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Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Australian cabinet position

Field	Value
post	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
insignia	Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg
insigniacaption	Commonwealth Coat of Arms
flag	Flag of Australia (converted).svg
flagcaption	Flag of Australia
flagborder	yes
incumbent	Catherine King
image	Catherine King.jpg
incumbentsince
style	The Honourable
appointer	Governor-General
appointer_qualified	on the advice of the prime minister
inaugural	Thomas Paterson (as Minister for Markets and Transport)
formation
department	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
website

The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Government of Australia is a position currently held by Catherine King following the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.

The Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories is a position currently held by Kristy McBain.

Scope

In the Government of Australia, the minister for infrastructure has overall responsibility for all of the matters falling within the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio, including regulation, safety and funding in relation to aviation, shipping, roads and railways and policy on regional development and local government.

History

Under the Constitution of Australia the federal government was not given any specific responsibilities for transport, except for "railway construction and extension in any State with the consent of that State" (section 51(xxxiv)). In 1916, Billy Hughes appointed Patrick Lynch as Minister for Works and Railways to administer Commonwealth Railways and the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway. In December 1928, Stanley Bruce appointed Thomas Paterson as Minister for Markets and Transport, which included responsibility for funding road construction via grants to the states. In January 1932, this portfolio was renamed Minister for Transport, but in April 1932 it was absorbed into the new portfolio of Minister for the Interior along with the position of Minister for Works and Railways.

In December 1938, with the growth of significance of civil aviation and the commonwealth's assumption of responsibility for regulating it under international treaties, Joseph Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation. In 1941 Robert Menzies re-established the transport portfolio with the appointment of Hubert Lawrence Anthony. The Curtin government was determined to establish a government shipping company, ultimately the Australian National Lines, and John Curtin appointed Jack Beasley as Minister for Supply and Development in 1941. This position was renamed Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport in 1950 under the Menzies government and Minister for Shipping and Transport in 1951. Gough Whitlam combined the transport and civil aviation portfolios in 1973, but it was re-divided with Malcolm Fraser's appointment of Wal Fife as Minister for Aviation in 1982. Bob Hawke abolished the aviation portfolio in 1987 with the creation of the "super" departments. Since 1987, there has been a single senior transport minister in Cabinet.

Agency and bodies

Other agencies and bodies the portfolio include:

Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Airservices Australia
Australian Bicycle Council
Australian Global Navigation Satellite System Coordination Committee (AGCC)
Australian Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council
Australian Maritime College
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board
Australian Rail Operations Unit
Australian Rail Track Corporation
Australian Transport Advisory Council
Christmas Island Administration
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration
East Kimberley Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Indigenous Trial
International Air Services Commission
Jervis Bay Territory Administration
Local Government and Planning Joint Committee
National Capital Authority
National Transport Commission
Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
Administrator of the Northern Territory
Office of the Administrator Norfolk Island
Regional Development Council
Regional Women's Advisory Council
Standing Committee on Regional Development Secretariat
Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee
Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Review Authority

