The minister administers their portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence which includes the Defence Science and Technology Group and Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group and the Australian Defence Force which includes the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.
Over the years there have been a number of ministries with a variety of names involved the defence portfolio; in the period November 1939 to April 1942, there was no position named "Minister of Defence".
Previous governments have included ministers with titles using one or more of the following:
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}There was a Minister for Defence from 1 January 1901 until 13 November 1939, with the exception of two small breaks. Robert Menzies, the Prime Minister, abolished the position on the outbreak of World War II and created separate Ministers for the Navy, the Army and the Air, with himself as Minister for Defence Coordination in his first ministry. He retained this position until the fall of his government, and then held the post in the brief government of Arthur Fadden. John Curtin initially followed the same arrangement as Menzies in his ministry until 14 April 1942, when he took the title of Minister for Defence. The separate titles of Ministers for the Navy, the Army and the Air were abolished in the second Whitlam Ministry on 30 November 1973, when the separate departments of Navy, Army and Air were also abolished. There had also been a separate Navy portfolio between 1915 and 1921.
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | country=AUS|KCMG|MP}} | Protectionist}} | | Protectionist | Barton | 1 January 1901 | 10 January 1901 | {{age in days|1901|1|1|1901|1|10}} days |
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2 | country=AUS|CMG|MP}} | Protectionist}} | | Protectionist | Barton | 17 January 1901 | 10 August 1903 | {{age in years and days|1901|1|17|1903|8|10}} |
3 | Senator James Drake | 10 August 1903 | 24 September 1903 | {{age in days|1903|8|10|1903|9|24}} days |
4 | country=AUS|MP}} | Deakin | 24 September 1903 | 27 April 1904 | {{age in days|1903|9|24|1904|4|27}} days |
5 | Senator Anderson Dawson | Labor}} | | Labor | Watson | 27 April 1904 | 18 August 1904 | {{age in days|1904|4|27|1904|8|18}} days |
6 | country=AUS|MP}} | Protectionist}} | | Protectionist | Reid | 18 August 1904 | 5 July 1905 | {{age in days|1904|8|18|1905|7|5}} days |
7 | Senator Thomas Playford | Deakin | 5 July 1905 | 24 January 1907 | {{age in years and days|1905|7|5|1907|1|24}} |
8 | country=AUS|KCMG|MP}} | 24 January 1907 | 13 November 1908 | {{age in years and days|1907|1|24|1908|11|13}} |
9 | Senator George Pearce[2] | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | 13 November 1908 | 2 June 1909 | {{age in days|1908|11|13|1909|6|2}} days |
10 | country=AUS|MP}} | Commonwealth Liberal}}| | Liberal | Deakin | 2 June 1909 | 29 April 1910 | {{age in days|1909|6|2|1910|4|29}} days |
(9) | Senator George Pearce[2] | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | 29 April 1910 | 24 June 1913 | {{age in years and days|1910|4|29|1913|6|24}} |
10 | Senator Edward Millen | Commonwealth Liberal}}| | Liberal | Cook | 24 June 1913 | 17 September 1914 | {{age in years and days|1913|6|24|1914|9|17}} |
(9) | Senator George Pearce[2] | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | 17 September 1914 | 27 October 1915 | {{age in years and days|1914|9|17|1921|12|21}} |
Hughes | 27 October 1915 | 14 November 1916 |
National Labor}} | | National Labor | 14 November 1916 | 13 June 1917{{#tag:ref|The Liberal and National Labor parties approved a coalition agreement on 13 February 1917,[3] and the new ministry was sworn on 17 February 1917.[4] The parties co-ordinated their campaign against Labor at the 1917 election,[5] and while there was some discussion of the two parties remaining separate,[6] they formally merged on 13 June 1917.[7]|group=n|name=Nationalists}} |
Nationalist}} | | Nationalist | 13 June 1917 | 21 December 1921 |
11 | country=AUS|MP}}{{#tag:ref|The Parliamentary Handbook erroneously records Massy-Greene as Assistant Minister for Defence from 1921 to 1923. He was in fact the Minister for Defence.[8] He retained responsibility for Health, which he had held as Minister for Trade and Customs,[9] and was consequently titled Minister for Defence and Health.[10]|group=n}} | 21 December 1921 | 9 February 1923 | {{age in years and days|1921|12|21|1923|2|9}} |
