The portfolio and department were created in July 1945, during the last months of World War II. Previously, immigration affairs were handled by the Minister for Home Affairs (1901–1932) and the Minister for the Interior (1932–1945), except that between January 1925 and January 1928 Victor Wilson and Thomas Paterson were Ministers for Markets and Migration.[3]
The Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship was usually one of the senior members of Cabinet, although between the Tenth Menzies Ministry and the Third Fraser Ministry, the post was downgraded to that of a junior minister. The minister and department have on several occasions been responsible for another portfolio in addition to immigration, such as ethnic/multicultural affairs, local government[4] or border protection.
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | Arthur Calwell | Labor}}| | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Immigration | {{startdate|1945|7|13|df=y}} | {{enddate|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1945|7|13|1949|12|19}} |
2 | Harold Holt | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Menzies | {{startdate|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{enddate|1956|10|24|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1949|12|19|1956|10|24}} |
3 | Athol Townley | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1956|10|24|df=y}} | {{enddate|1958|3|19|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1956|10|24|1958|3|19}} |
4 | Alick Downer | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1958|3|19|df=y}} | {{enddate|1963|12|18|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1958|3|19|1963|12|18}} |
5 | Hubert Opperman | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1963|12|18|df=y}} | {{enddate|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1963|12|18|1966|12|14}} |
Liberal}}| | Holt | {{startdate|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{enddate|1966|12|14|df=y}} |
6 | Billy Snedden | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1966|12|14|df=y}} | {{enddate|1967|12|19|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1966|12|14|1969|11|12}} |
Liberal}}| | McEwen | {{startdate|1967|12|19|df=y}} | {{enddate|1968|1|10|df=y}} |
Liberal}}| | Gorton | {{startdate|1968|1|10|df=y}} | {{enddate|1969|11|12|df=y}} |
7 | Phillip Lynch | Liberal}}| | McMahon | {{startdate|1969|11|12|df=y}} | {{enddate|1971|3|22|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1969|11|12|1971|3|22}} |
8 | Jim Forbes | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1971|3|22|df=y}} | {{enddate|1972|12|5|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1971|3|22|1972|12|5}} |
9 | 1|1| 1}} | Labor}}| | Labor | Whitlam | {{startdate|1972|12|5|df=y}} | {{enddate|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days |
10 | Al Grassby | Labor}}| | {{startdate|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{enddate|1974|6|12|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1972|12|19|1974|6|12}} |
11 | Clyde Cameron | Labor}}| | Minister for Labour and Immigration | {{startdate|1974|6|12|df=y}} | {{enddate|1975|6|6|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1974|6|12|1975|6|6}} days |
12 | Jim McClelland | Labor}}| | {{startdate|1975|6|6|df=y}} | {{enddate|1975|11|11|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1975|6|6|1975|11|11}} days |
13 | Tony Street | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Fraser | {{startdate|1975|11|12|df=y}} | {{enddate|1975|12|22|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1975|11|12|1975|12|22}} days |
14 | Michael MacKellar | Liberal}}| | Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | {{startdate|1975|12|22|df=y}} | {{enddate|1979|12|8|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1975|12|22|1979|12|8}} |
15 | Ian Macphee | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1979|12|8|df=y}} | {{enddate|1982|5|7|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1979|12|8|1982|5|7}} |
16 | John Hodges | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|1982|5|7|df=y}} | {{enddate|1983|3|11|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days |
17 | Stewart West | Labor}}| | Labor | Hawke | {{startdate|1983|3|11|df=y}} | {{enddate|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1983|3|11|1984|12|13}} |
18 | Chris Hurford | Labor}}| | {{startdate|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{enddate|1987|2|16|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1984|12|13|1987|2|16}} |
19 | Mick Young | Labor}}| | Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | {{startdate|1987|2|16|df=y}} | {{enddate|1988|2|12|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1987|2|16|1988|2|12}} days |
