Minister for the Status of Women (Australia)
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The Australian Minister for Status of Women is Tanya Plibersek, who was appointed on 3 December 2007, following the Labor Party's win at the 2007 election. The ministry is administered through the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
[edit] Australian Ministers for the Status of Women
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Ryan | Australian Labor Party | 1983–1988 | Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
| Margaret Reynolds | Australian Labor Party | 1988–1990 | |
| Wendy Fatin | Australian Labor Party | 1990–1993 | |
| Ros Kelly | Australian Labor Party | 1993–1994 | |
| Carmen Lawrence | Australian Labor Party | 1994–1996 | |
| Jocelyn Newman | Liberal Party | 1996–1997 | |
| Judi Moylan | Liberal Party | 1997–1998 | |
| Jocelyn Newman | Liberal Party | 1998–2001 | |
| Amanda Vanstone | Liberal Party | 2001–2003 | |
| Kay Patterson | Liberal Party | 2003–2004 | |
| Kay Patterson | Liberal Party | 2004–2006 | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues |
| Julie Bishop | Liberal Party | 2006–2007 | |
| Tanya Plibersek | Australian Labor Party | 2007-present | Minister for the Status of Women |
