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Minister for Justice (Australia)

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Summary

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The Minister for Justice was a portfolio in the Australian government between 18 September 1987, when the post was held by Michael Tate, and 20 December 2017, when the last incumbent of the office was Michael Keenan. Keenan was appointed to the post on 18 September 2013. Following a rearrangement of the Second Turnbull Ministry in December 2017, the post was subsumed into the newly-established portfolio of the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, part of the Home Affairs portfolio.

Former scope

The former minister was responsible for certain matters relating to criminal justice, law enforcement and national security including the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. The Minister for Justice was a junior minister who supported the Attorney-General, and previously administered the portfolio through the Attorney-General's Department.

From October 1998 to December 2007, the Minister for Justice was responsible for border control and the Australian Customs Service. From September 2010 to September 2013 the Minister for Justice also held the position of Minister for Home Affairs with broad responsibilities within the Attorney-General's Department.

List of former ministers for justice

The following individuals were appointed as Minister for Justice, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office	For subsequent appointments, see the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity
1	Kep Enderby	Labor}}		Labor	Whitlam	Minister for Police and Customs			days
2	Jim Cavanagh			days
3	Ivor Greenwood			Liberal	Fraser			days
4	Michael Tate			Labor	Hawke	Minister for Justice
		Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs
		Keating
		Minister for Justice
5	Duncan Kerr
6	Daryl Williams			Liberal	Howard
7	Amanda Vanstone			9 October 1997	21 October 1998
		Minister for Justice and Customs	21 October 1998	30 January 2001
8	Chris Ellison			30 January 2001	9 March 2007	****
9	David Johnston					days
10	Brendan O'Connor			Labor	Gillard	Minister for Justice	14 September 2010
11	Jason Clare
		Rudd
12	Michael Keenan			Liberal	Abbott
		Turnbull

References

(20 December 2017). "Administrative Arrangements Order – amendment made 20 December 2017". [[Commonwealth of Australia]].
Turnbull, Malcolm. (19 December 2017). "Ministerial Arrangements". [[Government of Australia]].
(2010). "Ministries and Cabinets". [[Parliament of Australia]].

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