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Minister for Education (Australia)

Australian cabinet position

Field	Value
post	Minister for Education
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	Jason Clare
image	Jason Clare 2015.jpg
incumbentsince
style	The Honourable
appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
inaugural	John Gorton (as Minister for Education and Science)
formation
department	Department of Education (Australia)
website

In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Education administers the Department of Education. The position is held by Labor MP Jason Clare, following the Australian federal election in 2022.

Portfolio scope

The Minister is responsible for a number of areas, including:

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

List of ministers for education

The persons who have been Ministers for Education are as follows:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	John Gorton			Liberal	Menzies	Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister
		Holt
		Minister for Education and Science
		McEwen
		Gorton
2	Malcolm Fraser
3	Nigel Bowen
		McMahon
4	David Fairbairn					days
acting	Malcolm Fraser
5	Gough Whitlam			Labor	Whitlam			days
6	Kim Beazley, Snr.			Minister for Education
7	Margaret Guilfoyle			Liberal	Fraser			days
8	John Carrick
9	Wal Fife
10	Peter Baume					days
11	Susan Ryan			Labor	Hawke	Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
		Minister for Education
12	John Dawkins			Minister for Employment, Education and Training			****
		Keating
13	Kim Beazley
14	Simon Crean
15	Amanda Vanstone			Liberal	Howard	Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
16	David Kemp			Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
17	Brendan Nelson			Minister for Education, Science and Training
18	Julie Bishop
19	Julia Gillard			Labor	Rudd	Minister for Education		24 June 2010
		Gillard	24 June 2010
n/a	Simon Crean					days
20	Peter Garrett			Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
21	Bill Shorten			Rudd	Minister for Education			days
22	Christopher Pyne			Liberal	Abbott
		Minister for Education and Training
		Turnbull
23	Simon Birmingham	Liberal}}
Morrison
24	Dan Tehan	Minister for Education
25	Alan Tudge	Minister for Education and Youth
(acting)	Stuart Robert
26	Jason Clare			Labor	Albanese	Minister for Education		Incumbent

Notes : Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry comprising himself and Lance Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned. : Despite the First Rudd Ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Education for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.

List of ministers for vocational education and skills

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for higher education

The persons who have been Ministers for Higher Education are as follows:

Order	Minister	Party affiliation	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end
1	Peter Baldwin	Labor}}	Labor	Hawke	Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services
Keating
2	Sharon Bird		Labor	Gillard	Minister for Higher Education and Skills
3	Kim Carr		Rudd	Minister for Higher Education

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Education and Training, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party affiliation	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end
1	Sussan Ley		Liberal	Abbott	Assistant Minister for Education
2	Simon Birmingham		Assistant Minister for Education and Training
		Turnbull
3	Anthony Chisholm	Labor}}	Labor	Albanese	Assistant Minister for Education
4	Julian Hill	Assistant Minister for International Education	Incumbent

References

(23 May 2022). "Press Conference – Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of Australia".
(3 December 2007). "Administrative Arrangement Order". [[Government of Australia]].
(2010). "Ministries and Cabinets". [[Parliament of Australia]].
"Chisholm, the Hon. Anthony David".
(13 May 2025). "Ministry list as at 13 May 2025".

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