Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)
List of Ministers for the Interior
Columns: Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office
1 | Archdale Parkhill | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | 12April1932 | 13October1932 | 184 days | 2 | John Perkins | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | 13October1932 | 12October1934 | 1year, 364days | 3 | Eric Harrison | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | 12October1934 | 9November1934 | 28 days | 4 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | 9November1934 | 29November1937 | 3years, 20days | 5 | John McEwen | Country | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | 29November1937 | 7April1939 | 1year, 148days | 5 | John McEwen | Country | Page | Minister for the Interior | 7April1939 | 26April1939 | 1year, 148days | 6 | Harry Foll | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 26April1939 | 29August1941 | 2years, 164days | 6 | Harry Foll | United Australia | Fadden | Minister for the Interior | 29August1941 | 7October1941 | 2years, 164days | 7 | Joe Collings | Labor | Curtin | Minister for the Interior | 7October1941 | 6July1945 | 3years, 279days | 7 | Joe Collings | Labor | Forde | Minister for the Interior | 6July1945 | 13July1945 | 3years, 279days | 8 | Herbert Johnson | Labor | Chifley | Minister for the Interior | 13July1945 | 19December1949 | 4years, 159days | 9 | Philip McBride | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 19December1949 | 24October1950 | 309 days | n/a | Eric Harrison | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 24October1950 | 11May1951 | 199 days | 10 | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 11May1951 | 11January1956 | 4years, 245days | 11 | Allen Fairhall | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 11January1956 | 10December1958 | 2years, 333days | 12 | Gordon Freeth | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 10December1958 | 18December1963 | 5years, 8days | 13 | John Gorton | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 18December1963 | 4March1964 | 77 days | 14 | Doug Anthony | Country | Menzies | Minister for the Interior | 4March1964 | 26January1966 | 3years, 226days | 14 | Doug Anthony | Country | Holt | Minister for the Interior | 26January1966 | 16October1967 | 3years, 226days | 15 | Peter Nixon | Country | Holt | Minister for the Interior | 16October1967 | 19December1967 | 3years, 112days | 15 | Peter Nixon | Country | McEwen | Minister for the Interior | 19December1967 | 10January1968 | 3years, 112days | 15 | Peter Nixon | Country | Gorton | Minister for the Interior | 10January1968 | 5February1971 | 3years, 112days | 16 | Ralph Hunt | Country | Gorton | Minister for the Interior | 5February1971 | 10March1971 | 1year, 304days | 16 | Ralph Hunt | Country | McMahon | Minister for the Interior | 10March1971 | 5December1972 | 1year, 304days | 17 | Lance Barnard | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for the Interior | 5December1972 | 19December1972 | 14 days