# Minister for Northern Australia

The Minister for Northern Australia is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Madeleine King 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 Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

## List of ministers for Northern Australia

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Northern Australia, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Kep Enderby | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for the Northern Territory | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 19 October 1973 (1973-10-19) | 304 days |
| 2 | Rex Patterson | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for the Northern Territory | 19 October 1973 (1973-10-19) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 2 years, 2 days |
| 2 | Rex Patterson | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Northern Australia | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) | 2 years, 2 days |
| 3 | Paul Keating | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Northern Australia | 21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 21 days |
| 4 | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Northern Australia | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days |
| 5 | Evan Adermann | National Country | Fraser | Minister for the Northern Territory | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 28 September 1978 (1978-09-28) | 2 years, 280 days |
| 6 | Bob Collins | Labor | Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 2 years, 53 days |
| 6 | Bob Collins | Labor | Keating | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 27 May 1992 (1992-05-27) | 2 years, 53 days |
| 7 | Ben Humphreys | Labor | Keating | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia | 27 May 1992 (1992-05-27) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 301 days |
| 8 | Josh Frydenberg | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 150 days |
| 9 | Matt Canavan | Liberal National | Turnbull | Minister for Northern Australia | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 1 year, 157 days |
| 9 | Matt Canavan | Liberal National | Turnbull | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) | 1 year, 157 days |
| 10 | Barnaby Joyce | National | Turnbull | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | 25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 94 days |
| (9) | Matt Canavan | Liberal National | Turnbull | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | 2 years, 99 days |
| (9) | Matt Canavan | Liberal National | Morrison | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | 3 February 2020 (2020-02-03) | 2 years, 99 days |
| 11 | Keith Pitt Scott Morrison | Liberal National | Morrison | Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | 1 year, 146 days |
| 12 | David Littleproud | Liberal National | Morrison | Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 325 days |
| 13 | Madeleine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Northern Australia | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 257 days |
Notes
    In 1972, Whitlam appointed both a Minister for the Northern Territory, Kep Enderby, and a Minister for Northern Development, Rex Patterson. From October 1973, Patterson held both titles, with the former title changing to Minister for Northern Australia. In October 1975, Patterson stood aside as Minister for Northern Australia, but remained as Minister for Northern Development until November 1975.