Minister for Agriculture (Australia)
List of agriculture ministers
Columns: Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office
1 | Victor Wilson | Nationalist | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Migration | 16January1925 | 18June1926 | 1year, 153days | 2 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Migration | 18June1926 | 19January1928 | 3years, 126days | 2 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets | 19January1928 | 10December1928 | 3years, 126days | 2 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Transport | 10December1928 | 22October1929 | 3years, 126days | 3 | Parker Moloney | Labor | Scullin | Minister for Markets and Transport | 22October1929 | 21April1930 | 2years, 76days | 3 | Parker Moloney | Labor | Scullin | Minister for Markets | 21April1930 | 6January1932 | 2years, 76days | 4 | Charles Hawker | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Markets | 6January1932 | 13April1932 | 261 days | 4 | Charles Hawker | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 13April1932 | 23September1932 | 261 days | 5 | Joseph Lyons | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 3October1932 | 13October1932 | 10 days | 6 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 13October1932 | 9November1932 | 27 days | 7 | Earle Page | Country | Lyons | Minister for Commerce | 9November1932 | 7April1939 | 6years, 149days | 7 | Earle Page | Country | Page | Minister for Commerce | 7April1939 | 26April1939 | 6years, 149days | 8 | George McLeay | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for Commerce | 26April1939 | 14March1940 | 323 days | 9 | Archie Cameron | Country | Menzies | Minister for Commerce | 14March1940 | 28October1940 | 228 days | n/a | Earle Page | Country | Menzies | Minister for Commerce | 28October1940 | 29August1941 | 344 days | n/a | Earle Page | Country | Fadden | Minister for Commerce | 29August1941 | 7October1941 | 344 days | 10 | William Scully | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Commerce | 7October1941 | 22December1942 | 5years, 25days | 10 | William Scully | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 22December1942 | 6July1945 | 5years, 25days | 10 | William Scully | Labor | Forde | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 6July1945 | 13July1945 | 5years, 25days | 10 | William Scully | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 13July1945 | 1November1946 | 5years, 25days | 11 | Reginald Pollard | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 1November1946 | 19December1949 | 3years, 48days | 12 | John McEwen | Country | Menzies | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture | 19December1949 | 11January1956 | 6years, 23days | 13 | William McMahon | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Primary Industry | 11January1956 | 10December1958 | 2years, 333days | 14 | Charles Adermann | Country | Menzies | Minister for Primary Industry | 10December1958 | 26January1966 | 8years, 310days | 14 | Charles Adermann | Country | Holt | Minister for Primary Industry | 26January1966 | 16October1967 | 8years, 310days | 15 | Doug Anthony | Country | Holt | Minister for Primary Industry | 16October1967 | 19December1967 | 3years, 112days | 15 | Doug Anthony | Country | McEwen | Minister for Primary Industry | 19December1967 | 10January1968 | 3years, 112days | 15 | Doug Anthony | Country | Gorton | Minister for Primary Industry | 10January1968 | 5February1971 | 3years, 112days | 16 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Gorton | Minister for Primary Industry | 5February1971 | 10March1971 | 1year, 304days | 16 | Ian Sinclair | Country | McMahon | Minister for Primary Industry | 10March1971 | 5December1972 | 1year, 304days | 17 | Lance Barnard | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Primary Industry | 5December1972 | 19December1972 | 14 days | 18 | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Primary Industry | 19December1972 | 12June1974 | 2years, 306days | 18 | Ken Wriedt | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Agriculture | 12June1974 | 21October1975 | 2years, 306days | 19 | Rex Patterson | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Agriculture | 21October1975 | 11November1975 | 21 days | n/a | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Agriculture | 11November1975 | 22December1975 | 3years, 320days | n/a | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Primary Industry | 22December1975 | 27September1979 | 3years, 320days | 20 | Peter Nixon | National Country | Fraser | Minister for Primary Industry | 27September1979 | 11March1983 | 3years, 165days | 21 | John Kerin | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Primary Industry | 11March1983 | 24July1987 | 8years, 85days | 21 | John Kerin | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 24July1987 | 4June1991 | 8years, 85days | 22 | Simon Crean | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 4June1991 | 20December1991 | 2years, 202days | 22 | Simon Crean | Labor | Keating | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 20December1991 | 23December1993 | 2years, 202days | 23 | Bob Collins | Labor | Keating | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 23December1993 | 11March1996 | 2years, 79days | 24 | John Anderson | National | Howard | Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | 11March1996 | 21October1998 | 2years, 224days | 25 | Mark Vaile | National | Howard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 21October1998 | 20July1999 | 272 days | 26 | Warren Truss | National | Howard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 20July1999 | 6July2005 | 5years, 351days | 27 | Peter McGauran | National | Howard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 6July2005 | 3December2007 | 2years, 150days | 28 | Tony Burke | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 3December2007 | 28June2010 | 2years, 285days | 28 | Tony Burke | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 28June2010 | 14September2010 | 2years, 285days | 29 | Joe Ludwig | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 14September2010 | 1July2013 | 2years, 290days | 30 | Joel Fitzgibbon | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1July2013 | 18September2013 | 215 days | 31 | Barnaby Joyce | National | Abbott | Minister for Agriculture | 18September2013 | Incumbent | 136 days