List of Foreign Ministers of Australia

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This is a list of Australia's Foreign Ministers since 1901.

The official title was from 1901 to November 6, 1970 Minister of External Affairs . Then Minister for Foreign Affairs until July 24, 1987 . From July 24, 1987 to March 24, 1993, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commerce were united, the official title was Minister for Foreign Affairs . After that the ministry was split up again and since March 24, 1993 the official title is again Minister for Foreign Affairs .

From November 14, 1916 to December 21, 1921 there was no foreign minister.

Surname government Taking office End of office Political party
Edmund Barton Barton 0January 1, 1901 September 24, 1903 Prot
Alfred Deakin Deakin I September 24, 1903 April 27, 1904
Billy Hughes Watson April 27, 1904 17th August 1904 ALP
George Reid Reid-McLean August 18, 1904 0July 5, 1905 FTP
Alfred Deakin Deakin II 0July 5, 1905 November 13, 1908 Prot
Lee Batchelor Fisher I. November 13, 1908 0June 2, 1909 ALP
Littleton Groom Deakin III 0June 2, 1909 April 29, 1910 Prot
Lee Batchelor Fisher II April 29, 1910 June 24, 1913 ALP
Patrick Glynn cook June 24, 1913 September 17, 1914 CLP
John Arthur Fisher III September 17, 1914 October 27, 1915 ALP
Hugh Mahon Hughes I October 27, 1915 November 14, 1916
Billy Hughes Hughes IV December 21, 1921 0February 9, 1923 NP
Stanley Bruce Bruce Page 0February 9, 1923 October 22, 1929
James Scullin Scullin October 22, 1929 0January 6, 1932 ALP
John Latham Lyons I 0January 6, 1932 October 12, 1934 UAP
George Pearce Lyons I October 12, 1934 November 29, 1937
Billy Hughes Lyons I
Lyons II
Page 		November 29, 1937 April 26, 1939
Henry Somer Gullett Menzies I April 26, 1939 March 14, 1940
John McEwen Menzies II March 14, 1940 October 28, 1940 CP
Frederick Harold Stewart Menzies III
Fadden 		October 28, 1940 0October 7, 1941 UAP
Herbert Vere Evatt Curtin I government Curtin
II
Forde
Chifley I government
Chifley II 		0October 7, 1941 December 19, 1949 ALP
Percy dispenser Menzies IV December 19, 1949 April 26, 1951 LP
Richard Casey Menzies IV
Menzies V
Menzies VI
Menzies VII 		April 27, 1951 04th February 1960
Robert Menzies Menzies VII 04th February 1960 November 22, 1960
Garfield Barwick Menzies VII
Menzies VIII 		November 22, 1960 April 22, 1964
Paul Hasluck Menzies VIII
Holt I
Holt II
McEwen
Gorton I
Gorton II 		April 22, 1964 February 11, 1969
Gordon Freeth Gorton II February 11, 1969 November 12, 1969
William McMahon Gorton III
McMahon 		November 12, 1969 March 22, 1971
Les Bury McMahon March 22, 1971 02nd August 1971
Nigel Bowen McMahon 02nd August 1971 05th December 1972
Gough Whitlam Whitlam I
Whitlam II 		05th December 1972 0November 6, 1973 ALP
Don Willesee Whitlam II
Whitlam III 		0November 6, 1973 November 11, 1975
Andrew Peacock Fraser I
Fraser II
Fraser III 		November 11, 1975 03rd November 1980 LP
Tony Street Fraser IV 03rd November 1980 March 11, 1983
Bill Hayden Hawke I
Government Hawke II
Hawke III 		March 11, 1983 17th August 1988 ALP
Gareth Evans Hawke III
Hawke IV
Keating I
Keating II 		02nd September 1988 March 11, 1996 ALP
Alexander Downer Howard I
Howard II
Howard III
Howard IV 		March 11, 1996 0December 3, 2007 LP
Stephen Smith Rudd I
Gillard I 		0December 3, 2007 September 14, 2010 ALP
Kevin Rudd Gillard II September 14, 2010 February 26, 2012
Bob Carr Gillard II
Rudd II 		February 26, 2012 18th September 2013
Julie Bishop Abbott
Turnbull I
Turnbull II 		18th September 2013 August 28, 2018 LP
Marise Payne Morrison I August 24, 2018
ALP Australian Labor Party
CLP Commonwealth Liberal Party
CP Country party
FTP Free Trade Party
LP Liberal Party of Australia
Prot Protectionist Party
UAP United Australia Party

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