Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
List of ministers for aviation
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Aviation, or any precedent titles:

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

Section Title: List of ministers for aviation
Table Section Text: The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Aviation, or any precedent titles:

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

1	Harold Thorby	Country	Lyons	Minister for Civil Aviation	24 November 1938	7 April 1939	153 days

Page	7 April 1939	26 April 1939

2	James Fairbairn	United Australia	Menzies	26 April 1939	13 August 1940	1 year, 109 days

3	Arthur Fadden	Country	14 August 1940	28 October 1940	75 days

4	John McEwen	28 October 1940	28 August 1941	344 days

Fadden	28 August 1941	7 October 1941

5	Arthur Drakeford	Labor	Curtin	7 October 1941	6 July 1945	8 years, 73 days

Forde	6 July 1945	13 July 1945

Chifley	13 July 1945	19 December 1949

6	Thomas White	Liberal	Menzies	19 December 1949	11 May 1951	1 year, 143 days

7	Larry Anthony	Country	11 May 1951	9 July 1954	3 years, 61 days

8	Athol Townley	Liberal	9 July 1954	24 October 1956	2 years, 107 days

9	Shane Paltridge	24 October 1956	10 June 1964	7 years, 230 days

10	Denham Henty	10 June 1964	26 January 1966	1 year, 230 days

11	Reginald Swartz	Holt	26 January 1966	19 December 1967	3 years, 290 days

McEwen	19 December 1967	10 January 1968

Gorton	10 January 1968	12 November 1969

12	Bob Cotton	12 November 1969	10 March 1971	3 years, 23 days

McMahon	10 March 1971	5 December 1972

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

14	Charles Jones	19 December 1972	30 November 1973	3 years, 23 days

15	Wal Fife	Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Aviation	7 May 1982	11 March 1983	280 days

16	Kim Beazley	Labor	Hawke	11 March 1983	13 December 1984	1 year, 277 days

17	Peter Morris	13 December 1984	24 July 1987	2 years, 223 days

18	Gary Punch	Labor	Hawke	Minister for Telecommunications and Aviation Support	2 September 1988	28 March 1989	207 days

19	Ros Kelly	6 April 1989	4 April 1990	363 days

20	Bob Collins	Labor	Hawke	Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support	7 May 1990	20 December 1991	2 years, 20 days

Keating	20 December 1991	27 December 1991

Minister for Shipping and Aviation	27 December 1991	27 May 1992

21	Peter Cook	Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support	27 May 1992	24 March 1993	301 days

Sentence(s)

In 1938, Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Aviation.
In 1938, Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation.
In 1938, Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation.

final_sentence: In 1938, Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Aviation.
final_sentence: In 1938, Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation.
final_sentence: In 1938, Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation.