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Minister for Defence Industry

Australian cabinet position

Field	Value
post	Minister for Defence Industry
insignia	Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg
insigniacaption	Commonwealth Coat of Arms
flag	Flag of Australia (converted).svg
flagcaption	Flag of Australia
flagborder	yes
incumbent	Pat Conroy
image	Pat Conroy.jpg
incumbentsince
style	The Honourable
appointer	Governor-General
appointer_qualified	on the advice of the prime minister
inaugural	Richard Casey (as Minister for Supply and Development)
formation
department	Department of Defence
website

In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Defence Industry is currently the Hon Pat Conroy MP since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.

The Minister for Defence Industry, or previously the Minister of Supply, is a ministerial portfolio that has existed variously since 1939. The Minister appointed is responsible for oversight of defence procurement, financial management, project and sustainment management, materiel engineering, and materiel logistics. The minister aims to ensure that the Australian Defence Force is equipped and supplied with the requirements as identified and approved by Government. The minister administers the portfolio through the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group of the Department of Defence.

While ultimately responsible to the Commonwealth of Australia and the Parliament, in practical terms, the minister reports to the Minister for Defence.

List of ministers for defence industry

A minister is appointed with responsibility for oversight of defence procurement, financial management, project and sustainment management, materiel engineering, and materiel logistics to ensure the Australian Defence Force is equipped and supplied with the requirements as identified and approved by Government.

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Defence Industry, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Richard Casey,		United Australia	Menzies	Minister for Supply and Development
2	Sir Frederick Stewart				days
3	Sir Philip McBride,				days
4	George McLeay				days
		Fadden
5	Jack Beasley		Labor	Curtin
		Minister for Supply and Shipping
6	Bill Ashley
		Forde
		Chifley
7	John Armstrong		Minister for Supply and Development
(1)	Richard Casey,		Liberal	Menzies			days
8	Howard Beale		Minister for Supply			****
9	Athol Townley				days
10	Alan Hulme
11	Allen Fairhall
12	Denham Henty		Holt
		McEwen
		Gorton
13	Sir Ken Anderson
		McMahon
14	Victor Garland
15	Lance Barnard		Labor	Whitlam			days
16	Kep Enderby,				days
17	Ian Viner,		Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Defence Support
18	Brian Howe		Labor	Hawke
19	Ros Kelly		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
20	David Simmons				days
21	Gordon Bilney
		Keating
22	John Faulkner
23	Gary Punch
24	Bronwyn Bishop		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel
25	Warren Snowdon		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
26	Greg Combet,		Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science
		Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
		Gillard
27	Jason Clare		Minister for Defence Materiel
28	Mike Kelly,				days
		Rudd
29	Mal Brough		Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
acting	Marise Payne		Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science			days
30	Dan Tehan		Minister for Defence Materiel			days
31	Christopher Pyne		Minister for Defence Industry
		Morrison
32	Steven Ciobo
33	Linda Reynolds,
34	Melissa Price
35	Pat Conroy	Labor}}	Labor	Albanese
Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery
Minister for Defence Industry		incumbent

Notes

Ministers for Munitions

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Munitions:

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end
1	Robert Menzies		United Australia	Menzies	Minister for Munitions
2	Philip McBride				days
		Fadden
3	Norman Makin		Labor	Curtin		****
		Forde
		Chifley
4	John Dedman				days
5	John Armstrong

Ministers for Defence Production

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Defence Production, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end
1	John Leckie		United Australia	Menzies	Minister for Aircraft Production
		Fadden
2	Don Cameron		Labor	Curtin
3	Norman Makin
		Forde
		Chifley
4	John Dedman				days
5	Sir Eric Harrison,		Liberal	Menzies	Minister for Defence Production
6	Howard Beale
7	Athol Townley				days

References

(23 May 2022). "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of Australia".
"About CASG". [[Commonwealth of Australia]].
(2010). "Ministries and Cabinets". [[Parliament of Australia]].

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