# Lijst van Australische ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken

Dit artikel bevat een lijst van ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van Australië.
Van 14 november 1916 tot 21 december 1921 had Australië geen minister van Buitenlandse Zaken. Het is meermaals voorgekomen dat de premier van Australië ook de portefeuille voor Buitenlandse Zaken beheerde. De langst zittende minister was Alexander Downer, van 1996 tot 2007.

## Ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken

| # | Naam | Periode functie | Opmerking |
| 1 | Edmund Barton | 1901 - 1903 | PP |
| 2 | Alfred Deakin | 1903 - 1904 | PP |
| 3 | Billy Hughes | 1904 - 1904 | ALP |
| 4 | George Reid | 1905 - 1907 | FT |
| | Alfred Deakin | 1905 - 1908 | FT |
| 5 | Lee Batchelor | 1908 - 1909 | NLP |
| 6 | Littleton Groom | 1909 - 1910 | PP |
| | Lee Batchelor | 1910 - 1911 | ALP |
| 7 | Josiah Thomas | 1911 - 1913 | ALP |
| 8 | Paddy Glynn | 1913 - 1914 | CT |
| 9 | John Arthur | 1914 | ALP |
| 10 | Hugh Mahon | 1914 - 1916 | ALP |
| | Billy Hughes | 1921 - 1923 | NPA |
| 11 | Stanley Bruce | 1923 - 1929 | NPA |
| 12 | James Scullin | 1929 - 1932 | ALP |
| 13 | John Latham | 1932 - 1934 | UP |
| 14 | George Pearce | 1934 - 1937 | UP |
| | Billy Hughes | 1937 - 1939 | UP |
| 15 | Henry Somer Gullett | 1939 - 1940 | UP |
| 16 | John McEwen | 1940 | CP |
| 17 | Frederick Stewart | 1940 - 1941 | UAP |
| 18 | H. V. Evatt | 1941 - 1949 | ALP |

## Ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken (1949–heden)

| Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken | Ambtstermijn | Ambtstermijn | Partij(en) | Premier(s) | Kabinet(en) | Overige functie(s) |
| Percy Spender (1897–1985) | 19 december 1949 | 11 mei 1951 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies IV | |
| Richard Casey (1890–1976) | 11 mei 1951 | 4 februari 1960 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies V | |
| Richard Casey (1890–1976) | 11 mei 1951 | 4 februari 1960 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies VI | |
| Richard Casey (1890–1976) | 11 mei 1951 | 4 februari 1960 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies VII | |
| Richard Casey (1890–1976) | 11 mei 1951 | 4 februari 1960 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies VIII | |
| Robert Menzies (1894–1978) | 4 februari 1960 | 22 december 1961 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies VIII | Premier |
| Garfield Barwick (1903–1997) | 22 december 1961 | 24 april 1964 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies IX | Minister van Justitie |
| Garfield Barwick (1903–1997) | 22 december 1961 | 24 april 1964 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies X | Minister van Justitie |
| Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) | 24 april 1964 | 11 februari 1969 | LP | Robert Menzies (1949–1966) | Menzies X | |
| Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) | 24 april 1964 | 11 februari 1969 | LP | Harold Holt (1966–1967) | Holt I | |
| Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) | 24 april 1964 | 11 februari 1969 | LP | Harold Holt (1966–1967) | Holt II | |
| Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) | 24 april 1964 | 11 februari 1969 | LP | John McEwen (1967–1968) | McEwen | |
| Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) | 24 april 1964 | 11 februari 1969 | LP | John Gorton (1968–1971) | Gorton I | |
| Gordon Freeth (1914–2001) | 11 februari 1969 | 12 november 1969 | LP | John Gorton (1968–1971) | Gorton I | |
| William McMahon (1908–1988) | 12 november 1969 | 22 maart 1971 | LP | John Gorton (1968–1971) | Gorton II | |
| William McMahon (1908–1988) | 12 november 1969 | 22 maart 1971 | LP | William McMahon (1971–1972) | McMahon | Premier |
| Les Bury (1913–1986) | 22 maart 1971 | 1 augustus 1971 | LP | William McMahon (1971–1972) | McMahon | |
| Nigel Bowen (1911–1994) | 1 augustus 1971 | 5 december 1972 | LP | William McMahon (1971–1972) | McMahon | |
| Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) | 5 december 1972 | 30 november 1973 | ALP | Gough Whitlam (1972–1975) | Whitlam I | Premier |
| Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) | 5 december 1972 | 30 november 1973 | ALP | Gough Whitlam (1972–1975) | Whitlam II | Premier |
| Don Willesee (1916–2003) | 30 november 1973 | 11 november 1975 | ALP | Gough Whitlam (1972–1975) | Whitlam II | |
| Don Willesee (1916–2003) | 30 november 1973 | 11 november 1975 | ALP | Gough Whitlam (1972–1975) | Whitlam III | |
| Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) | 11 november 1975 | 3 november 1980 | LP | Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983) | Fraser I | |
| Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) | 11 november 1975 | 3 november 1980 | LP | Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983) | Fraser II | |
| Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) | 11 november 1975 | 3 november 1980 | LP | Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983) | Fraser III | |
| Tony Street (1926–2022) | 3 november 1980 | 11 maart 1983 | LP | Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983) | Fraser IV | |
| Bill Hayden (1933–2023) | 11 maart 1983 | 18 augustus 1988 | ALP | Bob Hawke (1993–1991) | Hawke I | |
| Bill Hayden (1933–2023) | 11 maart 1983 | 18 augustus 1988 | ALP | Bob Hawke (1993–1991) | Hawke II | |
| Bill Hayden (1933–2023) | 11 maart 1983 | 18 augustus 1988 | ALP | Bob Hawke (1993–1991) | Hawke III | |
| Gareth Evans (1944) | 18 augustus 1988 | 11 maart 1996 | ALP | Bob Hawke (1993–1991) | Hawke III | |
| Gareth Evans (1944) | 18 augustus 1988 | 11 maart 1996 | ALP | Bob Hawke (1993–1991) | Hawke IV | |
| Gareth Evans (1944) | 18 augustus 1988 | 11 maart 1996 | ALP | Paul Keating (1991–1996) | Keating I | |
| Gareth Evans (1944) | 18 augustus 1988 | 11 maart 1996 | ALP | Paul Keating (1991–1996) | Keating II | |
| Alexander Downer (1951) | 11 maart 1996 | 3 december 2007 | LP | John Howard (1996–2007) | Howard I | |
| Alexander Downer (1951) | 11 maart 1996 | 3 december 2007 | LP | John Howard (1996–2007) | Howard II | |
| Alexander Downer (1951) | 11 maart 1996 | 3 december 2007 | LP | John Howard (1996–2007) | Howard III | |
| Alexander Downer (1951) | 11 maart 1996 | 3 december 2007 | LP | John Howard (1996–2007) | Howard IV | |
| Stephen Smith (1955) | 3 december 2007 | 14 september 2010 | ALP | Kevin Rudd (2007–2010) | Rudd I | |
| Stephen Smith (1955) | 3 december 2007 | 14 september 2010 | ALP | Julia Gillard (2010–2013) | Gillard I | Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel |
| Kevin Rudd (1957) | 14 september 2010 | 22 februari 2012 | ALP | Julia Gillard (2010–2013) | Gillard II |
| Bob Carr (1947) | 22 februari 2012 | 18 september 2013 | ALP | Julia Gillard (2010–2013) | Gillard II | |
| Bob Carr (1947) | 22 februari 2012 | 18 september 2013 | ALP | Kevin Rudd (2013) | Rudd II | |
| Julie Bishop (1956) | 18 september 2013 | 28 augustus 2018 | LP | Tony Abbott (2013–2015) | Abbott | |
| Julie Bishop (1956) | 18 september 2013 | 28 augustus 2018 | LP | Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018) | Turnbull I | |
| Julie Bishop (1956) | 18 september 2013 | 28 augustus 2018 | LP | Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018) | Turnbull II | |
| Marise Payne (1964) | 28 augustus 2018 | 23 mei 2022 | LP | Scott Morrison (2018–2022) | Morrison I | |
| Marise Payne (1964) | 28 augustus 2018 | 23 mei 2022 | LP | Scott Morrison (2018–2022) | Morrison II | |
| Penny Wong (1968) | 23 mei 2022 | heden | ALP | Anthony Albanese (2022–heden) | Albanese | |

### Afkortingen

| Afkorting | Partij | Opmerkingen |
| PP | Protectionist Party | |
| FT | Commonwealth Liberal | |
| ALP | Australian Labor Party | sociaaldemocratisch |
| LP | Liberal Party of Australia | conservatief-liberaal |
| NLP | National Labour Party | nationalistisch/sociaaldemocratisch |
| NPA | Nationalist Party of Australia | conservatief |
| UAP | United Australian Party | |
| ACP | Australian Country Party | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Afgetreden
* ↑ Afgetreden nabenoeming tot gouverneur-generaal