# List of ministers of public works (Queensland)

The list of ministers for the Department of Public Works in the Government of Queensland, Australia, include:
| Minister | Term start | Term end | Title | Party | Notes |
| St. George Richard Gore | 14 January 1862 | 21 March 1862 | Secretary for Public Lands and Works | | |
| Arthur Macalister | 21 March 1862 | 1 February 1866 | Secretary for Lands and Public Works | | |
| Arthur Macalister | 1 February 1866 | 20 July 1866 | Premier and Secretary for Lands and Works | | |
| John Watts | 21 July 1866 | 7 August 1866 | Secretary for Lands and Public Works | | |
| John Watts | 7 August 1866 | 3 May 1867 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| John Douglas | 21 May 1867 | 18 August 1867 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| Arthur Hunter Palmer | 15 August 1867 | 10 September 1868 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| Arthur Hodgson | 10 September 1868 | 25 November 1868 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| Arthur Macalister | 25 November 1868 | 28 January 1869 | Secretary for Lands and Public Work | | |
| Arthur Macalister | 28 January 1869 | 3 May 1870 | Secretary for Public Works and Gold Field | | |
| William Henry Walsh | 3 May 1870 | 10 July 1873 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| Arthur Hunter Palmer | 10 July 1873 | 15 July 1873 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| John Malbon Thompson | 15 July 1873 | 8 January 1874 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| Thomas McIlwraith | 8 January 1874 | 24 October 1874 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | Ministerialist | |
| Arthur Macalister | 24 October 1874 | 13 November 1874 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| Henry Edward King | 13 November 1874 | 10 May 1876 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| James Dickson | 10 May 1876 | 5 June 1876 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | see article | |
| George Thorn | 5 June 1876 | 8 March 1877 | Premier, Postmaster-General and Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| George Thorn | 8 March 1877 | 7 November 1877 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| William Miles | 7 November 1877 | 21 September 1878 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| Samuel Griffith | 21 September 1878 | 21 January 1879 | Secretary for Public Works | | |
| John Macrossan | 21 January 1879 | 13 March 1883 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| Albert Norton | 13 March 1883 | 13 November 1883 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| William Miles | 13 November 1883 | 22 August 1887 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| Charles Dutton | 30 August 1887 | 12 December 1887 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| William Hodgkinson | 19 May 1888 | 13 May 1893 | Secretary for Mines and Work | | |
| John Macrossan | 13 June 1888 | 4 January 1890 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | | |
| Hugh Nelson | 4 January 1890 | 12 August 1890 | Secretary for Railways and Public Works | Ministerialist | |
| Horace Tozer | 12 August 1890 | 27 March 1893 | Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Public Works | Ministerialist | |
| Isidor Lissner | 27 March 1893 | 25 May 1893 | Secretary for Mines and Public Works | Ministerialist | |
| Robert Philp | 25 May 1893 | 23 August 1894 | Secretary for Mines and Public Works | see article | |
| Robert Philp | 23 August 1894 | 29 March 1895 | Secretary for Mines, Public Works and Public Instruction | | |
| Robert Philp | 29 March 1895 | 6 May 1896 | Secretary for Public Works and Railways | | |
| David Dalrymple | 6 May 1896 | 27 April 1898 | Secretary for Public Works | Ministerialist | |
| John Murray | 27 April 1898 | 1 December 1899 | Secretary for Railways and Public Works | | |
| John Murray | 7 December 1899 | 1 February 1901 | Secretary for Railways and Public Works | | |
| David Dalrymple | 28 March 1899 | 1 December 1899 | Secretary for Public Works | Ministerialist | |
| Andrew Fisher | 1 December 1899 | 7 December 1899 | Secretary for Railways and Public Works | Labor | |
| John Leahy | 1 February 1901 | 17 September 1903 | Secretary for Railways and Public Works | see article | |
| William Browne | 17 September 1903 | 12 April 1904 | Secretary for Mines and Public Works | Labor | |
| Peter Airey | 19 April 1904 | 27 April 1904 | Secretary for Mines and Public Works | Labor | |
| Digby Denham | 27 April 1904 | 19 January 1906 | Secretary for Public Works | Ministerialist | |
| Thomas O'Sullivan | 19 January 1906 | 6 February 1907 | Secretary for Public Works | see article | |
| Thomas O'Sullivan | 6 February 1907 | 19 November 1907 | Secretary for Public Works and Agriculture | Kidstonite | |
| Patrick Leahy | 19 November 1907 | 18 February 1908 | Secretary for Public Works and Mines | Conservative/Philpite | |
| George Kerr | 18 February 1908 | 29 October 1908 | Secretary for Railways and Public Works | Kidstonite | |
| John Appel | 29 October 1908 | 29 June 1909 | Secretary for Mines and Public Works | Liberal | |
| George Jackson | 29 June 1909 | 22 October 1909 | Secretary for Mines and Public Works | Liberal | |
| Walter Barnes | 22 October 1909 | 7 February 1911 | Secretary for Public Instruction and for Public Works | Liberal | |
| Walter Barnes | 7 February 1911 | 1 June 1915 | Treasurer and Secretary for Public Works | Liberal | |
