Order
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Minister
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Party
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Prime Minister
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Title
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Term start
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Term end
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Term in office
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1
|
Richard Casey, DSO, MC
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|
United Australia
|
Menzies
|
Minister for Supply and Development
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26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
26 January 1940 (1940-01-26)
|
275 days
|
2
|
Sir Frederick Stewart
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|
26 January 1940 (1940-01-26)
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28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
276 days
|
3
|
Sir Philip McBride, KCMG
|
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)
|
241 days
|
4
|
George McLeay
|
|
26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)
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29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
103 days
|
|
Fadden
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
5
|
Jack Beasley
|
|
Labor
|
Curtin
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
17 October 1942 (1942-10-17)
|
3 years, 118 days
|
|
Minister for Supply and Shipping
|
17 October 1942 (1942-10-17)
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2 February 1945 (1945-02-02)
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6
|
Bill Ashley
|
|
2 February 1945 (1945-02-02)
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6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
3 years, 64 days
|
|
Forde
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
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13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
|
Chifley
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
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6 April 1948 (1948-04-06)
|
7
|
John Armstrong
|
|
Minister for Supply and Development
|
6 April 1948 (1948-04-06)
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
1 year, 257 days
|
(1)
|
Richard Casey, CH, DSO, MC
|
|
Liberal
|
Menzies
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
17 March 1950 (1950-03-17)
|
88 days
|
8
|
Howard Beale
|
|
Minister for Supply
|
17 March 1950 (1950-03-17)
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10 February 1958 (1958-02-10)
|
7 years, 330 days
|
9
|
Athol Townley
|
|
11 February 1958 (1958-02-11)
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10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)
|
302 days
|
10
|
Alan Hulme
|
|
10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)
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22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
|
3 years, 12 days
|
11
|
Allen Fairhall
|
|
22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
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26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
|
4 years, 35 days
|
12
|
Denham Henty
|
|
Holt
|
26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
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19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
|
2 years, 33 days
|
|
McEwen
|
19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
|
10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
|
|
Gorton
|
10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
|
28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
|
13
|
Sir Ken Anderson
|
|
28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
3 years, 155 days
|
|
McMahon
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
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2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)
|
14
|
Victor Garland
|
|
2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
1 year, 125 days
|
15
|
Lance Barnard
|
|
Labor
|
Whitlam
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
9 October 1973 (1973-10-09)
|
308 days
|
16
|
Kep Enderby, QC
|
|
9 October 1973 (1973-10-09)
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12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
|
246 days
|
|
17
|
Ian Viner, QC
|
|
Liberal
|
Fraser
|
Minister for Defence Support
|
7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
|
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
|
308 days
|
18
|
Brian Howe
|
|
Labor
|
Hawke
|
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
|
13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
|
1 year, 277 days
|
|
19
|
Ros Kelly
|
|
Labor
|
Hawke
|
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
|
18 September 1987 (1987-09-18)
|
6 April 1989 (1989-04-06)
|
1 year, 200 days
|
20
|
David Simmons
|
|
6 April 1989 (1989-04-06)
|
4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
|
363 days
|
21
|
Gordon Bilney
|
|
4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
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20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
|
2 years, 354 days
|
|
Keating
|
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
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24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
22
|
John Faulkner
|
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
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25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
|
1 year, 1 day
|
23
|
Gary Punch
|
|
25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
|
1 year, 352 days
|
24
|
Bronwyn Bishop
|
|
Liberal
|
Howard
|
Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
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21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
|
2 years, 224 days
|
|
25
|
Warren Snowdon
|
|
Labor
|
Rudd
|
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
|
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
|
9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)
|
1 year, 188 days
|
26
|
Greg Combet, AM
|
|
Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science
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9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)
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1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)
|
1 year, 97 days
|
|
Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
|
1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)
|
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
|
|
Gillard
|
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
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14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
|
27
|
Jason Clare
|
|
Minister for Defence Materiel
|
14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
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2 April 2013 (2013-04-02)
|
2 years, 200 days
|
28
|
Mike Kelly, AM
|
|
2 April 2013 (2013-04-02)
|
27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
|
169 days
|
|
Rudd
|
27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
|
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
|
|
29
|
Mal Brough[a]
|
|
Liberal
|
Turnbull
|
Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
|
21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
|
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29)
|
99 days
|
acting
|
Marise Payne[a]
|
|
Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
|
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29)
|
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
|
51 days
|
30
|
Dan Tehan
|
|
Minister for Defence Materiel
|
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
|
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
|
152 days
|
31
|
Christopher Pyne
|
|
Minister for Defence Industry
|
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
|
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
|
2 years, 39 days
|
|
Morrison
|
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
|
27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)
|
32
|
Steven Ciobo
|
|
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
|
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)
|
186 days
|
33
|
Linda Reynolds, CSC
|
|
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)
|
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
|
88 days
|
34
|
Melissa Price
|
|
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
|
23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
|
2 years, 359 days
|
35
|
Pat Conroy
|
|
Labor
|
Albanese
|
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
|
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
|
2 years, 210 days
|
Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery
|
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
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incumbent
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