12 | country=AUS|MP}} | Bruce | 9 February 1923 | 16 January 1925 | {{age in years and days|1923|2|9|1925|1|16}} |
13 | country=AUS|VCi|KCB|KCMG|MP}} | 16 January 1925 | 2 April 1927 | {{age in years and days|1925|1|16|1927|4|2}} |
14 | country=AUS|KCB|CMG|DSO|VD}} | 2 April 1927 | 22 October 1929 | {{age in years and days|1927|4|2|1929|10|22}} |
15 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Scullin | 22 October 1929 | 4 February 1931 | {{age in years and days|1929|10|22|1931|2|4}} |
16 | Senator John Daly | 4 February 1931 | 3 March 1931 | {{age in days|1931|2|4|1931|3|3}} days |
17 | country=AUS|MP}} | 3 March 1931 | 6 January 1932 | {{age in days|1931|3|3|1932|1|6}} days |
(9) | country=AUS|KCVO}}[2] | UAP}} | | United Australia | Lyons | 6 January 1932 | 12 October 1934 | {{age in years and days|1932|1|6|1934|10|12}} |
18 | country=AUS|KCMG|MP}} | 12 October 1934 | 20 November 1937 | {{age in years and days|1934|10|12|1937|11|20}} |
19 | country=AUS|CH|MP}} | 20 November 1937 | 29 November 1937 | {{age in days|1937|11|20|1937|11|29}} days |
20 | country=AUS|MP}} | National}} | | Country | 29 November 1937 | 7 November 1938 | {{age in days|1937|11|29|1938|11|7}} days |
21 | Geoffrey Street {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MC|MP}} | UAP}} | | United Australia | 7 November 1938 | 7 April 1939 | {{age in years and days|1938|11|7|1939|11|13}} |
Page | 7 April 1939 | 26 April 1939 |
Menzies | 26 April 1939 | 13 November 1939 |
22 | Robert Menzies {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}{{#tag:ref|On 13 November 1939, early in the Second World War, Menzies divided the Defence portfolio into separate Army, Navy and Air portfolios and appointed himself Minister for Defence Coordination to oversee them.[1] Curtin retained this arrangement, but he reverted to the title Minister for Defence on 21 September 1943.[1]|group=n|name=DefenceCoordination}} | 13 November 1939 | 29 August 1941 | {{age in years and days|1939|11|13|1941|10|7}} |
Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 |
23 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 6 July 1945 | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1945|7|6}} |
24 | Jack Beasley {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 | {{age in years and days|1945|7|6|1946|8|14}} |
Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 14 August 1946 |
25 | country=AUS|MP}} | 15 August 1946 | 1 November 1946 | {{age in days|1946|8|14|1946|11|1}} days |
26 | country=AUS|MP}} | 1 November 1946 | 19 December 1949 | {{age in years and days|1946|11|1|1949|12|19}} |
27 | country=AUS|MP}} | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 24 October 1950 | {{age in days|1949|12|19|1950|10|24}} days |
28 | country=AUS|KCMG|MP}} | 24 October 1950 | 10 December 1958 | {{age in years and days|1950|10|24|1958|12|10}} |
29 | country=AUS|MP}} | 10 December 1958 | 18 December 1963 | {{age in years and days|1958|12|10|1963|12|18}} |
30 | country=AUS|MP}} | 18 December 1963 | 24 April 1964 | {{age in days|1963|12|18|1964|4|24}} days |
31 | country=AUS|KBE}} | 24 April 1964 | 19 January 1966 | {{age in years and days|1964|4|24|1966|1|19}} |
32 | Allen Fairhall {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Holt | 26 January 1966 | 12 December 1967 | {{age in years and days|1966|1|19|1969|11|12}} |
McEwen | 12 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 |
Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 12 November 1969 |
33 | country=AUS|MP}} | 12 November 1969 | 8 March 1971 | {{age in years and days|1969|11|12|1971|3|8}} |
34 | country=AUS|CH|MP}} | McMahon | 19 March 1971 | 13 August 1971 | {{age in days|1971|3|19|1971|8|13}} days |
35 | country=AUS|DFC|MP}} | 13 August 1971 | 5 December 1972 | {{age in years and days|1971|8|13|1972|12|5}} |
36 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 6 June 1975 | {{age in years and days|1972|12|5|1975|6|6}} |
37 | country=AUS|MP}} | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | {{age in days|1975|6|6|1975|11|11}} days |
