Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

The portfolio and department were created in July 1945, during the last months of World War II. Previously, immigration affairs were handled by the Minister for Home Affairs (1901–1932) and the Minister for the Interior (1932–1945), except that between January 1925 and January 1928 Victor Wilson and Thomas Paterson were Ministers for Markets and Migration. The Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship was usually one of the senior members of Cabinet, although between the Tenth Menzies Ministry and the Third Fraser Ministry, the post was downgraded to that of a junior minister. The minister and department have on several occasions been responsible for another portfolio in addition to immigration, such as ethnic/multicultural affairs, local government or border protection. ==List of ministers for immigration==

The following individuals have held responsibility for immigration: Notes : Barnard was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Gough Whitlam for two weeks until the full ministry was announced. ==List of ministers for citizenship==

The following individuals have held responsibility for citizenship or any precedent titles: ==Assistant ministers==

Assistant ministers for immigration The following individuals served as the Assistant Minister for Immigration, or any precedent titles: Assistant ministers for citizenship The following individuals served as the Assistant Minister for Citizenship, or any precedent titles: ==References==