# Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Julie Collins since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

## Portfolio responsibilities

In addition to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, component bodies responsible to the minister include:
* Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
* Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
* Biosecurity Australia
* Bureau of Rural Sciences
Other bodies within the portfolio are:
* Australian Egg Corporation
* Australian Fisheries Management Authority
* Australian Landcare Council
* Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited
* Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals)
* Australian Pork Limited
* Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
* Australian Wool Innovation Limited
* Cotton Research and Development Corporation
* Dairy Adjustment Authority
* Dairy Australia
* Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
* Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation
* Grains Research and Development Corporation
* Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
* Horticulture Australia Limited
* Meat and Livestock Australia
* Murray-Darling Basin Authority
* Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
* National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare
* National Land and Water Resources Audit
* National Rural Advisory Council
* Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
* Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority
* Plant Breeder's Rights Office
* Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council
* Primary Industries Ministerial Council
* Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority
* Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
* Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel
* Sugar Research and Development Corporation
* Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
* Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority
* Wheat Export Authority

## List of agriculture ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Victor Wilson | Nationalist | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Migration | 16 January 1925 (1925-01-16) | 18 June 1926 (1926-06-18) | 1 year, 153 days |
| 2 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Migration | 18 June 1926 (1926-06-18) | 19 January 1928 (1928-01-19) | 3 years, 126 days |
| 2 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets | 19 January 1928 (1928-01-19) | 10 December 1928 (1928-12-10) | 3 years, 126 days |
| 2 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Transport | 10 December 1928 (1928-12-10) | 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) | 3 years, 126 days |
| 3 | Parker Moloney | Labor | Scullin | Minister for Markets and Transport | 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) | 21 April 1930 (1930-04-21) | 2 years, 76 days |
| 3 | Parker Moloney | Labor | Scullin | Minister for Markets | 21 April 1930 (1930-04-21) | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) | 2 years, 76 days |
| 4 | Charles Hawker | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Markets | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) | 13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) | 261 days |
| 4 | Charles Hawker | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) | 23 September 1932 (1932-09-23) | 261 days |
| 5 | Joseph Lyons | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 3 October 1932 (1932-10-03) | 13 October 1932 (1932-10-13) | 10 days |
| 6 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 13 October 1932 (1932-10-13) | 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) | 757 days |
| 7 | Earle Page | Country | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | 4 years, 149 days |
| 7 | Earle Page | Country | Page | Minister for Commerce | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | 4 years, 149 days |
| 8 | George McLeay | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for Commerce | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) | 323 days |
| 9 | Archie Cameron | Country | Menzies | Minister for Commerce | 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 228 days |
| n/a | Earle Page | Country | Menzies | Minister for Commerce | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) | 344 days |
| n/a | Earle Page | Country | Fadden | Minister for Commerce | 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | 344 days |
| 10 | William Scully | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Commerce | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | 22 December 1942 (1942-12-22) | 5 years, 25 days |
| 10 | William Scully | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 22 December 1942 (1942-12-22) | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 5 years, 25 days |
| 10 | William Scully | Labor | Forde | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 5 years, 25 days |
| 10 | William Scully | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 5 years, 25 days |
| 11 | Reg Pollard | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 3 years, 48 days |
| 12 | John McEwen | Country | Menzies | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) | 6 years, 23 days |
| 13 | William McMahon | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Primary Industry | 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | 2 years, 333 days |
| 14 | Charles Adermann | Country | Menzies | Minister for Primary Industry | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 8 years, 310 days |
| 14 | Charles Adermann | Country | Holt | Minister for Primary Industry | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 16 October 1967 (1967-10-16) | 8 years, 310 days |
| 15 | Doug Anthony | Country | Holt | Minister for Primary Industry | 16 October 1967 (1967-10-16) | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 3 years, 112 days |
| 15 | Doug Anthony | Country | McEwen | Minister for Primary Industry | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 3 years, 112 days |
| 15 | Doug Anthony | Country | Gorton | Minister for Primary Industry | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) | 3 years, 112 days |
| 16 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Gorton | Minister for Primary Industry | 5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 1 year, 304 days |
| 16 | Ian Sinclair | Country | McMahon | Minister for Primary Industry | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 1 year, 304 days |
| 17 | Lance Barnard | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Primary Industry | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 14 days |
| 18 | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Primary Industry | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 2 years, 306 days |
| 18 | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Agriculture | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) | 2 years, 306 days |
| 19 | Rex Patterson | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Agriculture | 21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 21 days |
| n/a | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Agriculture | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 3 years, 320 days |
| n/a | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Primary Industry | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 27 September 1979 (1979-09-27) | 3 years, 320 days |
| 20 | Peter Nixon | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Primary Industry | 27 September 1979 (1979-09-27) | 16 October 1982 | 3 years, 165 days |
| 20 | Peter Nixon | National | Fraser | Minister for Primary Industry | 16 October 1982 | 11 March 1983 | 3 years, 165 days |
| 21 | John Kerin | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Primary Industry | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 8 years, 85 days |
| 21 | John Kerin | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 June 1991 (1991-06-04) | 8 years, 85 days |
| 22 | Simon Crean | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 4 June 1991 (1991-06-04) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 2 years, 202 days |
| 22 | Simon Crean | Labor | Keating | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 2 years, 202 days |
| 23 | Bob Collins | Labor | Keating | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 79 days |
| 24 | John Anderson | National | Howard | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 2 years, 224 days |
| 25 | Mark Vaile | National | Howard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 20 July 1999 (1999-07-20) | 272 days |
| 26 | Warren Truss | National | Howard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 20 July 1999 (1999-07-20) | 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) | 5 years, 351 days |
| 27 | Peter McGauran | National | Howard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 2 years, 150 days |
| 28 | Tony Burke | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 28 | Tony Burke | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 29 | Joe Ludwig | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 2 years, 290 days |
| 30 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days |
| 31 | Barnaby Joyce | National | Abbott | Minister for Agriculture | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 4 years, 39 days |
| 31 | Barnaby Joyce | National | Turnbull | Minister for Agriculture | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 | 4 years, 39 days |
| 31 | Barnaby Joyce | National | Turnbull | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 4 years, 39 days |
| 32 | Malcolm Turnbull | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) | 40 days |
| (31) | Barnaby Joyce | National | Turnbull | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 14 days |
| 33 | David Littleproud | National | Turnbull | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 1 year, 160 days |
| 33 | David Littleproud | National | Morrison | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 1 year, 160 days |
| 34 | Bridget McKenzie | National | Morrison | Minister for Agriculture | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) | 249 days |
| | Michael McCormack (acting) | National | Morrison | Minister for Agriculture | 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 4 days |
| (33) | David Littleproud | National | Morrison | Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | 2 years, 106 days |
| (33) | David Littleproud | National | Morrison | Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 2 years, 106 days |
| 35 | Murray Watt | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | 2 years, 58 days |
| 36 | Julie Collins | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | incumbent | 106 days |
Notes
    Barnard was part of a two-man ministry comprising Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.

