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Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian cabinet position

Field	Value
post	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
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	Amanda Rishworth
image	File:Amanda Rishworth.jpg
incumbentsince
style	The Honourable
appointer	Governor-General
appointer_qualified	on the advice of the prime minister
inaugural	Harold Holt (as Minister for Labour and National Service)
formation
department	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
website

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Amanda Rishworth following her swearing-in on 13 May 2025 as a result of Anthony Albanese's Labor government being re-elected at the 2025 Australian federal election.

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

Portfolio scope

Other bodies in these portfolios include,:

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency
Australian Building and Construction Commission (abolished in 2023)
Comcare
Fair Work Commission
Fair Work Ombudsman
Registered Organisations Commission
Safe Work Australia
Workplace Gender Equality Agency

List of ministers for employment

The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Harold Holt	UAP}}		United Australia	Menzies	Minister for Labour and National Service
Fadden
2	Eddie Ward	Labor}}		Labor	Curtin
3	Jack Holloway
Forde
Chifley
(1)	Harold Holt	Liberal}}		Liberal	Menzies			****
4	William McMahon
5	Les Bury	Holt
McEwen
Gorton
6	Billy Snedden
McMahon
7	Phillip Lynch
8	Lance Barnard	Labor}}		Labor	Whitlam			days
9	Clyde Cameron	Minister for Labour
Minister for Labour and Immigration
10	Jim McClelland			days
11	Tony Street	Liberal}}		Liberal	Fraser
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
12	Ian Viner	Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs
13	Neil Brown
14	Ian Macphee	Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations			days
15	Ralph Willis	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke
16	John Dawkins	Minister for Employment, Education and Training
Keating
17	Kim Beazley
18	Simon Crean
19	Amanda Vanstone	Liberal}}		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
20	David Kemp
21	Peter Reith	Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
22	Tony Abbott
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
23	Kevin Andrews
24	Joe Hockey			days
25	Julia Gillard	Labor}}		Labor	Rudd		24 June 2010
Gillard	24 June 2010	28 June 2010
(18)	Simon Crean			days
26	Chris Evans	Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
27	Bill Shorten	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
28	Brendan O'Connor	Rudd	Minister for Employment
Minister for Skills and Training			days
29	Eric Abetz	Liberal}}		Liberal	Abbott	Minister for Employment
Turnbull
30	Michaelia Cash
Minister for Jobs and Innovation
31	Kelly O'Dwyer	Morrison	Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations
(30)	Michaelia Cash	Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
32	Stuart Robert	Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business
33	Richard Marles	Labor}}		Labor	Albanese	Minister for Employment
34	Tony Burke	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
35	Murray Watt
36	Amanda Rishworth		Incumbent

Notes : Barnard was part of a two-man ministry that comprised Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned. : Despite the First Rudd ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.

List of ministers for Workplace Relations

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Workplace Relations, or any of its subsequent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Tony Street	Liberal}}		Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
Minister for Industrial Relations
2	Andrew Peacock			days
3	Ian Viner
4	Ian Macphee	Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations			days
5	Ralph Willis	Labor}}		Labor	Hawke
Minister for Industrial Relations
6	Peter Morris
7	Peter Cook
Keating
8	Laurie Brereton
9	Peter Reith	Liberal}}		Liberal	Howard			****
Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business
Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
10	Tony Abbott
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
11	Kevin Andrews
12	Joe Hockey			days
13	Julia Gillard	Labor}}		Labor	Rudd		24 June 2010
Gillard	24 June 2010	28 June 2010
14	Simon Crean			days
15	Chris Evans	Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
16	Bill Shorten	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Rudd	Minister for Workplace Relations
17	Kelly O'Dwyer	Liberal}}		Liberal	Morrison	Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations
18	Christian Porter	Minister for Industrial Relations
19	Michaelia Cash
20	Tony Burke	Labor}}		Labor	Albanese	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
21	Murray Watt
22	Amanda Rishworth		Incumbent

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for employment participation

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Employment Participation, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end
1	Clyde Holding	Labor}}	Labor	Hawke	Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs
2	Peter Duncan	Minister for Employment and Education Services
3	Peter Baldwin
Keating	Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services
4	Tony Abbott	Liberal}}	Liberal	Howard	Minister for Employment Services
5	Mal Brough		****
6	Fran Bailey		days
7	Peter Dutton	Minister for Workforce Participation
8	Sharman Stone
9	Brendan O'Connor	Labor}}	Labor	Rudd	Minister for Employment Participation
10	Mark Arbib
Gillard
11	Kate Ellis	Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare
Minister for Employment Participation
Rudd
12	Luke Hartsuyker	Nationals}}	Nationals	Abbott	Assistant Minister for Employment
Turnbull

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end
1	Zed Seselja		Liberal	Turnbull	Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation
2	Andrew Leigh	Labor}}	Labor	Albanese	Assistant Minister for Employment
3	Patrick Gorman	Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Incumbent

References

"Portfolio". Commonwealth of Australia.
(14 September 2010). "Julia Gillard bows to unis, adds Tertiary Education to Chris Evans' title". [[The Australian]].
(2010). "Ministries and Cabinets". [[Parliament of Australia]].

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