# Assistant Treasurer of Australia

The Assistant Treasurer of Australia is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with assisting the Treasurer with overseeing government revenue collection, federal expenditure and economic policy as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The current assistant treasurer is The Hon. Stephen Jones MP, who was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 Australian federal election. Jones also serves as Minister for Financial Services.

## List of assistant treasurers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Treasurer, or any precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Stanley Bruce | UAP | Lyons | Assistant Treasurer | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) | 29 June 1932 (1932-06-29) | 175 days |
| 2 | Richard Casey | UAP | Lyons | Assistant Treasurer | 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) | 3 October 1935 (1935-10-03) | 356 days |
| 3 | Allan MacDonald | UAP | Lyons | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 7 November 1938 (1938-11-07) | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | 170 days |
| 3 | Allan MacDonald | UAP | Page | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | 170 days |
| 4 | Percy Spender | UAP | Menzies | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | 3 November 1939 (1939-11-03) | 191 days |
| 5 | Arthur Fadden | Country | Menzies | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 14 August 1940 (1940-08-14) | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 75 days |
| 6 | Larry Anthony | Country | Menzies | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 26 June 1941 (1941-06-26) | 241 days |
| 7 | Bert Lazzarini | Labor | Curtin | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) | 1 year, 349 days |
| 8 | Les Bury | Liberal | Menzies | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) | 27 July 1962 (1962-07-27) | 217 days |
| 9 | Jim Forbes | Liberal | Menzies | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 2 years, 39 days |
| 10 | Peter Howson | Liberal | Holt | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 2 years, 33 days |
| 10 | Peter Howson | Liberal | McEwen | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 2 years, 33 days |
| 10 | Peter Howson | Liberal | Gorton | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) | 2 years, 33 days |
| 11 | Gordon Freeth | Liberal | Gorton | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) | 13 February 1969 (1969-02-13) | 351 days |
| 12 | Reginald Swartz | Liberal | Gorton | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 13 February 1969 (1969-02-13) | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | 272 days |
| 13 | Phillip Lynch | Liberal | Gorton | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 1 year, 130 days |
| 13 | Phillip Lynch | Liberal | McMahon | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | 1 year, 130 days |
| 14 | Andrew Peacock | Liberal | McMahon | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 27 May 1971 (1971-05-27) | 2 February 1972 (1972-02-02) | 251 days |
| 15 | Victor Garland | Liberal | McMahon | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 259 days |
| 16 | Frank Stewart | Labor | Whitlam | Minister assisting the Treasurer | 15 February 1973 (1973-02-15) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 2 years, 269 days |
| (15) | Victor Garland | Liberal | Fraser | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 6 February 1976 (1976-02-06) | 46 days |
| 17 | Eric Robinson | Liberal | Fraser | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 6 February 1976 (1976-02-06) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 1 year, 317 days |
| 18 | Michael MacKellar | Liberal | Fraser | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 25 August 1978 (1978-08-25) | 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) | 1 year, 105 days |
| 19 | Ian Macphee | Liberal | Fraser | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 331 days |
| 20 | Tony Messner | Liberal | Fraser | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 2 years, 128 days |
| 21 | Chris Hurford | Labor | Hawke | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 26 May 1983 (1983-05-26) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 years, 59 days |
| 22 | Clyde Holding | Labor | Hawke | Minister Assisting the Treasurer | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 206 days |
| 23 | George Gear | Labor | Keating | Assistant Treasurer | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days |
| 24 | Jim Short | Liberal | Howard | Assistant Treasurer | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 14 October 1996 (1996-10-14) | 217 days |
| 25 | Rod Kemp | Liberal | Howard | Assistant Treasurer | 14 October 1996 (1996-10-14) | 25 November 2001 (2001-11-25) | 5 years, 42 days |
| 26 | Helen Coonan | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 17 July 2004 (2004-07-17) | 2 years, 234 days |
| 27 | Mal Brough | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer | 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) | 26 January 2006 (2006-01-26) | 1 year, 192 days |
| 28 | Peter Dutton | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 310 days |
| 29 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Rudd | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 8 June 2009 (2009-06-08) | 1 year, 187 days |
| 30 | Nick Sherry | Labor | Rudd | Assistant Treasurer | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 1 year, 97 days |
| 30 | Nick Sherry | Labor | Gillard | Assistant Treasurer | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 1 year, 97 days |
| 31 | Bill Shorten | Labor | Gillard | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services & Superannuation | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 year, 91 days |
| 32 | Mark Arbib | Labor | Gillard | Assistant Treasurer | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 82 days |
| 33 | David Bradbury | Labor | Gillard | Assistant Treasurer Minister Assisting for Financial Services & Superannuation | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 1 year, 197 days |
| 33 | David Bradbury | Labor | Rudd | Assistant Treasurer Minister Assisting for Financial Services & Superannuation | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 1 year, 197 days |
| 34 | Arthur Sinodinos | Liberal | Abbott | Assistant Treasurer | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 19 December 2014 (2014-12-19) | 1 year, 92 days |
| 35 | Josh Frydenberg | Liberal | Abbott | Assistant Treasurer | 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) | 15 September 2015 | 271 days |
| 35 | Josh Frydenberg | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Treasurer | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 271 days |
| 36 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Treasurer | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 2 years, 341 days |
| 36 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Revenue and Financial Services | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 2 years, 341 days |
| 37 | Stuart Robert | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Treasurer | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days |
| 38 | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Treasurer | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 2 years, 359 days |
| 39 | Stephen Jones | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 278 days |

