Minister for Emergency Management

Australian cabinet position

Minister for Emergency Management

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Incumbent
Jenny McAllister

since 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)

Department of Home Affairs
Style| The Honourable
Appointer| Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder| Robert McClelland
Formation| 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
Website| minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/ministers-for-home-affairs/senator-the-hon-jenny-mcallister

The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Jenny McAllister since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs.

## List of ministers

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### Emergency management

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

Order  | Minister  | Party  | Ministry  | Title  | Term start  | Term end  | Term in office  | Ref

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1  | Robert McClelland |  | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Emergency Management  | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 March 2012 (2012-3-5) | 82 days  | [2]
2  | Nicola Roxon | 5 March 2012 (2012-3-5) | 4 February 2013 (2013-2-4) | 336 days  | [3]
3  | Mark Dreyfus | 2nd Gillard
2nd Rudd | 4 February 2013 (2013-2-4) | 18 September 2013 (2013-9-18) | 226 days  | [4]
4  | Linda Reynolds |  | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery  | 2 March 2019 (2019-3-2) | 29 May 2019 (2019-5-29) | 88 days  | [5]
5  | David Littleproud |  | National (LNP) | 2nd Morrison | Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management  | 29 May 2019 (2019-5-29) | 6 February 2020 (2020-2-6) | 2 years, 34 days  | [6]
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management  | 6 February 2020 (2020-2-6) | 2 July 2021 (2021-7-2)
6  | Bridget McKenzie | National | Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience  | 2 July 2021 (2021-7-2) | 23 May 2022 (2022-5-23) | 325 days  | [7]
7  | Murray Watt |  | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Emergency Management  | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | 2 years, 58 days | [8]
8  | Jenny McAllister | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | Incumbent | 230 days  |

### Assisting the attorney-general on Queensland floods recovery

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The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, or any of its precedent titles:[1]

Order  | Minister  | Party  | Ministry  | Title  | Term start  | Term end  | Term in office  | Ref

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1  | Joe Ludwig |  | Labor  | 2nd Gillard | Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery  | 26 January 2011 (2011-1-26) | 1 July 2013 (2013-7-1) | 2 years, 156 days | [9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
2. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Robert Bruce McClelland - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
3. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Nicola Louise Roxon - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
4. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Mark Alfred Dreyfus KC - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
5. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Linda Karen Reynolds CSC - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
6. ^ "Biography of The Hon. David Kelly Littleproud - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
7. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Bridget McKenzie - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
8. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Murray Patrick Watt - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
9. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Joseph William Ludwig - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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