- Minister for Trade (Australia)
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Minister for Trade Style The Honourable Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia Inaugural holder Charles Kingston Formation 1901 The Australian Minister for Trade has been Dr. Craig Emerson since 14 September 2010.
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Portfolio
Currently the Minister for Trade administers the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade. Other trade-related bodies for which he is responsible are:
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
- Trade Policy Advisory Council
Australian trade ministers
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Charles Kingston Protectionist Party 1901–1903 Minister for Trade and Customs William Lyne 1903–1904 Andrew Fisher Australian Labor Party 1904 Allan McLean Free Trade Party 1904–1905 William Lyne Protectionist Party 1905–1907 Austin Chapman 1907–1908 Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1908–1909 Robert Best Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909–1910 Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1910–1913 Littleton Groom Commonwealth Liberal Party 1913–1914 Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1914–1916 Billy Hughes 1916–1916 William Archibald National Labor Party 1916–1917 Jens Jensen Nationalist Party 1917–1918 William Watt 1918–1921 Walter Massy-Greene 1921 Arthur Rodgers 1921–1923 Austin Chapman 1923–1924 Littleton Groom 1924 Herbert Pratten 1924–1928 Stanley Bruce 1928 Henry Gullett 1928–1929 James Fenton Australian Labor Party 1929–1931 Frank Forde 1931–1932 Henry Gullett Nationalist Party 1932–1933 Thomas White 1932–1938 John Perkins 1938–1939 John Lawson 1939–1940 Robert Menzies 1940 George McLeay 1940 Eric Harrison 1940–1941 Richard Keane Australian Labor Party 1941–1946 John Dedman 1946 James Fraser 1946 Ben Courtice 1946–1949 Neil O'Sullivan Liberal Party of Australia 1949–1956 John McEwen Country Party 1956–1963 Minister for Trade 1963–1971 Minister for Trade and Industry Doug Anthony 1971–1972 Gough Whitlam Australian Labor Party 1972 Jim Cairns 1972–1974 Minister for Overseas Trade Frank Crean 1974–1975 Doug Anthony National Country Party 1975–1977 1977–1983 Minister for Trade and Resources Lionel Bowen Australian Labor Party 1983–1984 Minister for Trade John Dawkins 1984–1987 Michael Duffy 1987–1990 Minister for Trade Negotiations Neal Blewett 1990–1991 1991 Minister for Trade and Overseas Development John Kerin 1991–1993 Peter Cook 1993–1994 Minister for Trade Bob McMullan 1994–1996 Tim Fischer National Party 1996–1999 Mark Vaile 1999–2006 Warren Truss 2006–2007 Simon Crean Australian Labor Party 2007–2010 Stephen Smith 2010 Craig Emerson 2010- Australian Ministers for Special Trade Representations
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Steve Howard Liberal Party 1977 Minister for Special Trade Negotiations Victor Garland 1977–1979 Minister for Special Trade Representations Douglas Scott 1979–1980 Ian Sinclair National Country Party 1980–1980 External links
Categories:- Lists of government ministers of Australia
- Trade ministers
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