## List of ministers for financial services

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Financial Services, or any precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Joe Hockey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Financial Services and Regulation | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 3 years, 36 days |
| 2 | Nick Sherry | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 1 year, 188 days |
| 3 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 1 year, 97 days |
| 3 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 1 year, 97 days |
| 4 | Bill Shorten | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 2 years, 290 days |
| 4 | Bill Shorten | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 2 years, 290 days |
| 5 | David Bradbury | Labor | Rudd | Minister Assisting for Financial Services and Superannuation | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 83 days |
| 6 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Revenue and Financial Services | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 2 years, 40 days |
| 7 | Jane Hume | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 year, 152 days |
| 8 | Stephen Jones | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 278 days |

## Former ministerial titles
### List of ministers for competition policy and consumer affairs

The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (formerly the Trade Practices Act 1974) is administered by the Treasurer through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, but was formerly administered by other ministers. The following individuals were appointed as ministers with responsibility for competition and consumer affairs matters:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Lionel Murphy | Labor | Whitlam | Attorney-General | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 10 February 1975 (1975-02-10) | 2 years, 53 days |
| 2 | Clyde Cameron | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days |
| 3 | Sir Bob Cotton | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Neil Brown | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | 20 April 1982 (1982-04-20) | 11 January 1983 (1983-01-11) | 325 days |
| 9 | Barry Cohen | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment | 11 January 1983 (1983-01-11) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 1 year, 277 days |
| 10 | Peter Staples | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Consumer Affairs | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 206 days |
| 11 | Nick Bolkus | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Consumer Affairs | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 48 days |
| 12 | Michael Tate | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 2 years, 53 days |
| 12 | Michael Tate | Labor | Keating | Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 27 May 1992 (1992-05-27) | 2 years, 53 days |
| 13 | Jeannette McHugh | Labor | Keating | Minister for Consumer Affairs | 27 May 1992 (1992-05-27) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 3 years, 289 days |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Chris Ellison | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 83 days |
| 16 | Warren Truss | Nationals | Howard | Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 12 days |
| 17 | Joe Hockey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Financial Services and Regulation | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 3 years, 36 days |
| 18 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 1 year, 188 days |
| 19 | Craig Emerson | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 20 June 2010 (2010-06-20) | 1 year, 97 days |
| 19 | Craig Emerson | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | 20 June 2010 (2010-06-20) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 1 year, 97 days |
| (19) | Craig Emerson | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Trade and Competitiveness | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 1 year, 114 days |
| 20 | David Bradbury | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days |

## Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, or preceding titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Brian Gibson | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 15 October 1996 (1996-10-15) | 218 days |
| 2 | Ian Campbell | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 11 November 1996 (1996-11-11) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 344 days |
| (2) | Ian Campbell | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 1 year, 315 days |
| 3 | Ross Cameron | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 1 year, 19 days |
| 4 | Chris Pearce | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 3 years, 38 days |
| 5 | David Bradbury | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 1 year, 173 days |
| 6 | Bernie Ripoll | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 1 year, 197 days |
| 6 | Bernie Ripoll | Labor | Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 1 year, 197 days |
| 7 | Steven Ciobo | Liberal | Abbott | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) | 1 year, 96 days |
| 8 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Liberal | Abbott | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 266 days |
| 9 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister to the Treasurer | 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) | 18 July 2016 (2016-07-18) | 297 days |
| 10 | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister to the Treasurer | 24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) | 21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) | 1 year, 209 days |
| 11 | Zed Seselja | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days |
| 12 | Jane Hume | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 1 year, 207 days |
| 13 | Andrew Leigh | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 278 days |