| Order
|
Minister
|
Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Title
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Term in office
|
| 1
|
Edmund Barton12 |
|
Protectionist
|
Barton
|
Minister for External Affairs
|
1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)
|
24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)
|
2 years, 266 days
|
| 2
|
Alfred Deakin1 |
Deakin
|
24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)
|
27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
|
216 days
|
| 3
|
Billy Hughes
|
|
Labor
|
Watson
|
27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
|
17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)
|
112 days
|
| 4
|
George Reid1 |
|
Free Trade
|
Reid
|
18 August 1904 (1904-08-18)
|
5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)
|
321 days
|
| n/a
|
Alfred Deakin1 |
|
Protectionist
|
Deakin
|
5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)
|
13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
|
3 years, 131 days
|
| 5
|
Lee Batchelor
|
|
Labor
|
Fisher
|
13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
|
2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)
|
201 days
|
| 6
|
Littleton Groom
|
|
Liberal
|
Deakin
|
2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)
|
29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)
|
331 days
|
| n/a
|
Lee Batchelor
|
|
Labor
|
Fisher
|
29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)
|
8 October 1911 (1911-10-08)
|
1 year, 162 days
|
| 7
|
Josiah Thomas
|
14 October 1911 (1911-10-14)
|
24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
|
1 year, 253 days
|
| 8
|
Paddy Glynn
|
|
Liberal
|
Cook
|
24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
|
17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
|
1 year, 85 days
|
| 9
|
John Arthur
|
|
Labor
|
Fisher
|
17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
|
9 December 1914 (1914-12-09)
|
83 days
|
| 10
|
Hugh Mahon
|
9 December 1914 (1914-12-09)
|
27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
|
322 days
|
| Hughes
|
27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
|
14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
|
1 year, 18 days
|
|
|
| n/a
|
Billy Hughes1 |
|
Nationalist
|
Hughes
|
Minister for External Affairs
|
21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
|
9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
|
1 year, 50 days
|
| 11
|
Stanley Bruce1 |
Bruce
|
9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
|
22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
|
6 years, 255 days
|
| 12
|
James Scullin1 |
|
Labor
|
Scullin
|
22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
|
6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
|
2 years, 76 days
|
| 13
|
John Latham
|
|
United Australia
|
Lyons
|
6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
2 years, 279 days
|
| 14
|
Sir George Pearce
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
|
3 years, 48 days
|
| n/a
|
Billy Hughes
|
29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
|
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
|
1 year, 129 days
|
| Page
|
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
19 days
|
| 15
|
Sir Henry Somer Gullett
|
Menzies
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
323 days
|
| 16
|
John McEwen
|
|
Country
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
228 days
|
| 17
|
Frederick Stewart
|
|
United Australia
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
305 days
|
| Fadden
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
39 days
|
| 18
|
Dr. H. V. Evatt
|
|
Labor
|
Curtin
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
8 years, 73 days
|
| Forde
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
| Chifley
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
| 19
|
Percy Spender
|
|
Liberal
|
Menzies
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
26 April 1951 (1951-04-26)
|
1 year, 128 days
|
| 20
|
Richard Casey
|
27 April 1951 (1951-04-27)
|
4 February 1960 (1960-02-04)
|
8 years, 283 days
|
| 21
|
Robert Menzies1 |
4 February 1960 (1960-02-04)
|
22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
|
1 year, 321 days
|
| 22
|
Sir Garfield Barwick
|
22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
|
24 April 1964 (1964-04-24)
|
2 years, 124 days
|
| 23
|
Paul Hasluck
|
24 April 1964 (1964-04-24)
|
26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
|
4 years, 293 days
|
| Holt
|
26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
|
19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
|
| McEwen
|
19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
|
10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
|
| Gorton
|
10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
|
11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)
|
| 24
|
Gordon Freeth
|
11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)
|
12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
|
274 days
|
| 25
|
William McMahon
|
12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
|
6 November 1970 (1970-11-06)
|
1 year, 130 days
|
| Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
6 November 1970 (1970-11-06)
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
| McMahon
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)
|
| 26
|
Leslie Bury
|
22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)
|
2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)
|
133 days
|
| 27
|
Nigel Bowen
|
2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
1 year, 125 days
|
| 28
|
Gough Whitlam1 |
|
Labor
|
Whitlam
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
6 November 1973 (1973-11-06)
|
336 days
|
| 29
|
Don Willesee
|
6 November 1973 (1973-11-06)
|
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
|
2 years, 5 days
|
| 30
|
Andrew Peacock
|
|
Liberal
|
Fraser
|
12 November 1975 (1975-11-12)
|
3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
|
4 years, 358 days
|
| 31
|
Tony Street
|
3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
|
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
|
2 years, 128 days
|
| 32
|
Bill Hayden
|
|
Labor
|
Hawke
|
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
|
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
|
5 years, 159 days
|
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
|
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
|
17 August 1988 (1988-08-17)
|
| 33
|
Gareth Evans
|
2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)
|
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
|
7 years, 191 days
|
| Keating
|
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
| Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
|
| 34
|
Alexander Downer
|
|
Liberal
|
Howard
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
|
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
|
11 years, 267 days
|
| 35
|
Stephen Smith
|
|
Labor
|
Rudd
|
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
|
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
|
2 years, 285 days
|
| Gillard
|
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
|
14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
|
| 36
|
Kevin Rudd
|
14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
|
22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)
|
1 year, 161 days
|
| 37
|
Bob Carr
|
13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)
|
27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
|
1 year, 189 days
|
| Rudd
|
27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
|
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
|
| 38
|
Julie Bishop
|
|
Liberal
|
Abbott
|
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
|
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
|
4 years, 344 days
|
| Turnbull
|
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
|
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
|
| Morrison
|
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
|
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
|
| 39
|
Marise Payne
|
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
|
23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
|
3 years, 268 days
|
| 40
|
Penny Wong
|
|
Labor
|
Albanese
|
23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
|
Incumbent
|
105 days
|
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