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{{Short description|Australian cabinet position}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post           = Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| insignia         = Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg
| insigniacaption  = [[Coat of arms of Australia|Commonwealth Coat of Arms]]
| flag             = Flag of Australia (converted).svg
| flagcaption      = [[Flag of Australia]]
| flagborder       = yes
| image          = Murray Watt 2022.png
| incumbent      = [[Murray Watt]]
| incumbentsince = {{start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}
| style          = [[The Honourable]]
| appointer      = [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] on the recommendation of the [[Prime Minister of Australia]]
| inaugural      = [[Harold Holt]] {{small|(as Minister for Labour and National Service)}}
| formation      = {{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}}
| department     = [[Department of Employment and Workplace Relations]]
| website        = {{URL|https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/senator-hon-murray-watt}}
}}
The '''Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations''' is a position currently held by [[Murray Watt]] in the [[Albanese ministry]] since July 2024.
In the [[Australian Government|Government of Australia]], the minister administers this portfolio through the [[Department of Employment and Workplace Relations]].
==Portfolio scope==
Other bodies in these portfolios include,:<ref name="AG Portfolio">{{cite web |title=Portfolio |url=https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Pages/Portfolio.aspx |website=Attorney-General for Australia, Minister for Industrial Relations |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
* [[Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency]]
* [[Australian Building and Construction Commission]] (abolished in 2023)
* [[Comcare]]
* [[Fair Work Commission]]
* [[Fair Work Ombudsman]]
* [[Registered Organisations Commission]]
* [[Safe Work Australia]]
* [[Workplace Gender Equality Agency]]
==List of ministers for employment==
The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl/>
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=150 colspan="2" | Party
! width=75 | Prime Minister
! width=425 | Title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 1
| rowspan=2 | [[Harold Holt]]
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|UAP}} | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 | [[United Australia Party|United Australia]]
| [[Robert Menzies|Menzies]]
| rowspan=15 | Minister for Labour and National Service
| align=center| {{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1941|8|29|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|10|7}} days
|-
| [[Arthur Fadden|Fadden]]
| align=center| {{start date|1941|8|29|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1941|10|7|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[Eddie Ward]]
| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=4| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan=2| [[John Curtin|Curtin]]
| align=center| {{start date|1941|10|7|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1943|9|21|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1943|9|21}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 3
| rowspan=3 | [[Jack Holloway]]
| align=center| {{start date|1943|9|21|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1945|7|6|df=y}}
| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|1943|9|21|1949|12|19}}
|-
| [[Frank Forde|Forde]]
| align=center| {{start date|1945|7|6|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1945|7|13|df=y}}
|-
| [[Ben Chifley|Chifley]]
| align=center| {{start date|1945|7|13|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1949|12|19|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| ''(1)''
| Harold Holt
| rowspan="8" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=8| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2| Menzies
| align=center| {{start date|1949|12|19|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1958|12|10|df=y}}
| align=right| '''{{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1958|12|10}}'''
|-
| align=center| 4
| [[William McMahon]]
| align=center| {{start date|1958|12|10|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1958|12|10|1966|1|26}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 5
| rowspan=3 | [[Les Bury]]
| Holt
| align=center| {{start date|1966|1|26|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1967|12|19|df=y}}
| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|1966|1|26|1969|11|12}}
|-
| [[John McEwen|McEwen]]
| align=center| {{start date|1967|12|19|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1968|1|10|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[John Gorton|Gorton]]
| align=center| {{start date|1968|1|10|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1969|11|12|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 6
| rowspan=2 | [[Billy Snedden]]
| align=center| {{start date|1969|11|12|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1971|3|10|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1969|11|12|1971|3|22}}
|-
| rowspan=2| McMahon
| align=center| {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1971|3|22|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 7
| [[Phillip Lynch]]
| align=center| {{start date|1971|3|22|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1971|3|22|1972|12|5}}
|-
| align=center| 8
| [[Lance Barnard]]{{ref|1|1| 1}}
| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=4| Labor
| rowspan=4| [[Gough Whitlam|Whitlam]]
| align=center| {{start date|1972|12|5|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1972|12|19|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 9
| rowspan=2| [[Clyde Cameron]]
| Minister for Labour
| align=center| {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1974|6|12|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|6|6}}
|-
| rowspan=3| Minister for Labour and [[Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs|Immigration]]