20 | Clyde Holding | Labor}}| | {{startdate|1988|2|12|df=y}} | {{enddate|1988|9|2|df=y}} | {{Age in days|1988|2|12|1988|9|2}} days |
21 | Robert Ray | Labor}}| | {{startdate|1988|9|2|df=y}} | {{enddate|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1988|9|2|1990|4|4}} |
22 | Gerry Hand | Labor}}| | {{startdate|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{enddate|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1990|4|4|1993|3|24}} |
Labor}}| | Keating | {{startdate|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{enddate|1993|3|24|df=y}} |
23 | Nick Bolkus | Labor}}| | Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | {{startdate|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{enddate|1996|3|11|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1993|3|24|1996|3|11}} |
24 | Philip Ruddock | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | {{startdate|1996|3|11|df=y}} | {{enddate|2001|11|26|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|1996|3|11|2003|10|7}} |
Liberal}}| | Minister for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | {{startdate|2001|11|26|df=y}} | {{enddate|2003|10|7|df=y}} |
25 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal}}| | {{startdate|2003|10|7|df=y}} | {{enddate|2006|1|27|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|2003|10|7|2007|1|30}} |
Liberal}}| | Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | {{startdate|2006|1|27|df=y}} | {{enddate|2007|1|30|df=y}} |
26 | Kevin Andrews | Liberal}}| | Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | {{startdate|2007|1|30|df=y}} | {{enddate|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{Age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days |
27 | Chris Evans | Labor}}| | Labor | Rudd | {{startdate|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{enddate|2010|6|24|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|9|14}} |
Labor}}| | Gillard | {{startdate|2010|6|24|df=y}} | {{enddate|2010|9|14|df=y}} |
28 | Chris Bowen | Labor}}| | {{startdate|2010|9|14|df=y}} | {{enddate|2013|2|4|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|2010|9|14|2013|2|4}} |
29 | Brendan O'Connor | Labor}}| | {{startdate|2013|2|4|df=y}} | {{enddate|2013|7|1|df=y}} | {{Age in days|2013|2|4|2013|7|1}} days |
30 | Tony Burke | Labor}}| | Rudd | Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship | {{startdate|2013|7|1|df=y}} | {{enddate|2013|9|18|df=y}} | {{Age in days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}} days |
31 | Scott Morrison | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | {{startdate|2013|9|18|df=y}} | {{enddate|2014|12|23|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}} |
32 | Peter Dutton | LNP}}| | Liberal National | {{startdate|2014|12|23|df=y}} | {{enddate|2015|9|15|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|2014|12|23|2017|12|20}} |
LNP}}| | Turnbull | {{startdate|2015|9|15|df=y}} | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}} |
33 | David Coleman | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | {{startdate|2018|8|26|df=y}} | Incumbent | {{age in days|2018|8|26}} days |
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From 1901 to 1956 Customs was handled by the Minister for Trade and Customs. In 1956 Frederick Osborne was appointed Minister for Customs and Excise. Kep Enderby was appointed Minister for Police and Customs in 1975. In 1975 responsibility for customs was absorbed into the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, John Howard. In May 1982, the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs was abolished and customs functions were transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Phillip Lynch. In January 1988, Barry Jones became responsible for customs as Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business within John Button's portfolio of Industry and Commerce and there were subsequently junior ministers responsible for customs within the industry portfolio until March 1993 and from March 1994 until December 2007, when customs became part of the responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus. Between September 2013 and December 2017, it was the responsibility of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | Charles Kingston | Protectionist}} | | Protectionist | Barton | Minister for Trade and Customs | {{start date|1901|1|1|df=y}} | {{end date|1903|7|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1901|1|1|1903|7|24}} |
2 | William Lyne | {{start date|1903|8|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1903|9|24|df=y}} | {{age in days|1903|8|11|1904|4|27}} days |
Deakin | {{start date|1903|9|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1904|4|27|df=y}} |
3 | Andrew Fisher | Labor}} | | Labor | Watson | {{start date|1904|4|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1904|8|17|df=y}} | {{age in days|1904|4|27|1904|8|17}} days |
