkins | Menzies | {{start date|1939|4|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | {{age in days|1939|4|26|1940|3|14}} days |
| 7 | Horace Nock | Nationals}} | | Country | Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories | {{start date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | {{end date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | {{age in days|1940|3|14|1940|10|28}} days |
| 8 | Thomas Collins | Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories | {{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|6|26|df=y}} | {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|6|26}} days |
| 9 | Allan MacDonald | UAP}} | | United Australia | Minister for External Territories | {{start date|1941|6|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | {{age in days|1941|6|26|1941|10|7}} days |
| Fadden | {{start date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|10|7|df=y}} |
| 10 | James Fraser | Labor}} | | Labor | Curtin | {{start date|1941|10|7|df=y}} | {{end date|1943|9|21|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1943|9|21}} |
| 11 | Eddie Ward | {{start date|1943|9|21|df=y}} | {{end date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1943|9|21|1949|12|19}} |
| Forde | {{start date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | {{end date|1945|7|13|df=y}} |
| Chifley | {{start date|1945|7|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1949|12|19|df=y}} |
| 12 | Percy Spender | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | {{start date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1951|4|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1951|4|26}} |
| 13 | Richard Casey | {{start date|1951|4|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1951|5|11|df=y}} | {{age in days|1951|4|26|1951|5|11}} days |
| 14 | Paul Hasluck | Minister for Territories | {{start date|1951|5|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1963|12|18|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1951|5|11|1963|12|18}} |
| 15 | Charles Barnes | National}} | | Country | {{start date|1963|12|18|df=y}} | {{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1963|12|18|1972|1|25}} |
| Holt | {{start date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1967|12|19|df=y}} |
| McEwen | {{start date|1967|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1968|1|10|df=y}} |
| Gorton | {{start date|1968|1|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1968|2|28|df=y}} |
| Minister for External Territories | {{start date|1968|2|28|df=y}} | {{end date|1971|3|10|df=y}} |
| McMahon | {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1972|1|25|df=y}} |
| 16 | Andrew Peacock | Liberal}} | | Liberal | {{start date|1972|1|25|df=y}} | {{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}} | {{age in days|1972|1|25|1972|12|5}} days |
| 17 | 1|1| 1}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | {{start date|1972|12|5|df=y}} | {{end date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days |
| 18 | Bill Morrison | {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1973|11|30|df=y}} | {{age in days|1972|12|19|1973|11|30}} days |
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| 19 | Tom Uren | Labor}} | | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1984|12|13}} |
| 20 | Gordon Scholes | Minister for Territories | {{start date|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1987|7|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1984|12|13|1987|7|24}} |
| 21 | John Brown | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1987|12|18|df=y}} | {{age in days|1987|7|24|1987|12|18}} days |
| 22 | Gary Punch | Minister for the Arts and Territories | {{start date|1988|1|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1988|9|2|df=y}} | {{age in days|1988|1|19|1988|9|2}} days |
| 22 | Clyde Holding | {{start date|1988|9|2|df=y}} | {{end date|1989|5|22|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1988|9|2|1990|4|4}} |
| Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories | {{start date|1989|5|22|df=y}} | {{end date|1990|4|4|df=y}} |
| 23 | David Simmons | {{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1991|12|27}} |
| Keating | {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|27|df=y}} |
| 24 | Wendy Fatin | Minister for the Arts and Territories | {{start date|1991|12|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1991|12|27|1993|3|24}} |
| 25 | Ros Kelly | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | {{start date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1994|3|1|df=y}} | {{age in days|1993|3|24|1994|3|1}} days |
| 26 | Graham Richardson | {{start date|1994|3|1|df=y}} | {{end date|1994|3|25|df=y}} | {{age in days|1994|3|1|1994|3|25}} days |
| 27 | John Faulkner | {{start date|1994|3|25|df=y}} | {{end date|1996|3|11|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1994|3|25|1996|3|11}} |
| 28 | Warwick Smith | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1997|10|9|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|1997|10|9}} |
| 29 | Alex Somlyay | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1997|10|9|df=y}} | {{end date|1998|10|21|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1997|10|9|1998|10|21}} |
| 30 | Ian Macdonald | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}} | {{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|11|26}} |
| 31 | Wilson Tuckey | {{start date|2002|1|25|df=y}} | {{end date|2003|10|7|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2002|1|25|2003|10|7}} |
| n/a | Ian Macdonald | Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | {{start date|2003|10|7|df=y}} | {{end date|2004|7|18|df=y}} | {{age in days|2003|10|7|2004|7|18}} days |
| 32 | Jim Lloyd | {{start date|2004|7|18|df=y}} | {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2004|7|18|2007|12|3}} |
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| 33 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects | {{start date|2015|09|21|df=y}} | {{end date|2016|07|19|df=y}} | {{age in days|2015|09|21|2016|07|19}} days |
| 34 | Fiona Nash | National}} | | Nationals | Minister for Local Government and Territories | {{start date|2016|07|19|df=y}} | 27 October 2017 | {{age in days|2016|07|19|2017|10|27}} days |
| 35 | Darren Chester | National}} | | {{start date|2017|10|27|df=y}} | 20 December 2017 | {{age in days|2017|10|27|2017|12|20}} days |
| 36 | John McVeigh | National}} | | Liberal National | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}} | Incumbent | {{age in days|2017|12|20}} days |
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Local Government, or any precedent titles:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | | 1 | Tom Uren | Labor}}| | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Urban and Regional Development | {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|11|11}} |
| 2 | John Carrick | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Fraser | {{start date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|12|22|df=y}} | {{age in days|1975|11|11|1975|12|22}} days |