| align=center| {{start date|1974|6|12|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1975|6|6|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 10
| [[Jim McClelland]]
| align=center| {{start date|1975|6|6|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|1975|6|6|1975|11|11}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 11
| rowspan=2| [[Tony Street]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=5| Liberal
| rowspan=5| [[Malcolm Fraser|Fraser]]
| align=center| {{start date|1975|11|11|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1975|12|22|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1975|11|11|1978|12|5}}
|-
| Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1978|12|5|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 12
| [[Ian Viner]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment and [[Minister for Youth (Australia)|Youth Affairs]]
| align=center| {{start date|1978|12|5|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1981|4|6|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1978|12|5|1981|4|6}}
|-
| align=center| 13
| [[Neil Brown (Australian politician)|Neil Brown]]
| align=center| {{start date|1981|4|6|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1982|5|7|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1981|4|6|1982|5|7}}
|-
| align=center| 14
| [[Ian Macphee]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|1982|5|7|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1983|3|11|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days
|-
| align=center| 15
| [[Ralph Willis]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=5| Labor
| rowspan=2| [[Bob Hawke|Hawke]]
| align=center| {{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1987|7|24|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1987|7|24}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 16
| rowspan=2| [[John Dawkins]]
| rowspan=4| Minister for Employment, [[Minister for Education (Australia)|Education]] and [[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Training]]
| align=center| {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1987|7|24|1991|12|27}}
|-
| rowspan=3| [[Paul Keating|Keating]]
| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|27|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 17
| [[Kim Beazley]]
| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|27|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1993|12|23|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1991|12|27|1993|12|23}}
|-
| align=center| 18
| [[Simon Crean]]
| align=center| {{start date|1993|12|23|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1996|3|11|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1993|12|23|1996|3|11}}
|-
| align=center| 19
| [[Amanda Vanstone]]
| rowspan="7" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=7| Liberal
| rowspan=7| [[John Howard|Howard]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment, [[Minister for Education (Australia)|Education]], [[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Training]] and [[Minister for Youth (Australia)|Youth Affairs]]
| align=center| {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1997|10|9|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|1997|10|9}}
|-
| align=center| 20
| [[David Kemp (politician)|David Kemp]]
| align=center| {{start date|1997|10|9|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1998|10|21|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1997|10|9|1998|10|21}}
|-
| align=center| 21
| [[Peter Reith]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and [[Minister for Small Business (Australia)|Small Business]]
| align=center| {{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2001|1|30|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|1|30}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 22
| rowspan=2| [[Tony Abbott]]
| align=center| {{start date|2001|1|30|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2001|1|30|2003|10|7}}
|-
| rowspan=6| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2001|11|26|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2003|10|7|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 23
| [[Kevin Andrews (politician)|Kevin Andrews]]
| align=center| {{start date|2003|10|7|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2007|1|30|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2003|10|7|2007|1|30}}
|-
| align=center| 24
| [[Joe Hockey]]
| align=center| {{start date|2007|1|30|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 25
| rowspan=2| [[Julia Gillard]]
| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=6| Labor
| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| align=center| {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=center| 24 June 2010
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|6|28}}
|-
| rowspan=4| [[Julia Gillard|Gillard]]
| align=center| 24 June 2010
| align=center| 28 June 2010
|-
| align=center| ''(18)''
| Simon Crean
| align=center| {{start date|2010|6|28|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2010|9|14|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|2010|6|28|2010|9|14}} days
|-
| align=center| 26
| [[Chris Evans (Australian politician)|Chris Evans]]
| Minister for [[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Tertiary Education, Skills]], Jobs and Workplace Relations<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/julia-gillard-bows-to-unis-adds-tertiary-education-to-chris-evans-title/story-fn59niix-1225922039487 |title=Julia Gillard bows to unis, adds Tertiary Education to Chris Evans' title |work=[[The Australian]] |date=14 September 2010 }}</ref>
| align=center| {{start date|2010|9|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2011|12|14|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2011|12|14}}
|-
| align=center| 27
| [[Bill Shorten]]
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2011|12|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2011|12|14|2013|7|1}}
|-
| align=center| 28
| [[Brendan O'Connor (politician)|Brendan O'Connor]]
| Rudd
| Minister for Employment<br>[[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Minister for Skills and Training]]
