Minister for Trade (Australia)

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The Australian Minister for Trade has been the Hon Simon Crean since December 2007.

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[edit] Portfolio

Currently the Trade Minister administers 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 reponsible are:

[edit] Australian trade ministers

Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title
Charles Kingston Protectionist Party 1901–1903 Minister for Trade and Customs
William Lyne Protectionist Party 1903–1904
Andrew Fisher Australian Labor Party 1904
Allan McLean Free Trade Party 1904–1905
William Lyne Protectionist Party 1905–1907
Austin Chapman Protectionist Party 1907–1908
Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1908–1909
Robert Best Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909–1910
Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1910–1913
Littleton Groom Commonwealth Liberal Party 1913–1914
Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1914–1916
Billy Hughes Australian Labor Party 1916–1916
William Archibald National Labor Party 1916–1917
Jens Jensen Nationalist Party 1917–1918
William Watt Nationalist Party 1918–1921
Walter Massy-Greene Nationalist Party 1921
Arthur Rodgers Nationalist Party 1921–1923
Austin Chapman Nationalist Party 1923–1924
Littleton Groom Nationalist Party 1924
Herbert Pratten Nationalist Party 1924–1928
Stanley Bruce Nationalist Party 1928
Henry Gullett Nationalist Party 1928–1929
James Fenton Australian Labor Party 1929–1931
Frank Forde Australian Labor Party 1931–1932
Henry Gullett Nationalist Party 1932–1933
Thomas White Nationalist Party 1932–1938
John Perkins Nationalist Party 1938–1939
John Lawson Nationalist Party 1939–1940
Robert Menzies Nationalist Party 1940
George McLeay Nationalist Party 1940
Eric Harrison Nationalist Party 1940–1941
Richard Keane Australian Labor Party 1941–1946
John Dedman Australian Labor Party 1946
James Fraser Australian Labor Party 1946
Benjamin Courtice Australian Labor Party 1946–1949
Neil O'Sullivan Liberal Party of Australia 1949–1956
John McEwen Country Party 1956–1963 Minister for Trade
John McEwen Country Party 1963–1971 Minister for Trade and Industry
Doug Anthony Country Party 1971–1972
Jim Cairns Australian Labor Party 1972–1974 Minister for Overseas Trade
Frank Crean Australian Labor Party 1974–1975
Doug Anthony National Country Party 1975–1977
Doug Anthony National Country Party 1977–1983 Minister for Trade and Resources
Lionel Bowen Australian Labor Party 1983–1984 Minister for Trade
John Dawkins Australian Labor Party 1984–1987
Michael Duffy Australian Labor Party 1987–1990 Minister for Trade Negotiations
Neal Blewett Australian Labor Party 1990–1991
Neal Blewett Australian Labor Party 1991 Minister for Trade and Overseas Development
John Kerin Australian Labor Party 1991–1993
Peter Cook Australian Labor Party 1993–1994 Minister for Trade
Bob McMullan Australian Labor Party 1994–1996
Tim Fischer National Party 1996–1999
Mark Vaile National Party 1999–2006
Warren Truss National Party 2006–2007
Simon Crean Australian Labor Party 2007–

[edit] Australian Ministers for Special Trade Representations

Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title
John Howard Liberal Party 1977 Minister for Special Trade Negotiations
Victor Garland Liberal Party 1977–1979 Minister for Special Trade Representations
Douglas Scott Liberal Party 1979–1980
Ian Sinclair National Country Party 1980–1980

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