Ministers For The Navy
| Period | Minister | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1915–1916 | Jens Jensen | Australian Labor Party |
| 1916–1917 | Jens Jensen | National Labor Party |
| 1917– | Joseph Cook | Nationalist Party of Australia |
| 1920–1921 | William Laird Smith | |
| 1939–1940 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia Party |
| 1940 | Archie Cameron | |
| 1940–1941 | Billy Hughes | |
| 1941–1946 | Norman Makin | Australian Labor Party |
| 1946 | Arthur Drakeford | |
| 1946–1949 | Bill Riordan | |
| 1949–1951 | Josiah Francis | Liberal Party |
| 1951 | Philip McBride | |
| 1951–1954 | William McMahon | |
| 1954–1955 | Josiah Francis | |
| 1955–1956 | Eric Harrison | |
| 1956 | Neil O'Sullivan | |
| 1956–1958 | Charles Davidson | |
| 1958–1963 | John Gorton | |
| 1963–1964 | Jim Forbes | |
| 1964–1966 | Fred Chaney, Sr. | |
| 1966–1968 | Don Chipp | |
| 1968–1969 | Bert Kelly | |
| 1969–1971 | James Killen | |
| 1971–1972 | Malcolm Mackay | |
| 1972–1973 | Lance Barnard | Australian Labor Party |
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