The Australian Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources is the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, appointed on 18 July 2013. The minister is assisted by Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston, the Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, appointed on 21 September 2015.
In the Government of Australia, the ministers administer this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, and its component bodies.
In addition to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, component bodies responsible to the minister include:
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
Biosecurity Australia
Bureau of Rural Sciences
Other bodies within his portfolio are:
Australian Egg Corporation
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Australian Landcare Council
Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals)
Australian Pork Limited
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
Australian Wool Innovation Limited
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Dairy Adjustment Authority
Dairy Australia
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
Horticulture Australia Limited
Land & Water Australia
Meat and Livestock Australia
Murray-Darling Basin Commission
Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare
National Land and Water Resources Audit
National Rural Advisory Council
Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority
Plant Breeder's Rights Office
Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council
Primary Industries Ministerial Council
Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel
Sugar Research and Development Corporation
Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority
Wheat Export Authority
The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles.
