Minister for education ( Australia ) - Wikipedia Minister for education ( Australia ) Minister for Education Incumbent Dan Tehan since 28 August 2018 Designate Department of Education and Training ( Australia ) Style The Honourable Appointer Governor - General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia Inaugural holder John Gorton Formation 18 December 1963 In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Education administers the Department of Education and Training. Since 21 September 2015, the Minister has been Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Dan Tehan will be appointed Education Minister in August 2018, after being commissioned by the Governor - General. Contents 1 Portfolio scope 2 List of ministers for education and training 3 List of ministers for vocational education and skills 4 List of ministers for youth 5 List of assistant ministers 6 References 7 External links Portfolio scope The Minister is responsible for a number of areas, including : Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education Education and training transitions policy and programs Science awareness programs in schools Training, including apprenticeships and training services Policy, co-ordination and support for education exports and services Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices. List of ministers for education and training The persons who have been Ministers for Education and Training, or any of its earlier titles, are as follows : Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office John Gorton Liberal Menzies Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister 18 December 1963 ( 1963 - 12 - 18 ) 26 January 1966 ( 1966 - 01 - 26 ) 4 years, 23 days Holt 26 January 1966 ( 1966 - 01 - 26 ) 14 December 1966 ( 1966 - 12 - 14 ) Minister for Education and Science 14 December 1966 ( 1966 - 12 - 14 ) 19 December 1967 ( 1967 - 12 - 19 ) McEwen 19 December 1967 ( 1967 - 12 - 19 ) 10 January 1968 ( 1968 - 01 - 10 ) Gorton 10 January 1968 ( 1968 - 01 - 10 ) 28 February 1968 ( 1968 - 02 - 28 ) Malcolm Fraser 28 February 1968 ( 1968 - 02 - 28 ) 12 November 1969 ( 1969 - 11 - 12 ) 1 year, 257 days Nigel Bowen 12 November 1969 ( 1969 - 11 - 12 ) 10 March 1971 ( 1971 - 03 - 10 ) 3 years, 22 days McMahon 10 March 1971 ( 1971 - 03 - 10 ) 22 March 1971 ( 1971 - 03 - 22 ) David Fairbairn 22 March 1971 ( 1971 - 03 - 22 ) 20 August 1971 ( 1971 - 08 - 20 ) 151 days n / a Malcolm Fraser 20 August 1971 ( 1971 - 08 - 20 ) 5 December 1972 ( 1972 - 12 - 05 ) 1 year, 107 days 5 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 ( 1972 - 12 - 05 ) 19 December 1972 ( 1972 - 12 - 19 ) 14 days 6 Kim Beazley, Snr. Minister for Education 19 December 1972 ( 1972 - 12 - 19 ) 11 November 1975 ( 1975 - 11 - 11 ) 2 years, 327 days 7 Margaret Guilfoyle Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 ( 1975 - 11 - 11 ) 22 December 1975 ( 1975 - 12 - 22 ) 41 days 8 John Carrick 22 December 1975 ( 1975 - 12 - 22 ) 8 December 1979 ( 1979 - 12 - 08 ) 3 years, 351 days 9 Wal Fife 8 December 1979 ( 1979 - 12 - 08 ) 7 May 1982 ( 1982 - 05 - 07 ) 2 years, 150 days 10 Peter Baume 7 May 1982 ( 1982 - 05 - 07 ) 11 March 1983 ( 1983 - 03 - 11 ) 308 days 11 Susan Ryan Labor Hawke Minister for Education and Youth Affairs 11 March 1983 ( 1983 - 03 - 11 ) 13 December 1984 ( 1984 - 12 - 13 ) 4 years, 135 days Minister for Education 13 December 1984 ( 1984 - 12 - 13 ) 24 July 1987 ( 1987 - 07 - 24 ) 12 John Dawkins Minister for Employment, Education and Training 24 July 1987 ( 1987 - 07 - 24 ) 20 December 1991 ( 1991 - 12 - 20 ) 4 years, 156 days Keating 20 December 1991 ( 1991 - 12 - 20 ) 27 December 1991 ( 1991 - 12 - 27 ) 13 Kim Beazley 27 December 1991 ( 1991 - 12 - 27 ) 23 December 1993 ( 1993 - 12 - 23 ) 1 year, 361 days 14 Simon Crean 23 December 1993 ( 1993 - 12 - 23 ) 11 March 1996 ( 1996 - 03 - 11 ) 4 years, 75 days 15 Amanda Vanstone Liberal Howard Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 11 March 1996 ( 1996 - 03 - 11 ) 9 October 1997 ( 1997 - 10 - 09 ) 1 year, 212 days 16 David Kemp Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 9 October 1997 ( 1997 - 10 - 09 ) 26 November 2001 ( 2001 - 11 - 26 ) 4 years, 48 days 17 Brendan Nelson Minister for Education, Science and Training 26 November 2001 ( 2001 - 11 - 26 ) 27 January 2006 ( 2006 - 01 - 27 ) 4 years, 62 days 18 Julie Bishop 27 January 2006 ( 2006 - 01 - 27 ) 3 December 2007 ( 2007 - 12 - 03 ) 1 year, 310 days 19 Julia Gillard Labor Rudd Minister for Education 3 December 2007 ( 2007 - 12 - 03 ) 24 June 2010 2 years, 207 days Gillard 24 June 2010 28 June 2010 ( 2010 - 06 - 28 ) n / a Simon Crean 28 June 2010 ( 2010 - 06 - 28 ) 14 September 2010 ( 2010 - 09 - 14 ) 78 days 20 Peter Garrett Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 14 September 2010 ( 2010 - 09 - 14 ) 1 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 01 ) 2 years, 290 days 21 Bill Shorten Rudd Minister for Education 1 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 01 ) 18 September 2013 ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) 79 days 22 Christopher Pyne Liberal Abbott 18 September 2013 ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) 23 December 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 23 ) 2 years, 3 days Minister for Education and Training 23 December 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 23 ) 15 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 15 ) Turnbull 15 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 15 ) 21 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 21 ) 23 Simon Birmingham 21 