Minister for Small Business (Australia)

Minister for Small Business
File:Kelly O'Dwyer.jpg Incumbent Kelly O'Dwyer since 21 September 2015
Department of the Treasury
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Barry Jones
Formation	1988

The Australian Minister for Small Business is the Hon. Kelly O'Dwyer MP .

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers her portfolio through the Department of the Treasury.

List of Ministers for Small Business

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Small Business, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party affiliation		Prime Minister	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Barry Jones		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
2	David Beddall				Minister for Small Business and Customs	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
				Keating	Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
3	Chris Schacht				Minister for Science and Small Business	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
					Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
4	Geoff Prosser		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)
5	Peter Reith				Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
					Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
6	Ian Macfarlane				Minister for Small Business	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	days
7	Joe Hockey				Minister for Small Business and Tourism	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
8	Fran Bailey					26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
9	Craig Emerson		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
10	Nick Sherry				Minister for Small Business	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
11	Mark Arbib					14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	days
12	Brendan O'Connor					5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	days
13	Chris Bowen					4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	days
14	Gary Gray					25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	days
				Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
15	Bruce Billson		Liberal	Abbott		18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015
16	Kelly O'Dwyer					21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	Incumbent	days

External links

• Minister's website