## List of fisheries and forestry ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles.
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Wilson Tuckey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Forestry and Conservation | 21 October 1998 | 26 November 2001 | 3 years, 36 days |
| 2 | Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Forestry and Conservation | 26 November 2001 | 14 November 2002 | 4 years, 62 days |
| 2 | Ian Macdonald | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation | 14 November 2002 | 27 January 2006 | 4 years, 62 days |
| 3 | Eric Abetz | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 | 1 year, 310 days |
| 4 | Tony Burke | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 4 | Tony Burke | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 5 | Joe Ludwig | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 2 years, 290 days |
| 6 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days |
| 7 | Murray Watt | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | 2 years, 58 days |
| 8 | Julie Collins | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | incumbent | 106 days |

## List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles.
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 26 October 2004 | 27 January 2006 | 1 year, 93 days |
| 2 | Sussan Ley | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 | 1 year, 310 days |
| 3 | Mike Kelly | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 14 September 2010 | 14 December 2011 | 1 year, 91 days |
| 4 | Sid Sidebottom | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 14 December 2011 | 27 June 2013 | 1 year, 278 days |
| 4 | Sid Sidebottom | Labor | Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 1 year, 278 days |
| (1) | Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Abbott | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture | 18 September 2013 | 21 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days |
| 5 | Anne Ruston | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 21 September 2015 | 28 August 2018 | 2 years, 341 days |
| (1) | Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | 28 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 274 days |
| 6 | Jonathon Duniam | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries | 29 May 2019 | 23 May 2022 | 2 years, 359 days |
| 7 | Anthony Chisholm | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | incumbent | 106 days |