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Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment

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The Honourable

Formation
  
1901

Inaugural holder
  
Charles Kingston

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment

Appointer
  
Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia

The Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment is The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP, since 18 February 2016.

Contents

The Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment is The Honourable Keith Pitt MP, since 19 July 2016.

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade. Other trade-related bodies for which he is responsible are:

  • Austrade
  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
  • Trade Policy Advisory Council
  • List of Ministers for Trade, Tourism and Investment

    The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, or any of its precedent titles:

    Notes

    1 Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just Gough Whitlam and Lance Barnard for fourteen days, until the full ministry was announced.

    List of Assistant Ministers for Trade, Tourism and Investment

    The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, or any of its precedent titles:

    References

    Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Wikipedia