# Minister for Small Business (Australia)

The Australian Minister for Small Business is the Hon Julie Collins MP.
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers their portfolio through the Department of the Treasury.

## List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Small Business, or any precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | John Howard | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 17 July 1977 (1977-07-17) | 1 year, 207 days |
| 2 | Wal Fife | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | 17 July 1977 (1977-07-17) | 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) | 2 years, 144 days |
| 3 | Sir Victor Garland | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 331 days |
| 4 | John Moore | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 20 April 1982 (1982-04-20) | 1 year, 168 days |
| 5 | Neil Brown | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | 20 April 1982 (1982-04-20) | 11 January 1983 (1983-01-11) | 325 days |
| 6 | Barry Jones | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Science and Small Business | 24 July 1987 | 19 January 1988 | 2 years, 254 days |
| 6 | Barry Jones | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 254 days |
| 7 | David Beddall | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Small Business and Customs | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 2 years, 354 days |
| 7 | David Beddall | Labor | Keating | Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 2 years, 354 days |
| 8 | Chris Schacht | Labor | Keating | Minister for Science and Small Business | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 2 years, 353 days |
| 8 | Chris Schacht | Labor | Keating | Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days |
| 9 | Geoff Prosser | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 1 year, 129 days |
| 10 | Peter Reith | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 3 years, 196 days |
| 10 | Peter Reith | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 3 years, 196 days |
| 11 | Ian Macfarlane | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Small Business | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 300 days |
| 12 | Joe Hockey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Small Business and Tourism | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 2 years, 335 days |
| 13 | Fran Bailey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Small Business and Tourism | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 3 years, 38 days |
| 14 | Craig Emerson | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 14 | Craig Emerson | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 15 | Nick Sherry | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Small Business | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 year, 91 days |
| 16 | Mark Arbib | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Small Business | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 82 days |
| 17 | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Small Business | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 336 days |
| 18 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Small Business | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 49 days |
| 19 | Gary Gray | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Small Business | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 177 days |
| 19 | Gary Gray | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Small Business | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 177 days |
| 20 | Bruce Billson | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Small Business | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 2 years, 3 days |
| 20 | Bruce Billson | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Small Business | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days |
| 21 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Small Business | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 302 days |
| 22 | Michael McCormack | National | Turnbull | Minister for Small Business | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 1 year, 154 days |
| 23 | Craig Laundy | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 251 days |
| 24 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | Julie Collins | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Small Business | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 255 days |

## Former ministerial titles
### List of ministers for deregulation

| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Lindsay Tanner | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 2 years, 274 days |
| 1 | Lindsay Tanner | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 3 September 2010 (2010-09-03) | 2 years, 274 days |
| 2 | Wayne Swan | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 3 September 2010 (2010-09-03) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 11 days |
| 3 | Penny Wong | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 3 years, 4 days |
| 3 | Penny Wong | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 3 years, 4 days |
| 4 | Craig Laundy | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 251 days |