Minister for Trade (Australia)
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The Australian Minister for Trade has been the Hon Simon Crean since December 2007.
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[edit] Portfolio
Currently the Trade Minister administers the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate department of trade. Other trade related bodies for which he is reponsible are:
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
- Trade Policy Advisory Council
[edit] Australian trade ministers
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kingston | Protectionist Party | 1901–1903 | Minister for Trade and Customs |
| William Lyne | Protectionist Party | 1903–1904 | |
| Andrew Fisher | Australian Labor Party | 1904 | |
| Allan McLean | Free Trade Party | 1904–1905 | |
| William Lyne | Protectionist Party | 1905–1907 | |
| Austin Chapman | Protectionist Party | 1907–1908 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1908–1909 | |
| Robert Best | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1909–1910 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1910–1913 | |
| Littleton Groom | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1913–1914 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1914–1916 | |
| Billy Hughes | Australian Labor Party | 1916–1916 | |
| William Archibald | National Labor Party | 1916–1917 | |
| Jens Jensen | Nationalist Party | 1917–1918 | |
| William Watt | Nationalist Party | 1918–1921 | |
| Walter Massy-Greene | Nationalist Party | 1921 | |
| Arthur Rodgers | Nationalist Party | 1921–1923 | |
| Austin Chapman | Nationalist Party | 1923–1924 | |
| Littleton Groom | Nationalist Party | 1924 | |
| Herbert Pratten | Nationalist Party | 1924–1928 | |
| Stanley Bruce | Nationalist Party | 1928 | |
| Henry Gullett | Nationalist Party | 1928–1929 | |
| James Fenton | Australian Labor Party | 1929–1931 | |
| Frank Forde | Australian Labor Party | 1931–1932 | |
| Henry Gullett | Nationalist Party | 1932–1933 | |
| Thomas White | Nationalist Party | 1932–1938 | |
| John Perkins | Nationalist Party | 1938–1939 | |
| John Lawson | Nationalist Party | 1939–1940 | |
| Robert Menzies | Nationalist Party | 1940 | |
| George McLeay | Nationalist Party | 1940 | |
| Eric Harrison | Nationalist Party | 1940–1941 | |
| Richard Keane | Australian Labor Party | 1941–1946 | |
| John Dedman | Australian Labor Party | 1946 | |
| James Fraser | Australian Labor Party | 1946 | |
| Benjamin Courtice | Australian Labor Party | 1946–1949 | |
| Neil O'Sullivan | Liberal Party of Australia | 1949–1956 | |
| John McEwen | Country Party | 1956–1963 | Minister for Trade |
| John McEwen | Country Party | 1963–1971 | Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Doug Anthony | Country Party | 1971–1972 | |
| Jim Cairns | Australian Labor Party | 1972–1974 | Minister for Overseas Trade |
| Frank Crean | Australian Labor Party | 1974–1975 | |
| Doug Anthony | National Country Party | 1975–1977 | |
| Doug Anthony | National Country Party | 1977–1983 | Minister for Trade and Resources |
| Lionel Bowen | Australian Labor Party | 1983–1984 | Minister for Trade |
| John Dawkins | Australian Labor Party | 1984–1987 | |
| Michael Duffy | Australian Labor Party | 1987–1990 | Minister for Trade Negotiations |
| Neal Blewett | Australian Labor Party | 1990–1991 | |
| Neal Blewett | Australian Labor Party | 1991 | Minister for Trade and Overseas Development |
| John Kerin | Australian Labor Party | 1991–1993 | |
| Peter Cook | Australian Labor Party | 1993–1994 | Minister for Trade |
| Bob McMullan | Australian Labor Party | 1994–1996 | |
| Tim Fischer | National Party | 1996–1999 | |
| Mark Vaile | National Party | 1999–2006 | |
| Warren Truss | National Party | 2006–2007 | |
| Simon Crean | Australian Labor Party | 2007– |
[edit] Australian Ministers for Special Trade Representations
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Howard | Liberal Party | 1977 | Minister for Special Trade Negotiations |
| Victor Garland | Liberal Party | 1977–1979 | Minister for Special Trade Representations |
| Douglas Scott | Liberal Party | 1979–1980 | |
| Ian Sinclair | National Country Party | 1980–1980 |