4 | Allan McLean | Protectionist}} | | Protectionist | Reid | {{start date|1904|8|17|df=y}} | {{end date|1905|7|5|df=y}} | {{age in days|1904|8|17|1905|7|5}} days |
5 | William Lyne | Deakin | {{start date|1905|7|5|df=y}} | {{end date|1907|7|30|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1905|7|5|1907|7|30}} |
6 | Austin Chapman | {{start date|1907|7|30|df=y}} | {{end date|1908|11|13|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1907|7|30|1908|11|13}} |
7 | Frank Tudor | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | {{start date|1908|11|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1909|6|2|df=y}} | {{age in days|1908|11|13|1909|6|2}} days |
8 | Robert Best | Protectionist}} | | Protectionist | Deakin | {{start date|1909|6|2|df=y}} | {{end date|1910|4|29|df=y}} | {{age in days|1909|6|2|1910|4|29}} days |
n/a | Frank Tudor | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | {{start date|1910|4|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1913|6|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1910|4|29|1913|6|24}} |
9 | Littleton Groom | Commonwealth Liberal}} | | Commonwealth Liberal | Cook | {{start date|1913|6|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1914|9|17|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1913|6|24|1914|9|17}} |
n/a | Frank Tudor | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | {{start date|1914|9|17|df=y}} | {{end date|1915|10|27|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1914|9|17|1916|9|14}} |
Hughes | {{start date|1915|10|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1916|9|14|df=y}} |
10 | Billy Hughes | {{start date|1916|9|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1916|11|14|df=y}} | {{age in days|1916|9|14|1916|11|14}} days |
11 | William Archibald | National Labor}} | | National Labor | {{start date|1916|11|14|df=y}} | {{end date|1917|2|17|df=y}} | {{age in days|1916|11|14|1917|2|17}} days |
12 | Jens Jensen | Nationalist}} | | Nationalist | {{start date|1917|2|17|df=y}} | {{end date|1918|12|13|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1917|2|17|1918|12|13}} |
13 | William Watt | {{start date|1918|12|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1919|1|17|df=y}} | {{age in days|1918|12|13|1919|1|17}} days |
14 | Walter Massy-Greene | {{start date|1919|1|17|df=y}} | {{end date|1921|12|21|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1919|1|17|1921|12|21}} |
15 | Arthur Rodgers | {{start date|1921|12|21|df=y}} | {{end date|1923|2|5|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1921|12|21|1923|2|5}} |
n/a | Austin Chapman | Bruce | {{start date|1923|2|9|df=y}} | {{end date|1924|5|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1923|2|9|1924|5|26}} |
n/a | Littleton Groom | {{start date|1924|5|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1924|6|13|df=y}} | {{age in days|1924|5|29|1924|6|13}} days |
16 | Herbert Pratten | {{start date|1924|6|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1928|5|7|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1924|6|13|1928|5|7}} |
17 | Stanley Bruce | {{start date|1928|5|8|df=y}} | {{end date|1928|11|24|df=y}} | {{age in days|1928|5|8|1928|11|24}} days |
18 | Henry Gullett | {{start date|1928|11|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1929|10|22|df=y}} | {{age in days|1928|11|24|1929|10|22}} days |
19 | James Fenton | Labor}} | | Labor | Scullin | {{start date|1929|10|22|df=y}} | {{end date|1931|2|4|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1929|10|22|1931|2|4}} |
20 | Frank Forde | {{start date|1931|2|4|df=y}} | {{end date|1932|1|6|df=y}} | {{age in days|1931|2|4|1932|1|6}} days |
n/a | Henry Gullett | UAP}} | | United Australia | Lyons | {{start date|1932|1|6|df=y}} | {{end date|1933|1|14|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1932|1|6|1933|1|14}} |
21 | Thomas White | {{start date|1933|1|14|df=y}} | {{end date|1938|11|8|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1933|1|14|1938|11|8}} |
22 | John Perkins | {{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}} |
23 | John Lawson | Menzies | {{start date|1939|4|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1940|2|23|df=y}} | {{age in days|1939|4|26|1940|2|23}} days |
24 | Robert Menzies | {{start date|1940|2|23|df=y}} | {{end date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | {{age in days|1940|2|23|1940|3|14}} days |
25 | George McLeay | {{start date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | {{end date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | {{age in days|1940|3|14|1940|10|28}} days |
26 | Eric Harrison | {{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|10|7}} days |
Fadden | {{start date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | {{end date|1941|10|7|df=y}} |