List of ministers for infrastructure and transport

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Thomas Paterson			Country	Bruce	Minister for Markets and Transport	10 December 1928	22 October 1929
2	Parker Moloney	Labor}}		Labor	Scullin	22 October 1929	21 April 1930
Minister for Transport	21 April 1930	6 January 1932
3	Archdale Parkhill			United Australia	Lyons	6 January 1932	12 April 1932	days
4	Larry Anthony	Nationals}}		Country	Menzies	Minister for Transport	26 June 1941	28 August 1941
Fadden	28 August 1941	7 October 1941
5	George Lawson	Labor}}		Labor	Curtin	7 October 1941	21 September 1943
6	Eddie Ward	21 September 1943	6 July 1945
Forde	6 July 1945	13 July 1945
Chifley	13 July 1945	19 December 1949
7	Howard Beale	Liberal}}		Liberal	Menzies	19 December 1949	17 March 1950	days
8	George McLeay	Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport	17 March 1950	11 May 1951
Minister for Shipping and Transport	11 May 1951	14 September 1955
9	John Spicer	14 September 1955	27 September 1955	days
10	Shane Paltridge	27 September 1955	5 February 1960
11	Hubert Opperman	5 February 1960	18 December 1963
12	Gordon Freeth	18 December 1963	21 January 1966
Holt	26 January 1966	19 December 1967
McEwen	19 December 1967	10 January 1968
Gorton	10 January 1968	28 February 1968
13	Ian Sinclair	Nationals}}		Country	28 February 1968	5 February 1971
14	Peter Nixon	5 February 1971	10 March 1971
McMahon	10 March 1971	5 December 1972
15	Gough Whitlam	Labor}}		Labor	Whitlam	5 December 1972	19 December 1972	days
16	Charles Jones	Minister for Transport	19 December 1972	11 November 1975
(14)	Peter Nixon	Nationals}}		National Country	Fraser	11 November 1975	8 December 1979
17	Ralph Hunt	8 December 1979	7 May 1982
Minister for Transport and Construction	7 May 1982	16 October 1982
National	16 October 1982	11 March 1983
18	Peter Morris	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Transport	11 March 1983	24 July 1987
19	Gareth Evans	Minister for Transport and Communications
20	Ralph Willis
21	Kim Beazley
22	John Kerin			days
Keating
23	Graham Richardson			days
24	Bob Collins
25	Laurie Brereton	Minister for Transport	24 December 1993	11 March 1996
26	John Sharp	Nationals}}		Nationals	Howard	Minister for Transport and Regional Development
27	Mark Vaile
28	John Anderson	Minister for Transport and Regional Services			****
29	Warren Truss
(27)	Mark Vaile
30	Anthony Albanese	Labor}}		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Gillard
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport	14 September 2010	27 June 2013
Rudd	27 June 2013	18 September 2013
(29)	Warren Truss	National}}		Nationals	Abbott	Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development		15 September 2015
Turnbull		18 February 2016
31	Darren Chester	Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
32	Barnaby Joyce
33	Michael McCormack
Morrison	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
(32)	Barnaby Joyce
34	Catherine King			Labor	Albanese	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government		Incumbent

List of ministers for regional development

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Regional Development, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end
1	Tom Uren			Labor	Whitlam	Minister for Urban and Regional Development
2	John Carrick	Liberal}}		Liberal	Fraser		days
3	Ivor Greenwood	Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development
4	Kevin Newman
5	Ray Groom
6	Alan Griffiths	Labor}}		Labor	Keating	Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development
7	Peter Cook			days
8	Brian Howe	Minister for Housing and Regional Development
9	John Sharp	Nationals}}		Nationals	Howard	Minister for Transport and Regional Development
10	Mark Vaile
11	John Anderson	Minister for Transport and Regional Services			****
12	Warren Truss
(10)	Mark Vaile
13	Anthony Albanese	Labor}}		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Gillard
14	Simon Crean	Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
(13)	Anthony Albanese	Minister for Regional Development and Local Government			days
15	Sharon Bird	Rudd	Minister for Regional Development			days
(12)	Warren Truss	National}}		Nationals	Abbott	Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development	15 September 2015
Turnbull
16	Fiona Nash	Minister for Regional Development
17	Darren Chester		20 December 2017
18	John McVeigh	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
Morrison
19	Michael McCormack	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
20	Barnaby Joyce
21	Catherine King	Labor}}		Labor	Albanese	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government	Incumbent
Kristy McBain	Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories

List of ministers for local government

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Local Government, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Tom Uren	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Territories and Local Government,
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services
2	Margaret Reynolds	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Local Government
3	Wendy Fatin
Keating
4	David Simmons
5	Brian Howe	Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services
6	Warwick Smith	Liberal}}		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government
7	Alex Somlyay	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
8	Ian Macdonald	Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
9	Wilson Tuckey	Liberal}}		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
10	Ian Campbell	Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
11	Jim Lloyd
12	Anthony Albanese	Labor}}		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Gillard
13	Simon Crean	Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
(12)	Anthony Albanese	Minister for Regional Development and Local Government
14	Catherine King	Rudd	Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories
15	Paul Fletcher			Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects
16	Fiona Nash	National}}		National	Minister for Local Government and Territories		27 October 2017
17	Darren Chester		20 December 2017
18	John McVeigh	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
Morrison
19	Bridget McKenzie	Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation
20	Mark Coulton	Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government
Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government
(19)	Bridget McKenzie	Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education
(14)	Catherine King	Labor}}		Labor	Albanese	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government		Incumbent
21	Kristy McBain	Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories

List of ministers for cities

Former ministerial titles and portfolios

List of ministers for aviation

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Aviation, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Harold Thorby	Nationals}}		Country	Lyons	Minister for Civil Aviation	24 November 1938	7 April 1939
Page	7 April 1939	26 April 1939
2	James Fairbairn			United Australia	Menzies	26 April 1939	13 August 1940
3	Arthur Fadden	Nationals}}		Country	14 August 1940	28 October 1940	days
4	John McEwen	28 October 1940	28 August 1941	days
Fadden	28 August 1941	7 October 1941
5	Arthur Drakeford	Labor}}		Labor	Curtin	7 October 1941	6 July 1945	****
Forde	6 July 1945	13 July 1945
Chifley	13 July 1945	19 December 1949
6	Thomas White			Liberal	Menzies	19 December 1949	11 May 1951
7	Larry Anthony			Country	11 May 1951	9 July 1954
8	Athol Townley	Liberal}}		Liberal	9 July 1954	24 October 1956
9	Shane Paltridge	24 October 1956	10 June 1964
10	Denham Henty	10 June 1964	26 January 1966
11	Reginald Swartz	Holt	26 January 1966	19 December 1967
McEwen	19 December 1967	10 January 1968
Gorton	10 January 1968	12 November 1969
12	Bob Cotton	12 November 1969	10 March 1971
McMahon	10 March 1971	5 December 1972
13	Gough Whitlam	Labor}}		Labor	Whitlam	5 December 1972	19 December 1972	days
14	Charles Jones	19 December 1972	30 November 1973
15	Wal Fife			Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Aviation	7 May 1982	11 March 1983
16	Kim Beazley	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	11 March 1983	13 December 1984
17	Peter Morris	13 December 1984	24 July 1987
18	Gary Punch	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Telecommunications and Aviation Support	2 September 1988	28 March 1989
19	Ros Kelly	6 April 1989	4 April 1990	days
20	Bob Collins	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support	7 May 1990	20 December 1991
Keating	20 December 1991	27 December 1991
Minister for Shipping and Aviation	27 December 1991	27 May 1992
21	Peter Cook	Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support	27 May 1992	24 March 1993	days

List of ministers for shipping

The following individuals were appointed as Ministers for Shipping, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Jack Beasley	Labor}}		Labor	Curtin	Ministers for Shipping	17 October 1942	2 February 1945
2	Bill Ashley	2 February 1945	6 July 1945
Chifley	13 July 1945	6 April 1948
Minister for Shipping and Fuel	6 April 1948	19 December 1949
3	George McLeay	Liberal}}		Liberal	Menzies	19 December 1949	17 March 1950	****
Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport	17 March 1950	11 May 1951
Minister for Shipping and Transport	11 May 1951	14 September 1955
4	John Spicer	14 September 1955	27 September 1955	days
5	Shane Paltridge	27 September 1955	5 February 1960
6	Hubert Opperman	5 February 1960	18 December 1963
7	Gordon Freeth	18 December 1963	21 January 1966
Holt	26 January 1966	19 December 1967
McEwen	19 December 1967	10 January 1968
Gorton	110 January 1968	28 February 1968
8	Ian Sinclair	Nationals}}		Country	28 February 1968	5 February 1971
9	Peter Nixon	5 February 1971	10 March 1971
McMahon	10 March 1971	5 December 1972
10	Gough Whitlam			Labor	Whitlam	5 December 1972	19 December 1972	days
11	Bob Brown	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Land Transport and Shipping Support	24 July 1987	4 April 1990
12	Bob Collins	Minister for Shipping	4 April 1990	7 May 1990
Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support	7 May 1990	20 December 1991
Keating	20 December 1991	27 December 1991
Minister for Shipping and Aviation	27 December 1991	27 May 1992
13	Peter Cook	Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support	27 May 1992	24 March 1993	days

