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Australian Foreign Ministers Since 1901
| Australian Foreign Ministers Since 1901 |
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| No. | Name | Party | Seat | Began | Ended |
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| Ministers for External Affairs |
| 01 |
Sir Edmund Barton |
Prot |
Hunter, NSW |
1 January 1901 |
24 September 1903 |
| 02 |
Alfred Deakin |
Prot |
Ballaarat, Vic |
24 September 1903 |
27 April 1904 |
| 03 |
Billy Hughes |
Lab |
West Sydney, NSW |
27 April 1904 |
17 August 1904 |
| 04 |
George Reid |
FT |
East Sydney, NSW |
17 August 1904 |
5 July 1905 |
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Alfred Deakin |
Prot |
Ballaarat, Vic |
5 July 1905 |
13 November 1908 |
| 05 |
Lee Batchelor |
ALP |
Boothby, SA |
13 November 1908 |
2 June 1909 |
| 06 |
Littleton Groom |
Lib |
Darling Downs, Qld |
2 June 1909 |
29 April 1910 |
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Lee Batchelor |
ALP |
Boothby, SA |
29 April 1910 |
8 October 1911 |
| 07 |
Josiah Thomas |
ALP |
Barrier, NSW |
14 October 1911 |
24 June 1913 |
| 08 |
Patrick Glynn |
Lib |
Angas, SA |
24 June 1913 |
17 September 1914 |
| 09 |
John Andrew |
ALP |
Bendigo, Vic |
17 September 1914 |
9 December 1914 |
| 10 |
Hugh Mahon |
ALP |
Kalgoorlie, WA |
9 December 1914 |
14 November 1916 |
Portfolio functions to Prime Minister 1916-21 |
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Billy Hughes |
Nat |
Bendigo, Vic |
21 December 1921 |
9 February 1923 |
| 11 |
Stanley Bruce |
Nat |
Flinders, Vic |
9 February 1923 |
22 October 1929 |
| 12 |
James Scullin |
ALP |
Yarra, Vic |
22 October 1929 |
6 January 1932 |
| 13 |
John Latham |
UAP |
Kooyong, Vic |
6 January 1932 |
12 October 1934 |
| 14 |
Senator George Pearce |
UAP |
WA |
12 October 1934 |
29 November 1937 |
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Billy Hughes |
UAP |
North Sydney, NSW |
29 November 1937 |
26 April 1939 |
| 15 |
Sir Henry Gullett |
UAP |
Henty, Vic |
26 April 1939 |
14 March 1940 |
| 16 |
John McEwen |
CP |
Indi, Vic |
14 March 1940 |
28 October 1940 |
| 17 |
Sir Frederick Stewart |
UAP |
Parramatta, NSW |
28 October 1940 |
7 October 1941 |
| 18 |
Dr Herbert V Evatt |
ALP |
Barton, NSW |
7 October 1941 |
19 December 1949 |
| 19 |
Percy Spender |
Lib |
Warringah, NSW |
19 December 1949 |
26 April 1951 |
| 20 |
Richard Casey |
Lib |
La Trobe, Vic |
26 April 1951 |
4 February 1960 |
| 21 |
Robert Menzies |
Lib |
Kooyong, Vic |
4 February 1960 |
22 December 1961 |
| 22 |
Sir Garfield Barwick |
Lib |
Parramatta, NSW |
22 December 1961 |
24 April 1964 |
| 23 |
Paul Hasluck |
Lib |
Curtin, WA |
24 April 1964 |
11 February 1969 |
| 24 |
Gordon Freeth |
Lib |
Forrest, WA |
11 February 1969 |
12 November 1969 |
| 25 |
William McMahon |
Lib |
Lowe, NSW |
12 November 1969 |
6 November 1970 |
| Ministers for Foreign Affairs |
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William McMahon |
Lib |
Lowe, NSW |
6 November 1970 |
22 March 1971 |
| 26 |
Leslie Bury |
Lib |
Wentworth, NSW |
22 March 1971 |
2 August 1971 |
| 27 |
Nigel Bowen |
Lib |
Parramatta, NSW |
2 August 1971 |
5 December 1972 |
| 28 |
Gough Whitlam |
ALP |
Werriwa, NSW |
5 December 1972 |
6 November 1973 |
| 29 |
Senator Donald Willesee |
ALP |
WA |
6 November 1973 |
11 November 1975 |
| 30 |
Andrew Peacock |
Lib |
Kooyong, Vic |
12 November 1975 |
3 November 1980 |
| 31 |
Tony Street |
Lib |
Corangamite, Vic |
3 November 1980 |
11 March 1983 |
| 32 |
Bill Hayden |
ALP |
Oxley, Qld |
11 March 1983 |
24 July 1987 |
| Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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Bill Hayden |
ALP |
Oxley, Qld |
24 July 1987 |
2 September 1988 |
| 33 |
Senator Gareth Evans |
ALP |
Vic |
2 September 1988 |
24 March 1993 |
| Ministers for Foreign Affairs |
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Senator Gareth Evans |
ALP |
Vic |
24 March 1993 |
11 March 1996 |
| 34 |
Alexander Downer |
Lib |
Mayo, SA |
11 March 1996 |
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