38 | country=AUS|KCMG|MP}} | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Fraser | 12 November 1975 | 7 May 1982 | {{age in years and days|1975|11|12|1982|5|7}} |
39 | Ian Sinclair {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | National}} | | National Country | 7 May 1982 | 16 October 1982 | {{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days |
Nationals}}| | National | 16 October 1982 | 11 March 1983 |
40 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 | 13 December 1984 | {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1984|12|13}} |
41 | country=AUS|MP}} | 13 December 1984 | 4 April 1990 | {{age in years and days|1984|12|13|1990|4|4}} |
42 | Senator Robert Ray | 4 April 1990 | 20 December 1991 | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1996|3|11}} |
Keating | 20 December 1991 | 11 March 1996 |
43 | country=AUS|AO|MP}} | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 | 21 October 1998 | {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|1998|10|21}} |
44 | country=AUS|MP}} | 21 October 1998 | 30 January 2001 | {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|1|30}} |
45 | country=AUS|MP}} | 30 January 2001 | 26 November 2001 | {{age in days|2001|1|30|2001|11|26}} days |
46 | Senator Robert Hill | 26 November 2001 | 20 January 2006 | {{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2006|1|20}} |
47 | country=AUS|MP}} | 20 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 | {{age in years and days|2006|1|20|2007|12|3}} |
48 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Rudd | 3 December 2007 | 9 June 2009 | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2009|6|9}} |
49 | Senator John Faulkner | 9 June 2009 | 24 June 2010 | {{age in years and days|2009|6|9|2010|9|14}} |
Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 14 September 2010 |
50 | Stephen Smith {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 14 September 2010 | 27 June 2013 | {{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2013|9|18}} |
Rudd | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 |
51 | Senator David Johnston | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Abbott | 18 September 2013 | 23 December 2014 | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}} |
52 | Kevin Andrews {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 23 December 2014 | 15 September 2015 | {{age in years and days|2014|12|23|2015|9|21}} |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 |
53 | Senator Marise Payne | 21 September 2015 | 24 August 2018 | {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|2018|8|28}} |
Morrison | 24 August 2018 | 28 August 2018 |
54 | country=AUS|MP}} | 28 August 2018 | Incumbent | {{age in years and days|2018|8|28}} |
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Defence, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | country=AUS|MP}}{{#tag:ref|The Parliamentary Handbook erroneously records that Ryrie ceased to be Assistant Minister for Defence, being replaced by Massy-Greene. In fact, Massy-Greene was appointed Minister for Defence, and Ryrie remained in post.[10][11]|group=n}} | Nationalist}}| | Nationalist | Hughes | Assistant Minister for Defence | {{start date|df=yes|1920|2|4}} | {{end date|df=yes|1923|2|5}} | {{age in years and days|1920|2|4|1923|2|5}} |
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2 | Josiah Francis | UAP}}| | United Australia | Lyons | Assistant Minister for Defence | {{start date|df=yes|1932|1|6}} | {{end date|df=yes|1934|10|12}} | {{age in years and days|1932|1|6|1934|10|12}} |
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3 | Reg Bishop | Labor}}| | Labor | Whitlam | Minister assisting the Minister for Defence | 19 December 1972 | 12 June 1974 | {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1974|6|12}} |
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4 | John McLeay | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Fraser | Minister assisting the Minister for Defence | 22 December 1975 | 3 November 1980 | {{age in years and days|1975|12|22|1980|11|3}} |
5 | Kevin Newman | Liberal}}| | 3 November 1980 | 7 May 1982 | {{age in years and days|1980|11|3|1982|5|7}} |
