Minister for the Arts (Australia)
List of arts ministers

Minister for the Arts (Australia)

Section Title: List of arts ministers
Table Section Text: None

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office

1	Peter Howson	Liberal	McMahon	Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts	10 March 1971	5 December 1972	1 year, 270 days

2	Gough Whitlam	Labor	Whitlam	5 December 1972	19 December 1972	14 days

3	Tony Staley	Liberal	Fraser	Minister assisting the Prime Minister in matters concerning the Arts	16 August 1976	20 December 1977	1 year, 126 days

4	Barry Cohen	Labor	Hawke	Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment	13 December 1984	24 July 1987	2 years, 223 days

5	John Brown	Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories	24 July 1987	18 December 1987	147 days

6	Graham Richardson	19 January 1988	4 April 1990	2 years, 75 days

7	Ros Kelly	4 April 1990	27 December 1991	2 years, 354 days

Keating	Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories	27 December 1991	24 March 1993

8	Bob McMullan	Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services	24 March 1993	30 January 1994	312 days

9	Michael Lee	Minister for Communications and the Arts	30 January 1994	11 March 1996	2 years, 41 days

10	Richard Alston	Liberal	Howard	11 March 1996	9 October 1997	7 years, 210 days

Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts	9 October 1997	21 October 1998

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	21 October 1998	7 October 2003

11	Daryl Williams	7 October 2003	18 July 2004	285 days

12	Helen Coonan	18 July 2004	3 December 2007	3 years, 138 days

13	Peter Garrett	Labor	Rudd	Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts	3 December 2007	8 March 2010	2 years, 285 days

Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts	8 March 2010	28 June 2010

Gillard	28 June 2010	14 September 2010

14	Simon Crean	Minister for the Arts	14 September 2010	25 March 2013	2 years, 192 days

15	Tony Burke	25 March 2013	26 June 2013	177 days

Rudd	26 June 2013	18 September 2013

16	George Brandis	Liberal National	Abbott	18 September 2013	15 September 2015	2 years, 3 days

Turnbull	15 September 2015	21 September 2015

17	Mitch Fifield	Liberal	21 September 2015	Incumbent	3 years, 102 days

Sentence(s)

However, "Arts" has appeared in several ministerial titles since Peter Howson was appointed Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts on 10 March 1971.

final_sentence: However, "Arts" has appeared in several ministerial titles since Peter Howson was appointed Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts on 10 March 1971.