Special Minister of State

Special Minister of State
Incumbent
Senator Scott Ryan
since 19 July 2016
Department of Finance
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Don Willesee
Formation 1972

The Australian Special Minister of State is Senator the Hon. Scott Ryan, .

In the Government of Australia, the Special Minister of State (SMOS), formerly the Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity, is a ministerial portfolio responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial, public service and oversight affairs.

Scope

The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Finance and a range of other government agencies, including:[1]

List of Special Ministers of State

The following individuals have been appointed as Special Ministers of State, or any of its precedent titles:[2]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Don Willesee   Labor Whitlam Special Minister of State 19 December 1972 30 November 1973 346 days
2 Lionel Bowen   30 November 1973 6 June 1975 1 year, 188 days
3 Doug McClelland   6 June 1975 11 November 1975 158 days
4 Reg Withers   Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 22 December 1975 41 days
5 Mick Young   Labor Hawke Special Minister of State 11 March 1983 14 July 1983 125 days
6 Kim Beazley   14 July 1983 21 January 1984 191 days
n/a Mick Young   21 January 1984 16 February 1987 3 years, 26 days
7 Michael Tate   16 February 1987 24 July 1987 158 days
8 Susan Ryan   24 July 1987 19 January 1988 179 days
9 Frank Walker   Labor Keating Special Minister of State 24 March 1993 25 March 1994 1 year, 1 day
10 Gary Johns   25 March 1994 11 March 1996 1 year, 352 days
11 Nick Minchin   Liberal Howard Special Minister of State 9 October 1997 21 October 1998 1 year, 12 days
12 Chris Ellison   21 October 1998 30 January 2001 2 years, 101 days
13 Eric Abetz   30 January 2001 27 January 2006 4 years, 362 days
14 Gary Nairn   27 January 2006 3 December 2007 1 year, 310 days
15 John Faulkner   Labor Rudd 3 December 2007 9 June 2009 1 year, 188 days
16 Joe Ludwig   9 June 2009 24 June 2010 1 year, 97 days
  Gillard 24 June 2010 14 September 2010
17 Gary Gray   14 September 2010 25 March 2013 2 years, 192 days
18 Mark Dreyfus   25 March 2013 27 June 2013 177 days
  Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013
19 Michael Ronaldson   Liberal Abbott 18 September 2013 15 September 2015 2 years, 3 days
  Turnbull 15 September 2015 21 September 2015
20 Mal Brough   Liberal National 21 September 2015 29 December 2015 99 days
21 Mathias Cormann   Liberal 18 February 2016 19 July 2016 152 days
22 Scott Ryan   Liberal 19 July 2016 Incumbent 150 days

References

  1. ↑ http://www.smos.gov.au/portfolio.html
  2. ↑ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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