Minister for Small Business (Australia)

Order Minister Party affiliation Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Barry Jones   Labor Hawke Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 2 years, 75 days 2 David Beddall Minister for Small Business and Customs 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 2 years, 354 days Keating Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 3 Chris Schacht Minister for Science and Small Business 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 2 years, 353 days Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 4 Geoff Prosser   Liberal Howard Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) 1 year, 129 days 5 Peter Reith Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 3 years, 196 days Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 6 Ian Macfarlane Minister for Small Business 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 300 days 7 Joe Hockey Minister for Small Business and Tourism 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) 2 years, 335 days 8 Fran Bailey 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 3 years, 38 days 9 Craig Emerson   Labor Rudd Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy 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) 10 Nick Sherry Minister for Small Business 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) 1 year, 91 days 11 Mark Arbib 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) 82 days 12 Brendan O’Connor 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) 336 days 13 Chris Bowen 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 49 days 14 Gary Gray 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 177 days Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 Bruce Billson   Liberal Abbott 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 2 years, 3 days Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 21 September 2015 16 Kelly O’Dwyer 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 302 days 17 Michael McCormack   National 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 1 year, 154 days 18 Craig Laundy   Liberal Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 251 days 19 Michaelia Cash Morrison Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 2 years, 214 days Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 20 Stuart Robert Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) 1 year, 54 days 21 Julie Collins   Labor Albanese Minister for Small Business 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) Incumbent 297 days