Acting minister arrangements: 1 January to 31 March 2024

Instruments of Authorisation that enable a Minister from another portfolio to act for a Minister who is unavailable for a period of two weeks or more are published on the Federal Register of Legislation

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  1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  2. Attorney-General’s
  3. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  4. Defence
  5. Education
  6. Employment and Workplace Relations
  7. Finance
  8. Foreign Affairs and Trade
  9. Health and Aged Care
  10. Home Affairs
  11. Industry, Science and Resources
  12. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
  13. Prime Minister and Cabinet
  14. Social Services
  15. Treasury
  16. Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt29-Mar12-AprC King
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Attorney-General’s

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus29-Jan3-FebGallagher
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Plibersek25-Dec21-JanWatt (25 Dec to 9 Jan)
Bowen (10 Jan to 21 Jan)
Bowen28-Dec9-JanWatt
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Conroy25-Dec14-JanGiles
O’Neil25-Dec22-JanGiles
Marles2-Jan22-JanKeogh (2 Jan to 7 Jan)
Thistlethwaite (8 Jan to 9 Jan)
Bowen (10 Jan to 14 Jan)
Conroy (15 Jan to 22 Jan)
Keogh8-Jan14-JanThistlethwaite
Conroy29-Jan31-JanKeogh
Keogh20-Feb24-FebThistlethwaite
Marles22-Feb24-FebConroy
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Education

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Clare25-Dec12-JanRowland
Aly26-Dec8-JanRowland
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O’Connor23-Dec21-JanBurke (23 Dec to 31 Dec)
Watt (1 Jan to 12 Jan)
Clare (13 Jan to 21 Jan)
Burke7-Jan14-JanButler
O’Connor19-Feb24-FebBurke
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Gallagher8-Jan15-JanChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Gallagher19-Feb24-FebChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Farrell24-Feb1-MarRishworth
Gallagher8-Mar15-MarChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wong17-Dec7-JanDreyfus
Conroy25-Dec14-JanGiles
Wong15-Jan20-JanChalmers
Conroy29-Jan31-JanKeogh
Farrell24-Feb1-MarRishworth
Wong26-Feb1-MarMarles
Wong16-Mar18-MarDreyfus
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Butler1-Jan4-JanWells
Wells7-Jan14-JanButler
Butler15-Jan21-JanWells
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O’Neil25-Dec22-JanGiles
Watt29-Mar12-AprC King
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Husic25-Dec9-JanBurke (25 Dec to 5 Jan)
Gallagher (6 Jan to 7 Jan)
Farrell (8 Jan to 9 Jan)
M King28-Jan3-FebRishworth
M King2-Mar10-MarRishworth
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McBain15-Dec21-JanM King (15 Dec to 7 Jan)
C King (8 Jan to 21 Jan)
C King27-Dec7-JanGallagher
Burke7-Jan14-JanButler
M King28-Jan3-FebRishworth
Rowland19-Feb29-FebDreyfus
M King2-Mar10-MarRishworth (2 Mar to 8 Mar)
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Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burney5-Dec7-JanClare (5 Dec to 24 Dec)
Dreyfus (25 Dec to 7 Jan)
Gallagher8-Jan15-JanChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Burney14-Jan19-JanDreyfus
Dreyfus29-Jan3-FebGallagher
Gallagher19-Feb24-FebChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Gallagher8-Mar15-MarChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Rishworth18-Dec14-JanCollins (18 to 24 Dec)
M King (25 Dec to 7 Jan)
Collins (8 Jan to 14 Jan)
Shorten8-Jan14-JanCollins
Shorten28-Jan4-FebRishworth
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Chalmers16-Dec7-JanGallagher
Jones25-Dec12-JanCollins
Chalmers27-Feb2-MarGallagher
Jones9-Mar13-MarChalmers
Jones22-Mar2-AprChalmers
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh8-Jan14-JanThistlethwaite
Keogh20-Feb24-FebThistlethwaite

Note: In practice, acting arrangements begin from a specific time on a day. This may result in more than one minister being listed as acting on a particular day.

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