27 | Richard Keane | 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|1946|4|26}} |
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|1946|4|26|df=y}} |
28 | John Dedman | {{start date|1946|4|26|df=y}} | {{end date|1946|6|18|df=y}} | {{age in days|1946|4|26|1946|6|18}} days |
29 | James Fraser | {{start date|1946|6|18|df=y}} | {{end date|1946|11|1|df=y}} | {{age in days|1946|6|18|1946|11|1}} days |
30 | Ben Courtice | {{start date|1946|11|1|df=y}} | {{end date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1946|6|18|1949|12|19}} |
31 | Neil O'Sullivan | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | {{start date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1956|1|11|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1956|1|11}} |
32 | Frederick Osborne | Minister for Customs and Excise | {{start date|1956|1|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1956|10|24|df=y}} | {{age in days|1956|1|11|1956|10|24}} days |
33 | Denham Henty | {{start date|1956|10|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1964|6|10|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1956|10|24|1964|6|10}} |
34 | Ken Anderson | {{start date|1964|6|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1964|6|10|1968|2|28}} |
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}} |
35 | Malcolm Scott | {{start date|1968|2|28|df=y}} | {{end date|1969|11|12|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1968|2|28|1969|11|12}} |
36 | Don Chipp | {{start date|1969|11|12|df=y}} | {{end date|1971|3|10|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1969|11|12|1972|12|5}} |
McMahon | {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}} |
37 | 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 |
38 | Lionel Murphy | {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|2|10|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|2|10}} |
39 | Kep Enderby | {{start date|1975|2|10|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|3|27|df=y}} | {{age in days|1975|2|10|1975|6|6}} days |
Minister for Police and Customs | {{start date|1975|3|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|6|6|df=y}} |
40 | Jim Cavanagh | {{start date|1975|6|6|df=y}} | {{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | {{age in days|1975|6|6|1975|11|11}} days |
41 | Ivor Greenwood | 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 |
42 | John Howard | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | {{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}} | {{end date|1977|7|17|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1975|12|22|1977|7|17}} |
43 | Wal Fife | {{start date|1977|7|17|df=y}} | {{end date|1979|12|8|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1977|7|17|1979|12|8}} |
44 | Victor Garland | {{start date|1979|12|8|df=y}} | {{end date|1980|11|3|df=y}} | {{age in days|1979|12|8|1980|11|3}} days |
45 | John Moore | {{start date|1980|11|3|df=y}} | {{end date|1982|4|20|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1980|11|3|1982|4|20}} |
46 | Neil Brown | {{start date|1982|4|20|df=y}} | {{end date|1982|5|7|df=y}} | {{age in days|1982|4|20|1982|5|7}} days |
47 | Phillip Lynch | Minister for Industry and Commerce | {{start date|1982|5|7|df=y}} | {{end date|1982|10|11|df=y}} | {{age in days|1982|5|7|1982|10|11}} days |
48 | Andrew Peacock | {{start date|1982|10|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1983|3|11|df=y}} | {{age in days|1982|10|11|1983|3|11}} days |
49 | John Button | Labor}} | | Labor | Hawke | {{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1988|1|19}} |
Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce | {{start date|1984|12|13|df=y}} | {{end date|1988|1|19|df=y}} |
50 | Barry Jones | Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business | {{start date|1988|1|19|df=y}} | {{end date|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1990|4|4}} |
51 | David Beddall | Minister for Small Business and Customs | {{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1993|3|24}} |
Keating | {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | {{end date|1991|12|27|df=y}} |
Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs | {{start date|1991|12|27|df=y}} | {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}} |
52 | Alan Griffiths | Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development | {{start date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | {{end date|1994|1|23|df=y}} | {{age in days|1993|3|24|1994|1|23}} days |
53 | Peter Cook | {{start date|1994|1|30|df=y}} | {{end date|1994|3|25|df=y}} | {{age in days|1994|1|23|1994|3|25}} days |
54 | Chris Schacht | Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction | {{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}} |
