# Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)

The Minister for Skills and Training is a position currently held by Andrew Giles in the Albanese ministry since July 2024. In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

## List of ministers for skills and training

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Skills and Training, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Peter Baldwin | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 2 years, 321 days |
| 1 | Peter Baldwin | Labor | Keating | Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 2 years, 321 days |
| 2 | Ross Free | Labor | Keating | Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training | 24 March 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 3 years, 18 days |
| 3 | David Kemp | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training | 11 March 1996 | 6 October 1997 | 1 year, 209 days |
| 4 | Chris Ellison | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training | 6 October 1997 | 21 October 1998 | 1 year, 15 days |
| 5 | Gary Hardgrave | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Vocational and Technical Education | 22 October 2004 | 23 January 2007 | 2 years, 93 days |
| 6 | Andrew Robb | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Vocational and Further Education | 23 January 2007 | 3 December 2007 | 314 days |
| 7 | Chris Evans | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations | 14 September 2010 | 14 December 2011 | 2 years, 172 days |
| 7 | Chris Evans | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research | 14 December 2011 | 2 February 2013 | 2 years, 172 days |
| 8 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research | 2 February 2013 | 22 March 2013 | 48 days |
| 9 | Craig Emerson | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research | 25 March 2013 | 26 June 2013 | 93 days |
| 10 | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Skills and Training | 1 July 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 79 days |
| 11 | Luke Hartsuyker | National | Turnbull | Minister for Vocational Education and Skills | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 150 days |
| 12 | Scott Ryan | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Vocational Education and Skills | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 152 days |
| 13 | Michaelia Cash | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 2 years, 214 days |
| 13 | Michaelia Cash | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) | 2 years, 214 days |
| 14 | Stuart Robert | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business | 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 year, 54 days |
| (10) | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Skills and Training | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | 2 years, 58 days |
| 15 | Andrew Giles | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Skills and Training | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | Incumbent | 123 days |

## List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Sharon Bird | | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Higher Education and Skills | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 98 days |
| 2 | Karen Andrews | | LNP | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 2 years, 40 days |