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Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia Inaugural holder Don Grimes
(Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs)
William Wentworth
(Indigenous Affairs) Formation 1984
(Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs)
1968
(Indigenous Affairs) |
The Australian Minister for Indigenous Affairs is Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion, since 18 September 2013.
Contents
Portfolio
In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and a range of other government agencies, including:
List of Ministers for Indigenous Affairs
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, or any precedent titles:
List of Ministers assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
Notes
1 Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.References
Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Australia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA