Minister for Foreign Affairs
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
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Incumbent Penny Wong since 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Edmund Barton (as Minister for External Affairs)
Formation	1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)
Website	www.foreignminister.gov.au

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, also known as the Foreign Minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the creation and implementation of international diplomacy, relations and foreign affairs policy, as the head of the foreign affairs section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The current Foreign Minister is Senator Penny Wong, who was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 federal election.

Wong is the first female Foreign Minister from the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the third female foreign minister in a row, following Julie Bishop and Marise Payne. The position is one of two cabinet-level portfolio ministers under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the other being the Minister for Trade and Tourism. The Foreign Minister is vested with several subordinate positions, including the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, currently held by Pat Conroy, and the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, currently held by Tim Watts.

Scope

The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet – the position is equivalent to that of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in Britain or Secretary of State in the United States – as shown by the fact that eleven Prime Ministers of Australia have also worked as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The minister is seen as one of the people most responsible for formulating Australia's foreign policy, as they along with other relevant ministers advise the Prime Minister in developing and implementing foreign policy, and also acts as the government's main spokesperson on international affairs issues. In recent times, the minister also undertakes numerous international trips to meet with foreign representatives and Heads of State or Government.

List of ministers for foreign affairs

The portfolio has existed continuously since 1901, except for the period 14 November 1916 to 21 December 1921. Prior to 6 November 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs. Between 24 July 1987 and 24 March 1993 it was known as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Starting with the Keating government, the Trade portfolio has been administered separately by the Minister for Trade.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:^[1]

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Edmund Barton1 2		Protectionist	Barton	Minister for External Affairs	1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)	24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	2 years, 266 days
2	Alfred Deakin1			Deakin		24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	216 days
3	Billy Hughes		Labor	Watson		27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	112 days
4	George Reid1		Free Trade	Reid		18 August 1904 (1904-08-18)	5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	321 days
n/a	Alfred Deakin1		Protectionist	Deakin		5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	3 years, 131 days
5	Lee Batchelor		Labor	Fisher		13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	201 days
6	Littleton Groom		Liberal	Deakin		2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	331 days
n/a	Lee Batchelor		Labor	Fisher		29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	8 October 1911 (1911-10-08)	1 year, 162 days
7	Josiah Thomas					14 October 1911 (1911-10-14)	24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	1 year, 253 days
8	Paddy Glynn		Liberal	Cook		24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	1 year, 85 days
9	John Arthur		Labor	Fisher		17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	9 December 1914 (1914-12-09)	83 days
10	Hugh Mahon					9 December 1914 (1914-12-09)	27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	322 days
				Hughes		27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	1 year, 18 days
n/a	Billy Hughes1		Nationalist	Hughes	Minister for External Affairs	21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)	9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)	1 year, 50 days
11	Stanley Bruce1			Bruce		9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)	22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	6 years, 255 days
12	James Scullin1		Labor	Scullin		22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	2 years, 76 days
13	John Latham		United Australia	Lyons		6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)	2 years, 279 days
14	Sir George Pearce					12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)	29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)	3 years, 48 days
n/a	Billy Hughes					29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)	7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	1 year, 129 days
				Page		7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	19 days
15	Sir Henry Somer Gullett			Menzies		26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	323 days
16	John McEwen		Country			14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	228 days
17	Frederick Stewart		United Australia			28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	305 days
				Fadden		29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	39 days
18	H. V. Evatt		Labor	Curtin		7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	8 years, 73 days
				Forde		6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
				Chifley		13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)	19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
19	Percy Spender		Liberal	Menzies		19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	26 April 1951 (1951-04-26)	1 year, 128 days
20	Richard Casey					27 April 1951 (1951-04-27)	4 February 1960 (1960-02-04)	8 years, 283 days
21	Robert Menzies1					4 February 1960 (1960-02-04)	22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)	1 year, 321 days
22	Sir Garfield Barwick					22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)	24 April 1964 (1964-04-24)	2 years, 124 days
23	Paul Hasluck					24 April 1964 (1964-04-24)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	4 years, 293 days
				Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
				McEwen		19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)	10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
				Gorton		10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)	11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)
24	Gordon Freeth					11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)	12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)	274 days
25	William McMahon					12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)	6 November 1970 (1970-11-06)	1 year, 130 days
					Minister for Foreign Affairs	6 November 1970 (1970-11-06)	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
				McMahon		10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)
26	Leslie Bury					22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)	2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)	133 days
27	Nigel Bowen					2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)	5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	1 year, 125 days
28	Gough Whitlam1		Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	6 November 1973 (1973-11-06)	336 days
29	Don Willesee					6 November 1973 (1973-11-06)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	2 years, 5 days
30	Andrew Peacock		Liberal	Fraser		12 November 1975 (1975-11-12)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	4 years, 358 days
31	Tony Street					3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	2 years, 128 days
32	Bill Hayden		Labor	Hawke		11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	5 years, 159 days
					Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	17 August 1988 (1988-08-17)
33	Gareth Evans					2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	7 years, 191 days
				Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
					Minister for Foreign Affairs	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
34	Alexander Downer		Liberal	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	11 years, 267 days
35	Stephen Smith		Labor	Rudd		3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	2 years, 285 days
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
36	Kevin Rudd					14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)	1 year, 161 days
37	Bob Carr					13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	1 year, 189 days
				Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
38	Julie Bishop		Liberal	Abbott		18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	4 years, 344 days
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
				Morrison		24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
39	Marise Payne					28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	3 years, 268 days
40	Penny Wong		Labor	Albanese		23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	Incumbent	1 year, 364 days

Notes

¹ Also served as Prime Minister for some or all of their term.

² Barton was knighted in 1902, while serving as Minister.

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