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 21 ) 24 August 2018 2 years, 339 days Morrison 24 August 2018 26 August 2018 24 Dan Tehan Minister for Education 26 August 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 26 ) incumbent 1 day Notes Whitlam was part of a two - man ministry comprising himself and Lance Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned. Despite the First Rudd Ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Education for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned. List of ministers for vocational education and skills The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, or any of its precedent titles : Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office Ross Free Labor Keating Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training 24 March 1993 11 March 1996 3 years, 18 days David Kemp Liberal Howard 11 March 1996 6 October 1997 1 year, 209 days Chris Ellison 6 October 1997 21 October 1998 1 year, 15 days Gary Hardgrave Liberal Howard Minister for Vocational and Technical Education 22 October 2004 23 January 2007 2 years, 93 days 5 Andrew Robb Minister for Vocational and Further Education 23 January 2007 3 December 2007 314 days 6 Chris Evans Labor Gillard Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 14 September 2010 14 December 2011 2 years, 172 days Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs, Science and Research 14 December 2011 2 February 2013 7 Chris Bowen 2 February 2013 22 March 2013 48 days 8 Craig Emerson 25 March 2013 26 June 2013 93 days 9 Kim Carr Rudd Minister for Higher Education 1 July 2013 18 September 2013 79 days 10 Luke Hartsuyker National Turnbull Minister for Vocational Education and Skills 21 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 21 ) 18 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 18 ) 150 days 11 Scott Ryan Liberal 18 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 18 ) 19 July 2016 2 years, 190 days List of ministers for youth There have been several portfolios to include the term `` youth '', sometimes separate from or under education portfolios. The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with various titles that have included the word `` youth '' : Order Minister Party affiliation Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office Ian Viner Liberal Fraser Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs 5 December 1978 ( 1978 - 12 - 05 ) 16 April 1981 ( 1981 - 04 - 16 ) 2 years, 132 days Neil Brown 16 April 1981 ( 1981 - 04 - 16 ) 7 May 1982 ( 1982 - 05 - 07 ) 1 year, 21 days Susan Ryan Labor Hawke Minister for Education and Youth Affairs 11 March 1983 ( 1983 - 03 - 11 ) 13 December 1984 ( 1984 - 12 - 13 ) 1 year, 277 days John Dawkins Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs 13 December 1984 ( 1984 - 12 - 13 ) 24 July 1987 ( 1987 - 07 - 24 ) 2 years, 223 days 5 Clyde Holding Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs 24 July 1987 ( 1987 - 07 - 24 ) 19 January 1988 ( 1988 - 01 - 19 ) 179 days 6 Amanda Vanstone Liberal Howard Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 11 March 1996 ( 1996 - 03 - 11 ) 9 October 1997 ( 1997 - 10 - 09 ) 1 year, 212 days 7 David Kemp 9 October 1997 ( 1997 - 10 - 09 ) 21 October 1998 ( 1998 - 10 - 21 ) 5 years, 260 days Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 21 October 1998 ( 1998 - 10 - 21 ) 26 November 2001 ( 2001 - 11 - 26 ) 8 Larry Anthony National Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 26 November 2001 ( 2001 - 11 - 26 ) 26 October 2004 ( 2004 - 10 - 26 ) 2 years, 335 days 9 Kate Ellis Labor Rudd Minister for Youth 3 December 2007 ( 2007 - 12 - 03 ) 9 June 2009 ( 2009 - 06 - 09 ) 2 years, 207 days Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth 9 June 2009 ( 2009 - 06 - 09 ) 28 June 2010 ( 2010 - 06 - 28 ) 10 Peter Garrett Gillard Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 28 June 2010 ( 2010 - 06 - 28 ) 26 June 2013 ( 2013 - 06 - 26 ) 2 years, 363 days n / a Kate Ellis Rudd Minister for Early Childhood, Childcare and Youth 1 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 01 ) 18 September 2013 ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) 79 days List of assistant ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Education and Training, or any of its precedent titles : Order Minister Party affiliation Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office Sharon Bird Labor Gillard Minister for Higher Education and Skills 25 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 25 ) 1 July 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 01 ) 98 days Sussan Ley Liberal Abbott Assistant Minister for Education 18 September 2013 ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) 23 December 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 23 ) 1 year, 96 days Simon Birmingham Assistant Minister for Education and Training 23 December 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 23 ) 15 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 15 ) 272 days Turnbull 15 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 15 ) 21 September 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 21 ) References Jump up ^ `` Administrative Arrangement Order '' ( PDF ). Government of Australia. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 15. ( Part 6, p14 ) ^ Jump up to : `` Ministries and Cabinets ''. 43rd Parliamentary Handbook : Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2015. 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Question: who is the minister of education in australia
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