Minister for Emergency Management

Australian cabinet position

Minister for Emergency Management

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Incumbent
Murray Watt
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)

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/MurrayWatt

The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Murray Watt following the swearing-in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.[1]

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

## List of ministers[edit]

### Emergency management[edit]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Emergency Management, or any of its precedent titles:[2]

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 (2012-03-05) | 82 days  | [3]
2  | Nicola Roxon | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 336 days  | [4]
3  | Mark Dreyfus | 2nd Gillard
2nd Rudd | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 226 days  | [5]
4  | Linda Reynolds |  | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery  | 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 88 days  | [6]
5  | David Littleproud |  | National (LNP) | 2nd Morrison | Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management  | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 2 years, 34 days | [7]
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management  | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)
6  | Bridget McKenzie | National  | Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience  | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 325 days  | [8]
7  | Murray Watt |  | Labor  | Albanese | Minister for Emergency Management  | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 14 days  | [9]

### Assisting the attorney-general on Queensland floods recovery[edit]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, or any of its precedent titles:[2]

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 (2011-01-26) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 2 years, 156 days | [10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Robert Bruce McClelland - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
4. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Nicola Louise Roxon - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
5. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Mark Alfred Dreyfus KC - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
6. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Linda Karen Reynolds CSC - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
7. ^ "Biography of The Hon. David Kelly Littleproud - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
8. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Bridget McKenzie - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
9. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Murray Patrick Watt - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
10. ^ "Biography of The Hon. Joseph William Ludwig - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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