# Minister for the Public Service (Australia)

The Minister for the Public Service is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Katy Gallagher following the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

## List of ministers for the public service

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Public Service, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Lionel Bowen | Labor | 3rd Whitlam | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 359 days |
| 2 | Jim McClelland | Labor | 3rd Whitlam | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days |
| 3 | Tony Street | Liberal | 2nd Fraser | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Public Service Matters | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 1 year, 363 days |
| 4 | Wal Fife | Liberal | 4th Fraser | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Public Service Matters | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 308 days |
| 5 | Ralph Willis | Labor | 1st Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) | 109 days |
| 6 | John Dawkins | Labor | 1st Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 1 year, 168 days |
| 7 | Peter Walsh | Labor | 2nd Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 2 years, 223 days |
| (5) | Ralph Willis | Labor | 3rd Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) | 1 year, 40 days |
| 8 | Peter Morris | Labor | 3rd Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 1 year, 214 days |
| 9 | Peter Cook | Labor | 3rd Hawke 1st Keating | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 2 years, 354 days |
| 10 | Laurie Brereton | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 274 days |
| 11 | Gary Johns | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 79 days |
| 12 | David Kemp | Liberal | 1st Howard | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 17 March 1996 (1996-03-17) | 6 days |
| 13 | Peter Reith | Liberal | 1st Howard | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 17 March 1996 (1996-03-17) | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 1 year, 123 days |
| (12) | David Kemp | Liberal | 1st Howard 2nd Howard | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 4 years, 131 days |
| 14 | Tony Abbott | Liberal | 3rd Howard | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 1 year, 315 days |
| 15 | Kevin Andrews | Liberal | 3rd Howard 4th Howard | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) | 3 years, 115 days |
| 16 | Joe Hockey | Liberal | 4th Howard | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 307 days |
| 17 | Gary Gray | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 year, 91 days |
| 17 | Gary Gray | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for the Public Service and Integrity | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 1 year, 101 days |
| 18 | Mark Dreyfus | Labor | 2nd Gillard 2nd Rudd ministry | Minister for the Public Service and Integrity | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 177 days |
| 19 | Eric Abetz | Liberal | Abbott | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 2 years, 3 days |
| 20 | Michaelia Cash | Liberal | 1st Turnbull 2nd Turnbull | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 2 years, 90 days |
| 21 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | 2nd Turnbull | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 251 days |
| 22 | Mathias Cormann | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Minister for Finance and the Public Service | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days |
| 23 | Scott Morrison | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for the Public Service | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) | 2 years, 132 days |
| 24 | Ben Morton | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for the Public Service | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 227 days |
| 25 | Katy Gallagher | Labor | Albanese | Minister for the Public Service | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 174 days |

## Former ministerial titles
### List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for the public service and Cabinet

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Greg Hunt | | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 1 year, 207 days |

### List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for public service industrial matters

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Ralph Willis | | Labor | 1st Hawke 2nd Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters | 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 years, 26 days |

## List of assistant ministers for the public service

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Ben Morton | | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) | 290 days |
| 2 | Patrick Gorman | | Labor | Albanese Ministry | Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service | 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) | Incumbent | 1 year, 175 days |