List of ministers for works

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Works, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Patrick Lynch			National Labor	Hughes	Minister for Works and Railways	14 November 1916	17 February 1917
2	William Watt	Nationalist}}		Nationalist	17 February 1917	27 March 1918
3	Littleton Groom	27 March 1918	21 December 1921
4	Richard Foster	21 December 1921	9 February 1923
5	Percy Stewart	Nationals}}		Country	Bruce	9 February 1923	8 August 1924
6	William Hill	8 August 1924	29 November 1928	****
7	William Gibson			Country	Bruce	Minister for Works and Railways	10 December 1928	22 October 1929
8	Joseph Lyons	Labor}}		Labor	Scullin	22 October 1929	4 February 1931
9	Albert Green	4 February 1931	6 January 1932	days
10	Charles Marr			United Australia	Lyons	6 January 1932	12 April 1932	days
11	Bert Lazzarini	Labor}}		Labor	Curtin
Forde	Minister for Works
Chifley	Minister for Works and Housing
12	Nelson Lemmon
13	Richard Casey	Liberal}}		Liberal	Menzies
14	Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Minister for Works
15	Allen Fairhall
16	Gordon Freeth			****
17	John Gorton
Holt
18	Bert Kelly
19	Reg Wright	Gorton
McMahon
20	Gough Whitlam	Labor}}		Labor	Whitlam			days
21	Jim Cavanagh			days
22	Les Johnson
Minister for Housing and Construction
23	Joe Riordan			days
24	John Carrick	Liberal}}		Liberal	Fraser			days
25	John McLeay	Minister for Construction
26	Ray Groom
27	Tom McVeigh	National}}		National Country
28	Ralph Hunt	Minister for Transport and Construction			days
29	Chris Hurford	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Housing and Construction
30	Stewart West
31	David Beddall	Labor}}		Labor	Keating	Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs
32	Chris Schacht
33	Paul Fletcher			Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Major Projects, Territories, and Local Government

Notes : Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

List of ministers for land transport

Since the creation of the enlarged portfolios in the third Hawke ministry on 24 July 1987 there has usually been a minister or assistant outside cabinet supporting the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, or any precedent title.

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Peter Duncan	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Land Transport and Infrastructure Support	24 July 1987	19 January 1988
Minister for Transport and Communications Support	19 January 1988	15 February 1988
2	Peter Morris	15 February 1988	2 September 1988	days
3	Bob Brown	Minister for Land Transport and Shipping Support	2 September 1988	4 April 1990	****
Minister for Land Transport	4 April 1990	20 December 1991
Keating	20 December 1991	24 March 1993

List of ministers for road safety

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Catherine King	Labor}}		Labor	Gillard	Minister for Road Safety	25 March 2013	1 July 2013
2	Sharon Bird	Rudd	1 July 2013	18 September 2013	days

List of assistant ministers

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end
1	Jamie Briggs	Liberal}}	Liberal	Abbott	Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development	15 September 2015
Turnbull		21 September 2015
2	Carol Brown	Labor}}	Labor	Albanese	Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
3	Anthony Chisholm	Assistant Minister for Regional Development	Incumbent

References

(23 May 2022). "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of Australia".
(2010). "Ministries and Cabinets". [[Parliament of Australia]].
(18 February 2016). "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". [[Governor-General of Australia.

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