55 | Geoff Prosser | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs | {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}} | {{end date|1997|7|18|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|1997|7|18}} |
56 | Chris Ellison | Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs | {{start date|1997|7|18|df=y}} | {{end date|1997|10|9|df=y}} | {{age in days|1997|7|18|1997|10|9}} days |
57 | Warren Truss | Nationals}} | | Nationals | {{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}} |
58 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Minister for Justice and Customs | {{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}} | {{end date|2001|1|30|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|1|30}} |
59 | Chris Ellison | {{start date|2001|1|30|df=y}} | {{end date|2007|3|9|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2001|1|30|2007|3|9}} |
60 | David Johnston | {{start date|2007|3|9|df=y}} | {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{age in days|2007|3|9|2007|12|3}} days |
61 | Bob Debus | Labor}} | | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Home Affairs | {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}} | {{end date|2009|6|9|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2009|6|9}} |
62 | Brendan O'Connor | {{start date|2009|6|9|df=y}} | {{end date|2010|6|24|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2009|6|9|2011|12|14}} |
Gillard | {{start date|2010|6|24|df=y}} | {{end date|2011|12|14|df=y}} |
63 | Jason Clare | {{start date|2011|12|14|df=y}} | {{end date|2013|6|27|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2011|12|14|2013|09|18}} |
Rudd | {{start date|2013|6|27|df=y}} | {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}} |
64 | Scott Morrison | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | {{startdate|2013|9|18|df=y}} | {{enddate|2014|12|23|df=y}} | {{Age in years and days|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}} |
65 | Peter Dutton | LNP}}| | Liberal National | {{startdate|2014|12|23|df=y}} | {{enddate|2015|9|15|df=y}} | |
LNP}}| | Turnbull | {{startdate|2015|9|15|df=y}} | incumbent |
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On {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}} the third Hawke ministry implemented a two-level ministerial structure, with distinctions drawn between senior and junior ministers. This arrangement has been continued by subsequent governments; although there has not always been a junior minister in the immigration portfolio. Senior ministers are shown above. Junior ministers are shown below. The following individuals served as the Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs, or any precedent titles:[5]
1. ^1 {{cite press release|quote=Peter Dutton will become Minister for Home Affairs, for the first time bringing together the nation’s security, border and intelligence agencies under one department. As Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton will be supported by two Ministers: Angus Taylor as Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity and Alan Tudge as Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. He will also continue to have the assistance of Alex Hawke as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs. The Department of Home Affairs will keep Australians safer by ensuring full coordination between ASIO, the AFP, Australian Border Force, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and AUSTRAC. It will also contribute enormously to nation building through its focus on our immigration program.|url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/ministerial-arrangements-2|title=Ministerial Arrangements|date=20 December 2017|publisher=Government of Australia|author=Turnbull, Malcolm|authorlink=Malcolm Turnbull|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/ministry-list-20-dec-2017.pdf|title=Australian Government Ministry List as at 20 December 2017|last=|first=|date=20 December 2017|website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2005/jun05/article4.html |title=From Calwell Onward: Immigration Ministers in the Library’s Oral History Collection |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=June 2005 }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2005/aug05/article3.html |title=Immigration Ministers in Manuscripts |publisher=National Library of Australia |date=August 2005 }}
5. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=customrank;page=2;query=Lazzarini;rec=12;resCount=Default |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2010 |accessdate=9 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813030853/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Badv%3Dyes%3BorderBy%3Dcustomrank%3Bpage%3D2%3Bquery%3DLazzarini%3Brec%3D12%3BresCount%3DDefault |archivedate=13 August 2014 |df= }}