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6 | Bruce Scott | Nationals}}| | National | Howard | Minister assisting the Minister for Defence | 21 October 1998 | 26 November 2001 | {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|11|26}} |
7 | Danna Vale | Liberal}}| | Liberal | 26 November 2001 | 7 October 2003 | {{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2003|10|7}} |
8 | Mal Brough | Liberal}}| | 7 October 2003 | 18 July 2004 | {{age in days|2003|10|7|2004|7|18}} days |
9 | Fran Bailey | Liberal}}| | 18 July 2004 | 22 October 2004 | {{age in days|2003|10|7|2004|7|18}} days |
10 | De-Anne Kelly | Nationals}}| | National | 22 October 2004 | 27 January 2006 | {{age in years and days|2004|10|22|2006|1|27}} |
11 | Bruce Billson | Liberal}}| | Liberal | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 | {{age in years and days|2006|1|27|2007|12|3}} |
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12 | LNP}}| | {{age in years and days|2013|09|18|2015|09|21|}} |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 |
13 | Darren Chester | National}}| | National | {{start date|df=yes|2015|09|21}} | {{end date|df=yes|2016|02|18}} | {{age in days|2015|09|21|2016|02|18}} days |
14 | Michael McCormack | National}}| | {{start date|df=yes|2016|2|18}} | {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|19}} | {{age in days|2016|02|18|2016|7|19}} days |
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15 | David Fawcett | Liberal}}| | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Defence | {{start date|df=yes|2018|8|26}} | | {{age in days|2018|8|26}} days |
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | Jens Jensen {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Fisher | 12 July 1915 | 27 October 1915 | {{age in years and days|1915|7|12|1917|2|17}} |
Hughes | 27 October 1915 | 14 November 1916 |
National Labor}} | | National Labor | 14 November 1916 | 17 February 1917 |
2 | Joseph Cook {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Commonwealth Liberal}} | | Commonwealth Liberal | 17 February 1917 | 13 June 1917 | {{age in years and days|1917|2|17|1920|7|28}} |
Nationalist}} | | Nationalist | 13 June 1917 | 28 July 1920 |
3 | country=AUS|MP}} | 28 July 1920 | 21 December 1921 | {{age in years and days|1920|7|28|1921|12|21}} |
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4 | country=AUS|MP}} | UAP}} | | United Australia | Menzies | 13 November 1939 | 14 March 1940 | {{age in days|1939|11|13|1940|3|14}} days |
5 | country=AUS|MP}} | 14 March 1940 | 28 October 1940 | {{age in days|1940|3|14|1940|10|28}} days |
6 | Billy Hughes {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 28 October 1940 | 29 August 1941 | {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|10|7}} days |
Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 |
7 | Norman Makin {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 6 July 1945 | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1946|8|15}} |
Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 |
Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 15 August 1946 |
8 | country=AUS|MP}} | 15 August 1946 | 1 November 1946 | {{age in days|1946|8|15|1946|11|1}} days |
9 | country=AUS|MP}} | 1 November 1946 | 19 December 1949 | {{age in years and days|1946|11|1|1949|12|19}} |
10 | country=AUS|MP}} | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 11 May 1951 | {{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1951|5|11}} |
11 | country=AUS|MP}} | 11 May 1951 | 17 July 1951 | {{age in days|1951|5|11|1951|7|17}} days |
12 | country=AUS|MP}} | 17 July 1951 | 9 July 1954 | {{age in years and days|1951|7|17|1954|7|9}} |
(10) | country=AUS|MP}} | 9 July 1954 | 11 July 1955 | {{age in years and days|1954|7|9|1955|7|11}} |
13 | country=AUS|MP}} | 11 July 1955 | 11 January 1956 | {{age in days|1955|7|11|1956|1|11}} days |
14 | Senator Neil O'Sullivan | 11 January 1956 | 24 October 1956 | {{age in days|1956|1|11|1956|10|24}} days |
15 | country=AUS|MP}} | National}} | | Country | 24 October 1956 | 10 December 1958 | {{age in years and days|1956|10|24|1958|12|10}} |
16 | Senator John Gorton | Liberal}} | | Liberal | 10 December 1958 | 18 December 1963 | {{age in years and days|1958|12|10|1963|12|18}} |
17 | country=AUS|MP}} | 18 December 1963 | 4 March 1964 | {{age in days|1963|12|18|1964|3|4}} days |
