Special Minister of State

Special Minister of State
Special Minister of State
	Commonwealth Coat of Arms
	Flag of Australia
	Incumbent; Don Farrell; since 1 June 2022
	Department of Finance
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Australia
Inaugural holder	Don Willesee
Formation	19 December 1972
Website	www.smos.gov.au

The Special Minister of State (SMOS) in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is a position currently held by Don Farrell since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.^[1] The minister is responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial, public service, and oversight affairs.

Scope

The Special Minister of State administers their portfolio through the Department of Finance and a range of other government agencies, including:^[2]

Asset Management and Parliamentary Services (Government Business, Special Claims and Land Policy Division, Property and Construction Division & Ministerial and Parliamentary Services)
Australian Electoral Commission
Australian Government Information Management Office (Policy and Planning Divisions & the Agency Services Division)
Australian National Audit Office
Australian Public Service Commission
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Electoral Reform
Government Advertising
Parliamentary Integrity
Public Interests Disclosure
Register of Lobbyists
Remuneration Tribunal

List of Special Ministers of State

The following individuals have been appointed as Special Ministers of State, or any of its precedent titles:^[3]^[4]

Order	Minister		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Don Willesee	Labor	Whitlam	Special Minister of State	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)	346 days
2	Lionel Bowen				30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)	6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)	1 year, 188 days
3	Doug McClelland				6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	158 days
4	Reg Withers	Liberal	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	41 days
5	Mick Young	Labor	Hawke		11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	14 July 1983 (1983-07-14)	125 days
6	Kim Beazley				14 July 1983 (1983-07-14)	21 January 1984 (1984-01-21)	191 days
n/a	Mick Young				21 January 1984 (1984-01-21)	16 February 1987 (1987-02-16)	3 years, 26 days
7	Michael Tate				16 February 1987 (1987-02-16)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	158 days
8	Susan Ryan				24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	179 days
9	Frank Walker		Keating		24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	1 year, 1 day
10	Gary Johns		Keating		25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	1 year, 352 days
11	Nick Minchin	Liberal	Howard		9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	1 year, 12 days
12	Chris Ellison				21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	2 years, 101 days
13	Eric Abetz				30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)	4 years, 362 days
14	Gary Nairn				27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	1 year, 310 days
15	John Faulkner	Labor	Rudd		3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)	1 year, 188 days
16	Joe Ludwig		Rudd		9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	1 year, 97 days
16	Joe Ludwig		Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	1 year, 97 days
17	Gary Gray				14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	2 years, 192 days
18	Mark Dreyfus				25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	177 days
18	Mark Dreyfus		Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	177 days
19	Michael Ronaldson	Liberal	Abbott		18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	2 years, 3 days
19	Michael Ronaldson		Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015	2 years, 3 days
20	Mal Brough				21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	29 December 2015 (2015-12-29)	99 days
21	Mathias Cormann				29 December 2015 (2015-12-29)	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	203 days
22	Scott Ryan				19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)	1 year, 117 days
n/a	Mathias Cormann				13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)	23 August 2018 (2018-08-23)	283 days
23	Alex Hawke		Morrison		28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	274 days
n/a	Mathias Cormann				29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)	1 year, 154 days
24	Simon Birmingham				30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)	8 October 2021	343 days
25	Ben Morton				8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	227 days
26	Don Farrell	Labor	Albanese		1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	Incumbent	2 years, 172 days

References

^ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Portfolio Responsibilities". www.smos.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.
^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
^ "Appointments revoked, appointments made by the Governor General". Federal Register of Legislation. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[2] "Portfolio Responsibilities". www.smos.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.

[parl-3] "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

[4] "Appointments revoked, appointments made by the Governor General". Federal Register of Legislation. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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