Minister for Cities (Australia)
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Minister for Cities | |
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since 29 July 2024 | |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Tom Uren (as Minister for Urban and Regional Development) |
Formation | 19 December 1972 |
Website | minister |
The Minister for Cities in the Government of Australia is a position which is currently held by Jenny McAllister since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.[1]
List of ministers for cities
[edit]The following individuals have served as the Minister for Cities, or any other precedent titles:[2][3]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Tom Uren | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Urban and Regional Development | 19 December 1972 | 11 November 1975 | 2 years, 327 days | |
2 | John Carrick | Liberal | Fraser | 11 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 41 days | ||
3 | Jamie Briggs | Liberal | Abbott | Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development | 18 September 2013 | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 102 days | |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 | ||||||
Minister for Cities and the Built Environment | 21 September 2015 | 29 December 2015 | ||||||
4 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Urban Infrastructure | 19 July 2016 | 20 December 2017 | 2 years, 39 days | |
Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities | 20 December 2017 | 28 August 2018 | ||||||
5 | Alan Tudge | Morrison | Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population | 28 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 116 days | ||
Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure | 29 May 2019 | 22 December 2020 | ||||||
(4) | Paul Fletcher | Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts | 22 December 2020 | 23 May 2022 | 1 year, 152 days | |||
6 | Jenny McAllister | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Cities | 29 July 2024 | Incumbent | 21 days |
References
[edit]- ^ Albanese, Anthony. "Ministerial arrangements". www.pm.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". Events. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.