18 | Fred Chaney, Sr. {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 4 March 1964 | 26 January 1966 | {{age in years and days|1964|3|4|1966|12|14}} |
Holt | 26 January 1966 | 14 December 1966 |
19 | Don Chipp {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 14 December 1966 | 19 December 1967 | {{age in years and days|1966|12|14|1968|2|28}} |
McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 |
Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 |
20 | country=AUS|MP}} | 28 February 1968 | 12 November 1969 | {{age in years and days|1968|2|28|1969|11|12}} |
21 | James Killen {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 12 November 1969 | 10 March 1971 | {{age in years and days|1969|11|12|1971|3|22}} |
McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 22 March 1971 |
22 | country=AUS|MP}} | 22 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | {{age in years and days|1971|3|22|1972|12|5}} |
23 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 30 November 1973 | {{age in days|1972|12|5|1973|11|30}} days |
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | country=AUS|MP}} | UAP}} | | United Australia | Menzies | 13 November 1939 | 28 October 1940 | {{age in days|1939|11|13|1940|10|28}} days |
2 | Senator Percy Spender | 28 October 1940 | 29 August 1941 | {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|10|7}} days |
Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 |
3 | Frank Forde {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 6 July 1945 | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1946|11|1}} |
Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 |
Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 1 November 1946 |
4 | country=AUS|MP}} | 1 November 1946 | 19 December 1949 | {{age in years and days|1946|11|1|1949|12|19}} |
5 | country=AUS|MP}} | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 7 November 1955 | {{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1955|11|7}} |
6 | country=AUS|MP}} | 7 November 1955 | 28 February 1956 | {{age in days|1955|11|7|1956|2|28}} days |
7 | country=AUS|MP}} | 28 February 1956 | 18 December 1963 | {{age in years and days|1956|2|28|1963|12|18}} |
8 | country=AUS|MP}} | 18 December 1963 | 26 January 1966 | {{age in years and days|1963|12|18|1966|1|26}} |
9 | Malcolm Fraser {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Holt | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 | {{age in years and days|1966|1|26|1968|2|28}} |
McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 |
Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 |
10 | country=AUS|MP}} | 28 February 1968 | 12 November 1969 | {{age in years and days|1968|2|28|1969|11|12}} |
11 | Andrew Peacock {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 12 November 1969 | 10 March 1971 | {{age in years and days|1969|11|12|1972|2|2}} |
McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 2 February 1972 |
12 | country=AUS|MP}} | National}} | | Country | 2 February 1972 | 5 December 1972 | {{age in days|1972|2|2|1972|12|7}} days |
13 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 30 November 1973 | {{age in days|1972|12|5|1973|11|30}} days |
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Term start | Term end | Term in office | 1 | country=AUS|MP}} | UAP}} | | United Australia | Menzies | 13 November 1939 | 13 August 1940 | {{age in days|1939|11|13|1940|8|13}} days |
2 | country=AUS|MP}} | National}} | | Country | 14 August 1940 | 28 October 1940 | {{age in days|1940|8|14|1940|10|28}} days |
3 | John McEwen {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 28 October 1940 | 29 August 1941 | {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|10|7}} days |
Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 |
4 | Arthur Drakeford {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 6 July 1945 | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1949|12|19}} |
Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 |
Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 19 December 1949 |
5 | country=AUS|MP}} | Liberal}} | | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 11 May 1951 | {{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1951|5|11}} |
6 | country=AUS|MP}} | 11 May 1951 | 17 July 1951 | {{age in days|1951|5|11|1951|7|17}} days |