| Ted Theodore | 1 June 1915 | 22 October 1919 | Treasurer & Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| James Larcombe | 22 October 1919 | 7 April 1920 | Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| John Fihelly | 7 April 1920 | 8 February 1922 | Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| Ted Thedore | 8 February 1922 | 6 October 1922 | Premier and Chief Secretary, Treasurer, Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| William Forgan Smith | 6 October 1922 | 26 February 1925 | Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| Mick Kirwan | 26 February 1925 | 21 May 1929 | Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| Reginald King | 21 May 1929 | 17 June 1932 | Secretary for Public Works and Public Instruction | CPNP | |
| Harry Bruce | 17 June 1932 | 15 May 1947 | Secretary for Public Works | Labor | |
| William Power | 15 May 1947 | 10 May 1950 | Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government | Labor | |
| Paul Hilton | 10 May 1950 | 1 May 1952 | Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government | Labor | |
| Paul Hilton | 1 May 1952 | 28 May 1956 | Secretary for Public Works and Housing | Labor | |
| Colin McCathie | 28 May 1956 | 12 August 1957 | Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Immigration | Labor/QLP | |
| James Heading | 12 August 1957 | 9 June 1960 | Minister for Public Works and Local Government and Immigration | Country | |
| Lloyd Roberts | 9 June 1960 | 11 April 1961 | Minister for Public Works and Local Government | Country | Died in office |
| Harold Richter | 4 May 1961 | 26 September 1963 | Minister for Public Works and Local Government | Country | |
| Joh Bjelke-Petersen | 26 September 1963 | 8 August 1968 | Minister for Works and Housing | Country | |
| Max Hodges | 8 August 1968 | 23 December 1974 | Minister for Works and Housing | Country | |
| Max Hodges | 23 December 1974 | 10 March 1975 | Minister for Works and Housing and Minister for Police | National | |
| Norm Lee | 10 March 1975 | 16 December 1977 | Minister for Works and Housing | Liberal | |
| Claude Wharton | 16 December 1977 | 18 October 1986 | Minister for Works and Housing | National | |
| Ivan Gibbs | 1 December 1986 | 25 November 1987 | Minister for Works and Housing | National | |
| Ivan Gibbs | 25 November 1987 | 1 December 1987 | Minister for Works, Housing and Industry | National | |
| Bill Gunn | 9 December 1987 | 19 January 1989 | Deputy Premier, Minister for Public Works, Main Roads and Expo and Minister for Police | National | |
| Bill Gunn | 19 January 1989 | 25 September 1989 | Deputy Premier, Minister for Public Works, Housing and Main Roads | National | |
| Jim Randell | 25 September 1989 | 7 December 1989 | Minister for Works and Housing | National | |
| Ron McLean | 7 December 1989 | 19 September 1992 | Minister for Administrative Services | Labor | |
| Tom Burns | 24 September 1992 | 18 October 1993 | Minister for Administrative Services | Labor | |
| Glen Milliner | 18 October 1993 | 19 February 1996 | Minister for Administrative Services | Labor | |
| Ray Connor | 26 February 1996 | 28 April 1997 | Minister for Public Works and Housing | Liberal | |
| David Watson | 28 April 1997 | 26 June 1998 | Minister for Public Works and Housing | Liberal | |
| Robert Schwarten | 29 June 1998 | 12 February 2004 | Minister for Public Works and Housing | Labor | |
| Robert Schwarten | 12 February 2004 | 13 September 2006 | Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing | Labor | |
| Robert Schwarten | 13 September 2006 | 12 October 2006 | Minister for Public Works and Housing | Labor | |
| Robert Schwarten | 12 October 2006 | 21 February 2011 | Minister for Public Works, Information and Communications Technology | Labor | |
| Simon Finn | 21 February 2011 | 26 March 2012 | Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology | Labor | |
| Bruce Flegg | 3 April 2012 | 14 November 2012 | Minister for Housing and Public Works | LNP | |
| Tim Mander | 19 November 2012 | 13 February 2015 | Minister for Housing and Public Works | LNP | |
| Leeanne Enoch | 16 February 2015 | 8 December 2015 | Minister for Housing and Public Works | Labor | |
| Mick de Brenni | 8 December 2015 | 18 December 2023 | Minister for Public Works and Procurement | Labor | |
| Meaghan Scanlon | 18 December 2023 | | Minister for Public Works | Labor | |

## Other roles

Other politicians occupying important roles in the area of public works include:
| Minister | Term start | Term end | Title | Party |
| Sandy McPhie | 20 April 1989 | 19 October 1989 | Chairman, Public Works Committee | National |
| Tony McGrady | 6 March 1990 | 16 December 1991 | Chairman, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Robert Schwarten | 18 March 1992 | 25 August 1992 | Chairman, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Judy Spence | 10 November 1992 | 20 June 1995 | Chair, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Bill D'Arcy | 15 September 1995 | 2 April 1996 | Chairman, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Len Stephan | 2 April 1996 | 19 May 1998 | Chairman, Public Works Committee | National |
| Neil Roberts | 30 July 1998 | 17 February 2001 | Chairman, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Don Livingstone | 3 May 2001 | 15 August 2006 | Chair, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Pat Purcell | 12 February 2004 | 28 July 2005 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing | Labor |
| Barbara Stone | 11 October 2006 | 20 March 2009 | Chair, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Wayne Wendt | 23 April 2009 | 28 May 2009 | Chair, Public Works Committee | Labor |
| Wayne Wendt | 28 May 2009 | 16 June 2011 | Chair, Public Accounts and Public Works Committee | Labor |