Minister for Women (Australia)

Minister for Women
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
File:Michaelia Cash March 2014.jpg Incumbent Michaelia Cash since 18 September 2013
Office for Women
Style	The Honourable
Reports to	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor-General of Australia on recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Formation	16 August 1976 (1976-08-16)
First holder	Tony Street
Website	minister.women.gov.au

The Minister for Women in Australia's Turnbull Ministry is Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash. Ministers holding the position, first introduced in 1976 during the First Fraser Ministry, have held several different titles. They have often held other portfolios, and sometimes sat in Cabinet of Australia. Almost all office holders have been women.

Scope

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Office for Women within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, with the budget being administered through the Department of Social Services. Currently, the Minister works with other Government Ministers to ensure that women’s issues and gender equality are taken into consideration in policy and program development and implementation. The Office for Women supports the Minister in this role, and is the central source of advice for Government agencies on the impact of Government policies and programmes for Australian women.

List of Ministers for Women

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Women, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Tony Street		Liberal	Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women’s Affairs	16 August 1976 (1976-08-16)	8 November 1976 (1976-11-08)	days
2	Ian Macphee					8 November 1976 (1976-11-08)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)
3	Susan Ryan		Labor	Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)
4	Margaret Reynolds					19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
5	Wendy Fatin					4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
6	Rosemary Crowley					24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	days
7	Ros Kelly					23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)	days
8	Carmen Lawrence					25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
9	Jocelyn Newman		Liberal	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
10	Judi Moylan				Minister for the Status of Women	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
n/a	Jocelyn Newman				Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
11	Amanda Vanstone					30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)
12	Kay Patterson					7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
					Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)
13	Julie Bishop					27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
14	Tanya Plibersek		Labor	Rudd	Minister for the Status of Women	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)
15	Kate Ellis					15 September 2010 (2010-09-15)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
16	Julie Collins					14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
				Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
17	Michaelia Cash		Liberal	Abbott	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015
					Minister for Women	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	incumbent