7 | country=AUS|MP}} | 17 July 1951 | 9 July 1954 | {{age in years and days|1951|7|17|1954|7|9}} |
8 | country=AUS|MP}} | 9 July 1954 | 24 October 1956 | {{age in years and days|1954|7|9|1956|10|24}} |
9 | country=AUS|MP}} | 24 October 1956 | 29 December 1960 | {{age in years and days|1956|10|24|1960|12|29}} |
10 | Senator Harrie Wade | 29 December 1960 | 22 December 1961 | {{age in days|1960|12|29|1961|12|22}} days |
11 | country=AUS|MP}} | 22 December 1961 | 27 July 1962 | {{age in days|1961|12|22|1962|7|27}} days |
12 | country=AUS|MP}} | 27 July 1962 | 10 June 1964 | {{age in years and days|1962|7|27|1964|6|10}} |
13 | Peter Howson {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} | 10 June 1964 | 26 January 1966 | {{age in years and days|1964|6|10|1968|2|28}} |
Holt | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 |
McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 |
Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 |
14 | country=AUS|MP}} | 28 February 1968 | 13 February 1969 | {{age in days|1968|2|28|1969|2|13}} days |
15 | country=AUS|MP}} | 13 February 1969 | 12 November 1969 | {{age in days|1969|2|13|1969|11|12}} days |
16 | Senator Tom Drake-Brockman | National}} | | Country | 12 November 1969 | 10 March 1971 | {{age in years and days|1969|11|12|1972|12|5}} |
McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 |
17 | country=AUS|MP}} | Labor}} | | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 30 November 1973 | {{age in days|1972|12|5|1973|11|30}} days |
1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite book |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;db=HANDBOOK;id=handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2011-10-13%2F0063;orderBy=customrank;page=0;query=parliamentary%2Bhandbook%20SearchCategory_Phrase%3A%22publications%22;rec=14;resCount=Default |title=Parliamentary Handbook |chapter=Ministries and Cabinets |author=Australian Parliamentary Library |edition=32nd |accessdate=6 September 2013}}
2. ^1 2 3 Although McBride served the longest continuously, Pearce had the longest combined service at more than 13 years, and as a member of four parties (Labor, National Labor, Nationalist, and UAP).
3. ^{{cite web |accessdate=14 August 2013 |date=14 February 1917 |page=7 |work=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |title=The National Government: Agreement Reached |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5561670}}
4. ^{{cite web |accessdate=13 August 2013 |date=7 April 1917 |page=9 |work=Morning Bulletin |location=Rockhampton, Qld |title='Win the War' Party |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53808375}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105399612 |title='Fusion' Campaign: Joint Committee to Fight Labor |work=Daily Herald |location=Adelaide |date=4 April 1917 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1625180 |title=Fawkner's New Member, Mr. Maxwell's Resolution |work=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=13 June 1917 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81022424 |title='Straight Ahead' for Nationalists |work=The Daily News |location=Perth |date=14 June 1917 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66720358 |title=The Federal Cabinet |work=Geraldton Guardian |location=Geraldton, WA |date=22 December 1921 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106641009 |title=Reconstructed Cabinet: Mr Massy Greene's Responsibilities |work=Daily Herald |location=Adelaide |date=26 December 1921 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}
10. ^1 {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=House of Representatives |speaker=Billy Hughes |position=Prime Minister of Australia |date=28 June 1922 |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;db=HANSARD80;id=hansard80%2Fhansardr80%2F1922-06-28%2F0009;orderBy=_fragment_number,doc_date-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansardr80%20Decade%3A%221920s%22%20Year%3A%221922%22%20Month%3A%2206%22%20Day%3A%2228%22;rec=1;resCount=Default |title=Parliamentary Debate}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20521009 |title=Federal Reshuffle |work=The Brisbane Courier |page=3 |date=23 December 1921 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}