Minister for Trade and Tourism

In the Government of Australia, the minister and assistant minister(s) administer the portfolio through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Other trade-related bodies for which the minister and assistant minister are responsible are: • Austrade • Export Finance Australia • Tourism Australia DFAT was created in 1987 through the merger of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Trade. In sequence, the trade portfolio has been administered by the following departments: • Department of Trade and Customs (1901–1956) • Department of Trade (1956–1963) • Department of Trade and Industry (1963–1972) • Department of Overseas Trade (1972–1977) • Department of Trade and Resources (1977–1983) • Department of Trade (1983–1987) • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1987–present) ==List of ministers for trade==

The following individuals have been appointed as minister for trade, tourism and investment, or any of its precedent titles: Notes : Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just Gough Whitlam and Lance Barnard for fourteen days, until the full ministry was announced. ==List of ministers for tourism==

Since 1966, Australia had ministers responsible for tourism under various titles. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Tourism, or any of its precedent titles: ==Former ministerial titles==

List of ministers assisting the minister for trade and tourism The following individuals have been appointed as minister assisting the minister for trade and investment, or its preceding titles: ==Parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers==

List of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for trade The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretary and assistant ministers for trade: List of assistant ministers for tourism == See also ==