Customs Ministers
From 1901 to 1956 Customs was handled by the Minister for Trade and Customs. In 1956 Frederick Osborne was appointed Minister for Customs and Excise. Kep Enderby was appointed Minister for Police and Customs in 1975. In 1975 responsibility for customs was absorbed into the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, John Howard. In May 1982, the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs was abolished and customs functions were transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Phillip Lynch. In January 1988, Barry Jones became responsible for customs as Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business within John Button's portfolio of Industry and Commerce and there were subsequently junior ministers responsible for customs within the industry portfolio until March 1993 and from March 1994 until December 2007, when customs became part of the responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus.
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kingston | Protectionist Party | 1901–03 | Minister for Trade and Customs |
| William Lyne | 1903–04 | ||
| Andrew Fisher | Australian Labor Party | 1904 | |
| Allan McLean | Free Trade Party | 1904–05 | |
| William Lyne | Protectionist Party | 1905–07 | |
| Austin Chapman | 1907–08 | ||
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1908–09 | |
| Robert Best | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1909–10 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1910–13 | |
| Littleton Groom | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1913–14 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1914–16 | |
| Billy Hughes | 1916–16 | ||
| William Archibald | National Labor Party | 1916–17 | |
| Jens Jensen | Nationalist Party | 1917–18 | |
| William Watt | 1918–21 | ||
| Walter Massy-Greene | 1921 | ||
| Arthur Rodgers | 1921–23 | ||
| Austin Chapman | 1923–24 | ||
| Littleton Groom | 1924 | ||
| Herbert Pratten | 1924–28 | ||
| Stanley Bruce | 1928 | ||
| Henry Gullett | 1928–29 | ||
| James Fenton | Australian Labor Party | 1929–31 | |
| Frank Forde | 1931–32 | ||
| Henry Gullett | United Australia Party | 1932–33 | |
| Thomas White | 1932–38 | ||
| John Perkins | 1938–39 | ||
| John Lawson | 1939–40 | ||
| Robert Menzies | 1940 | ||
| George McLeay | 1940 | ||
| Eric Harrison | 1940–41 | ||
| Richard Keane | Australian Labor Party | 1941–46 | |
| James Fraser | 1946 | ||
| Ben Courtice | 1946–49 | ||
| Neil O'Sullivan | Liberal Party | 1949–56 | |
| Frederick Osborne | 1956 | Minister for Customs and Excise | |
| Denham Henty | 1956–64 | ||
| Ken Anderson | Country Party | 1964–68 | |
| Malcolm Scott | Liberal Party | 1968–69 | |
| Don Chipp | 1968–72 | ||
| Gough Whitlam | Australian Labor Party | 1972 | |
| Lionel Murphy | 1972–75 | ||
| Kep Enderby | 1975 | ||
| Kep Enderby | 1975 | Minister for Police and Customs | |
| Jim Cavanagh | 1975 | ||
| Ivor Greenwood | Liberal Party | 1975 | |
| John Howard | 1975–77 | Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | |
| Wal Fife | 1977–79 | ||
| Victor Garland | 1979–80 | ||
| John Moore | 1980–82 | ||
| Neil Brown | 1982 | ||
| Phillip Lynch | 1982 | Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
| Andrew Peacock | 1982–83 | ||
| John Button | Australian Labor Party | 1983–84 | |
| 1984–88 | Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce | ||
| Barry Jones | 1988–90 | Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business | |
| David Beddall | 1990 | Minister for Small Business and Customs | |
| David Beddall | 1990–93 | Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs | |
| Alan Griffiths | 1993–94 | Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development | |
| Peter Cook | 1994 | ||
| Chris Schacht | 1994–96 | Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction | |
| Geoff Prosser | Liberal Party | 1996–97 | Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs |
| Chris Ellison | 1997 | Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs | |
| Warren Truss | National Party | 1997–98 | |
| Amanda Vanstone | Liberal Party | 1998–2001 | Minister for Justice and Customs |
| Chris Ellison | 2001–07 | ||
| David Johnston | 2007 | ||
| Bob Debus | Australian Labor Party | 2007–09 | Minister for Home Affairs |
| Brendan O'Connor | 2009–2011 | ||
| Jason Clare | 2011– |
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