Minister for Emergency Management
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Incumbent
Murray Watt
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Home Affairs
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderRobert McClelland
Formation14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
Websiteminister.homeaffairs.gov.au/MurrayWatt

The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Murray Watt following the swearing-in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.[1]

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs.

List of ministers

Emergency management

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Emergency Management, or any of its precedent titles:[2]

Order Minister Party Ministry Title Term start Term end Term in office Ref
1 Robert McClelland   Labor 2nd Gillard Minister for Emergency Management 14 December 2011 5 March 2012 82 days [3]
2 Nicola Roxon 5 March 2012 4 February 2013 336 days [4]
3 Mark Dreyfus 2nd Gillard
2nd Rudd		 4 February 2013 18 September 2013 226 days [5]
4 Linda Reynolds   Liberal 1st Morrison Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery 2 March 2019 29 May 2019 88 days [6]
5 David Littleproud   National (LNP) 2nd Morrison Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management 29 May 2019 6 February 2020 2 years, 34 days [7]
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 6 February 2020 2 July 2021
6 Bridget McKenzie National Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience 2 July 2021 23 May 2022 325 days [8]
7 Murray Watt   Labor Albanese Minister for Emergency Management 1 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 228 days [9]

Assisting the attorney-general on Queensland floods recovery

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, or any of its precedent titles:[2]

Order Minister Party Ministry Title Term start Term end Term in office Ref
1 Joe Ludwig   Labor 2nd Gillard Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery 26 January 2011 1 July 2013 2 years, 156 days [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Robert Bruce McClelland - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Nicola Louise Roxon - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Mark Alfred Dreyfus KC - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Linda Karen Reynolds CSC - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. David Kelly Littleproud - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Bridget McKenzie - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Murray Patrick Watt - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Biography of The Hon. Joseph William Ludwig - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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