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| n/a | Tom Uren | Labor}}| | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Territories and Local Government,
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs | {{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1987|7|24}} |
| Labor}}| | Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services | {{start date|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1987|7|24|df=y}} |
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| 3 | Margaret Reynolds | Labor}}| | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Local Government | {{start date|1987|9|18|df=y}} | {{end date|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1987|9|18|1990|4|4}} |
| 4 | Wendy Fatin | Labor}}| | {{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1991|12|27}} |
| Labor}}| | Keating | {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|27|df=y}} |
| 5 | David Simmons | Labor}}| | {{start date|1991|12|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1991|12|27|1993|3|24}} |
| 6 | Brian Howe | Labor}}| | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | {{start date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1993|12|23|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1993|3|24|1994|3|25}} |
| Labor}}| | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | {{start date|1993|12|23|df=y}} | {{end date|1994|3|25|df=y}} |
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| 7 | Warwick Smith | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1997|10|9|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|1997|10|9}} |
| 8 | Alex Somlyay | Liberal}}| | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1997|10|9|df=y}} | {{end date|1998|10|21|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1997|10|9|1998|10|21}} |
| 9 | Sandy Macdonald | Nationals}}| | Nationals | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}} | {{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|11|26}} |
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| 10 | Wilson Tuckey | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|2002|1|25|df=y}} | {{end date|2003|10|7|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2002|1|25|2003|10|7}} |
| 11 | Ian Campbell | Liberal}}| | Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | {{start date|2003|10|7|df=y}} | {{end date|2004|7|18|df=y}} | {{age in days|2003|10|7|2004|7|18}} days |
| 12 | Jim Lloyd | Liberal}}| | {{start date|2004|7|18|df=y}} | {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2004|7|18|2007|12|3}} |
| 13 | Anthony Albanese | Labor}}| | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{end date|2010|6|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|6|28}} |
| Labor}}| | Gillard | {{start date|2010|6|24|df=y}} | {{end date|2010|6|28|df=y}} |
| 14 | Simon Crean | Labor}}| | Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government | {{start date|2010|6|28|df=y}} | {{end date|2013|3|25|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2010|6|28|2013|3|25}} |
| n/a | Anthony Albanese | Labor}}| | Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | {{start date|2013|3|25|df=y}} | {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}} | {{age in days|2013|3|25|2013|7|1}} days |
| 15 | Catherine King | Labor}}| | Rudd | Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories | {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}} | {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}} | {{age in days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}} days |
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| 16 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects | {{start date|2015|09|21|df=y}} | {{end date|2016|07|19|df=y}} | {{age in days|2015|09|21|2016|07|19}} days |
| 17 | Fiona Nash | National}} | | Nationals | Minister for Local Government and Territories | {{start date|2016|07|19|df=y}} | 27 October 2017 | {{age in days|2016|07|19|2017|10|27}} days |
| 18 | Darren Chester | National}} | | {{start date|2017|10|27|df=y}} | 20 December 2017 | {{age in days|2017|10|27|2017|12|20}} days |
| 19 | John McVeigh | National}} | | Liberal National | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}} | Incumbent | {{age in days|2017|12|20}} days |
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Northern Australia, or any of its precedent titles:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | | 1 | Kep Enderby | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for the Northern Territory{{ref|1|1| 1}} | {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1973|10|19|df=y}} | {{age in days|1972|12|19|1973|10|19}} days |
| 2 | Rex Patterson{{ref|1|1| 1}} | {{start date|1973|10|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|6|6|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1973|10|19|1975|10|21}} |
| Minister for Northern Australia | {{start date|1975|6|6|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|10|21|df=y}} |
| 3 | Paul Keating | {{start date|1975|10|21|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | {{age in days|1975|10|21|1975|11|11}} days |
| 4 | Ian Sinclair | Nationals}} | | National Country | Fraser | {{start date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|12|22|df=y}} | {{age in days|1975|11|11|1975|12|22}} days |
| 5 | Evan Adermann | Minister for the Northern Territory | {{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}} | {{end date|1978|9|28|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1975|12|22|1978|9|28}} |
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| 6 | Bob Collins | Labor}} | | Labor | Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia | {{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1992|5|27}} |
| Keating | {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{end date|1992|5|27|df=y}} |
| 7 | Ben Humphreys | {{start date|1992|5|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{age in days|1992|5|27|1993|3|24}} days |
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| 8 | Josh Frydenberg | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia | {{start date|2015|9|21|df=y}} | {{end date|2016|02|18|df=y}} | {{age in days|2015|9|21|2016|02|18}} days |
| 9 | Matt Canavan | LNP}}| | Liberal National | Minister for Northern Australia | {{start date|2016|02|18|df=y}} | {{end date|2016|07|19|df=y}} | {{age in days|2016|02|18|2016|07|19}} days |
| LNP}}| | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | {{start date|2016|07|19|df=y}} | {{end date|2017|07|25|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2016|02|18|2017|07|25}} |
| 10 | Barnaby Joyce | Nationals}} | | National | {{start date|2017|07|25|df=y}} | Incumbent | {{age in days|2017|07|25}} days |
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The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:[2]
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2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook |title=The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2017 |accessdate=18 July 2017 |deadurl=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook |archivedate=11 July 2017 |df= }}
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