Minister for Sport (Australia)

Minister for Sport
Incumbent Mark Arbib since 14 September 2010
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	John Brown
Formation	1983

The Australian Minister for Sport is Mark Arbib, who was appointed on 14 September 2010, following the Labor Party's win at the 2010 election. The ministry is located within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio.^[1]

List of Ministers for Sport

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Prime Minister	Ministerial Title
John Brown	Australian Labor Party	1983–1987	Hawke	Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism
		1987–1988		Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
Graham Richardson		1988–1990
Ros Kelly		1990–1991
		1991	Keating
		1991–1993		Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories
		1993–1994		Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories
Graham Richardson		1994
John Faulkner		1994–1996
Warwick Smith	Liberal Party	1996–1997	Howard	Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government
Andrew Thomson		1997–1998		Minister for Sport and Tourism
Jackie Kelly		1998–2001
Rod Kemp		2001–2007		Minister for the Arts and Sport
George Brandis		2007
Kate Ellis	Australian Labor Party	2007–2009	Rudd	Minister for Youth and Sport
		2009–2010		Minister for Sport
		2010	Gillard
Mark Arbib		2010–

References

1. ^ Ministry List: Second Gillard Government

External links

• Minister's website