Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
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Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
| Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | John Gorton |
| Formation | 1963 |
The Australian Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth has responsibilities which include the following areas:[1]
- Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education
- Education and training transitions policy and programs
- Science awareness programs in schools
- Training, including apprenticeships and training services
- Policy, co-ordination and support for education exports and services
- Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices
The current Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth is Peter Garrett. He administers his portfolios through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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List of Ministers
| # | Minister | Party | Time In Office | Ministerial Title |
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| 1 | John Gorton | Liberal | 1963–65 | Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister |
| 1966–68 | Minister for Education and Science | |||
| 2 | Malcolm Fraser | 1968–69 | ||
| 3 | Nigel Bowen | 1969–71 | ||
| 4 | David Fairbairn | 1971–72 | ||
| - | Malcolm Fraser | 1972 | ||
| 5 | Gough Whitlam | Labor | 1972 | |
| 6 | Kim Beazley, sr. | 1972–75 | Minister for Education | |
| 7 | Margaret Guilfoyle | Liberal | 1975 | |
| 8 | John Carrick | 1975–79 | ||
| 9 | Wal Fife | 1979–82 | ||
| 10 | Peter Baume | 1982–83 | ||
| 11 | Susan Ryan | Labor | 1983–84 | Minister for Education and Youth Affairs |
| 1984–87 | Minister for Education | |||
| 12 | John Dawkins | 1987–91 | Minister for Employment, Education and Training | |
| 13 | Kim Beazley | 1991–93 | ||
| 14 | Simon Crean | 1993–96 | ||
| 15 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | 1996–97 | Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| 16 | David Kemp | 1997–01 | Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs | |
| 17 | Brendan Nelson | 2001–06 | Minister for Education, Science and Training | |
| 18 | Julie Bishop | 2006–07 | ||
| 19 | Julia Gillard | Labor | 2007–10 | Minister for Education |
| - | Simon Crean | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Peter Garrett | 2010– | Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth |
List of ministers for youth
There have been several portfolios to include the term "youth", sometimes separate from or under education portfolios.
| Minister | Party | Time In Office | Prime Minister |
Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Viner | Liberal | 1978–81 | Fraser | Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs |
| Neil Brown | 1981–82 | |||
| Susan Ryan | Labor | 1983–84 | Hawke | Minister for Education and Youth Affairs |
| John Dawkins | 1984–87 | Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs | ||
| Clyde Holding | 1987–88 | Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs | ||
| Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | 1996–97 | Howard | Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| David Kemp | 1997–98 | |||
| 1998–2001 | Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs | |||
| Larry Anthony | National | 2001–04 | Minister for Children and Youth Affairs | |
| Kate Ellis | Labor | 2007–09 | Rudd | Minister for Youth and Sport |
| 2009–10 | Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth | |||
| Peter Garrett | 2010– | Gillard | Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth |
Notes
- ^ "Administrative Arrangement Order" (PDF). Government of Australia. 3 December 2007. http://www.pmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/aao_2007.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-15.[dead link](Part 6, p14)
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