Minister for International Development

Minister for International Development
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Incumbent Anne Aly since 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder	Neal Blewett (as Minister for Trade and Overseas Development)
Formation	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)
Website	ministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/anne-aly/home

The Minister for International Development is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with oversight of government policy related to international development. It is currently held by Anne Aly.

Scope

The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).^[1][2][3] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.

List of ministers for international development

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development, or any precedent title:^[4]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Neal Blewett		Labor	4th Hawke	Minister for Trade and Overseas Development	1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	329 days
				1st Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
2	John Kerin					27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	1 year, 87 days
3	Gordon Bilney		Labor	2nd Keating	Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	2 years, 353 days
4	Melissa Parke		Labor	2nd Rudd	Minister for International Development	1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	79 days
5	Steven Ciobo		LNP	1st Turnbull	Minister for International Development and the Pacific	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	150 days
6	Concetta Fierravanti-Wells		Liberal			18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	2 years, 185 days
				2nd Turnbull		19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)
7	Alex Hawke		Liberal	2nd Morrison	Minister for International Development and the Pacific	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)	1 year, 207 days
8	Zed Seselja					22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	1 year, 152 days
9	Pat Conroy		Labor	1st Albanese		1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	2 years, 346 days
10	Anne Aly			2nd Albanese	Minister for International Development	13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	Incumbent	6 days

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Pacific Island affairs or any of its precedent titles:^[4]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Bob McMullan		Labor	1st Rudd	Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	2 years, 285 days
				1st Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
2	Anne Ruston		Liberal	1st Morrison	Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	274 days

References

1. "Melissa Parke appointed Minister for International Development". Australian Agency for International Development (Press release). Australian Government. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. "Oxfam welcomes new Minister for International Development" (Press release). Oxfam Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
3. Betteridge, Ashlee (1 July 2013). "Rudd appoints Minister for International Development". DevPolicy Blog. Australia: Development Policy Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
4. "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.

External links

• Official website