Vice-President of The Executive Council - Australian Vice-Presidents of The Executive Council

Australian Vice-Presidents of The Executive Council

Minister Party affiliation Period Prime
Minister		 Substantive portfolio(s) held
Richard O'Connor Protectionist 1901–1903 Barton –
Thomas Playford 1903–1904 Deakin –
Gregor McGregor Labor 1904 Watson –
James Drake Free Trade 1904–1905 Reid –
Thomas Ewing Protectionist 1905–1906 Deakin –
John Keating 1906–1907 Home Affairs
Robert Best 1907–1908 –
Gregor McGregor Labor 1908–1909 Fisher –
Edward Millen Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 Deakin –
Gregor McGregor Labor 1910–1913 Fisher –
James McColl Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1914 Cook –
Albert Gardiner Labor 1914–1915 Fisher –
1915–1916 Hughes –
William Spence National Labor 1916–1917 –
Edward Millen Nationalist 1917 Repatriation
Littleton Groom 1917–1918 –
Edward Russell 1918–1921 –
John Earle 1921–1923 –
Llewellyn Atkinson Country 1923–1926 Bruce –
George Pearce Nationalist 1926–1929 –
John Daly Labor 1929–1931 Scullin Defence (February–March 1931)
John Barnes 1931–1932 –
Alexander McLachlan UAP 1932–1934 Lyons Minister in charge of Development and Scientific and Industrial Research
Billy Hughes 1934–1935 Health; Repatriation
Joseph Lyons 1935–1937 Prime Minister
Billy Hughes 1937–1938 External Affairs; Minister in charge of Territories
George McLeay 1938–1939 –
1939 Page –
James Fairbairn 1939–1940 Menzies Air; Civil Aviation
Percy Spender 1940 –
Henry Gullett 1940 Scientific and Industrial Research, War Service Homes
Herbert Collett 1940 Scientific and Industrial Research, War Service Homes
George McLeay 1940–1941 Postmaster-General (to June 1941); Repatriation (to June 1941); Supply and Development (from June 1941)
1941 Fadden Supply and Development
Richard Keane Labor 1941–1943 Curtin Trade and Customs
Bill Ashley 1943–1945 Postmaster-General
Jack Beasley 1945 –
1945 Forde Defence
Joe Collings 1945–1946 Chifley –
William Scully 1946–1949 –
Enid Lyons Liberal 1949–1951 Menzies –
Robert Menzies 1951 Prime Minister
Eric Harrison 1951–1956 Defence Production; Army; Navy
Neil O'Sullivan 1956–1958 Attorney-General
Bill Spooner 1958–1964 National Development
William McMahon 1964–1966 Labour and National Service
Alan Hulme 1966–1967 Holt Postmaster-General
(From 10 March-30 May 1971, under William McMahon, Hulme was also the "Minister administering the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council", a department that existed during that period.)
1967–1968 McEwen
1968–1971 Gorton
1971–1972 McMahon
Don Willesee Labor 1972–1973 Whitlam Special Minister; Foreign Affairs
Frank Stewart 1973–1975 Tourism and Recreation
Reg Withers Liberal 1975–1978 Fraser Nov–Dec 1975: Capital Territory; Media; Special Minister of State; Tourism and Recreation; Dec 1975 – Aug 1978: Administrative Services
John Carrick 1978–1982 Education (to Dec 1979); National Development and Energy (Dec 1979 – May 1982)
James Killen 1982–1983 (Killen had no other portfolio, but the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council was created for him to administer.)
Mick Young Labor 1983 Hawke Special Minister of State
Lionel Bowen 1983–1987 Deputy Prime Minister; Trade (to Dec 1984); Attorney-General (Dec 1984 – July 1987)
Mick Young 1987–1988 Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs
Kim Beazley 1988–1991 Defence (1988–90); Transport and Communications (1990–1991)
Graham Richardson 1991–1991 Social Security
1991–1992 Keating Social Security (December 1991); Transport and Communications
Ralph Willis 1992–1993 Finance
Frank Walker 1993–1994 Special Minister of State
Gary Johns 1994–1996 Special Minister of State
John Moore Liberal 1996–1998 Howard Industry, Science and Tourism
David Kemp 1998–2004 1998–2001: Education, Training and Youth Affairs; Assistant Treasurer; 2001–2004: Environment and Heritage
Nick Minchin 2004–2007 Finance and Administration
John Faulkner Labor 2007–2010 Rudd Special Minister of State (2007–2009); Defence (2009–2010)
2010 Gillard Defence
Robert McClelland 2010–2012 Attorney-General (2007–2011) Housing, Homelessness and Emergency Management (2011–2012)
Tony Burke 2012–present Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2010–present)

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