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Special Minister of State

Australian cabinet position

Summary

Australian cabinet position

Field	Value
post	Special Minister of State
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	Don Farrell
image	Senator Don Farrell (2022) (cropped).jpg
incumbentsince
style	The Honourable
appointer	Governor-General
appointer_qualified	on the advice of the prime minister
inaugural	Don Willesee
formation
department	Department of Finance
website

The Special Minister of State (SMOS) in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is a position currently held by Don Farrell since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. The minister is responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial, public service, and oversight affairs.

Scope

The Special Minister of State administers their portfolio through the Department of Finance and a range of other government agencies, including:

Asset Management and Parliamentary Services (Government Business, Special Claims and Land Policy Division, Property and Construction Division & Ministerial and Parliamentary Services)
Australian Electoral Commission
Australian Government Information Management Office (Policy and Planning Divisions & the Agency Services Division)
Australian National Audit Office
Australian Public Service Commission
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Electoral Reform
Government Advertising
Parliamentary Integrity
Public Interests Disclosure
Register of Lobbyists
Remuneration Tribunal

List of Special Ministers of State

The following individuals have been appointed as Special Ministers of State, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Don Willesee		Labor	Whitlam	Special Minister of State
2	Lionel Bowen
3	Doug McClelland				days
4	Reg Withers		Liberal	Fraser			days
5	Mick Young		Labor	Hawke			days
6	Kim Beazley				days
n/a	Mick Young
7	Michael Tate				days
8	Susan Ryan				days
9	Frank Walker		Keating
10	Gary Johns
11	Nick Minchin		Liberal	Howard
12	Chris Ellison
13	Eric Abetz				****
14	Gary Nairn
15	John Faulkner		Labor	Rudd
16	Joe Ludwig
		Gillard
17	Gary Gray
18	Mark Dreyfus				days
		Rudd
19	Michael Ronaldson		Liberal	Abbott
		Turnbull	21 September 2015
20	Mal Brough				days
21	Mathias Cormann				days
22	Scott Ryan
n/a	Mathias Cormann
23	Alex Hawke		Morrison
n/a	Mathias Cormann
24	Simon Birmingham			8 October 2021
25	Ben Morton
26	Don Farrell		Labor	Albanese		Incumbent	{{age in years and days	1 June 2022

References

(23 May 2022). "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia".
"Portfolio Responsibilities".
(2010). "Ministries and Cabinets". [[Parliament of Australia]].
(8 October 2021). "Appointments revoked, appointments made by the Governor General".

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