| align=center | {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 29
| rowspan=2 | [[Eric Abetz]]
| rowspan=7 {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=7 | Liberal
| [[Tony Abbott|Abbott]]
| rowspan=3 |  Minister for Employment
| align=center | {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2015|9|15|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2015|9|21}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| align=center | {{start date|2015|9|15|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2015|9|21|df=y}}
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| 30
| rowspan=2 | [[Michaelia Cash]]
| align=center | {{start date|2015|9|21|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=right rowspan=2 | {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|2018|8|28}}
|-
| Minister for Jobs and [[Minister for Industry and Science|Innovation]]
| align=center | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 31
| [[Kelly O'Dwyer]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Scott Morrison|Morrison]]
| Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations
| align=center | {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2019|04|11|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2018|8|28|2019|04|11}}
|-
| align=center| ''(30)''
| [[Michaelia Cash]]
| Minister for Employment, [[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Skills]], [[Minister for Small Business (Australia)|Small and Family Business]]
| align=center | {{start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2021|3|30|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2019|5|29|2021|3|30}}
|-
| align=center | 32
| [[Stuart Robert]]
| Minister for Employment, Workforce, [[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Skills]], [[Minister for Small Business (Australia)|Small and Family Business]]
| align=center | {{start date|2021|3|30|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|2018|8|28}}
|-
| align=center| 33
| [[Richard Marles]]
| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=3 | Labor
| rowspan=3 | [[Anthony Albanese|Albanese]]
| Minister for Employment
| align=center | {{start date|2022|5|23|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2022|06|1|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|05|23|2022|06|1}}
|-
|align=center| 34
| [[Tony Burke]]
| rowspan=2 | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2024|7|29|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|1|2024|7|29}}
|-
|align=center| 35
| [[Murray Watt]]
| align=center | {{start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}
| align=center | ''Incumbent''
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2024|7|29}}
|}
'''Notes'''
:{{ref|1|1| 1}} Barnard was part of a [[First Whitlam ministry|two-man ministry]] that comprised Barnard and [[Gough Whitlam]] for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.
:{{ref|2|2| 2}} Despite the [[First Rudd ministry]] ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations for four days in her [[First Gillard ministry|first ministry]], between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.
==List of ministers for Workplace Relations==
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Workplace Relations, or any of its subsequent titles:<ref name=parl/>
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=75 colspan="2" | Party
! width=150 | Prime Minister
! width=325 | Title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 1
| rowspan=2| [[Tony Street]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=5| Liberal
| rowspan=5| [[Malcolm Fraser|Fraser]]
| Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1978|12|5|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1975|11|11|1980|11|3}}
|-
| rowspan=3| Minister for Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|1978|12|5|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1980|11|3|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[Andrew Peacock]]
| align=center| {{start date|1980|11|3|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1981|4|16|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|1980|11|3|1981|4|16}} days
|-
| align=center| 3
| [[Ian Viner]]
| align=center| {{start date|1981|4|16|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1982|5|7|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1981|4|16|1982|5|7}}
|-
| align=center| 4
| [[Ian Macphee]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|1982|5|7|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1983|3|11|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 5
| rowspan=2 | [[Ralph Willis]]
| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=6| Labor
| rowspan=4| [[Bob Hawke|Hawke]]
| align=center| {{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1987|7|24|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1988|9|2}}
|-
| rowspan=6| Minister for Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1988|9|2|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 6
| [[Peter Morris (politician)|Peter Morris]]
| align=center| {{start date|1988|9|2|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1990|4|4|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1988|9|2|1990|4|4}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 7
| rowspan=2| [[Peter Cook (Australian politician)|Peter Cook]]
| align=center| {{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1993|3|24}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Paul Keating|Keating]]
| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 8
| [[Laurie Brereton]]
| align=center| {{start date|1993|3|24|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1996|3|11|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1993|3|24|1996|3|11}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 9
| rowspan=3| [[Peter Reith]]
| rowspan="7" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=7| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| rowspan=7| [[John Howard|Howard]]
| align=center| {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1997|7|18|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| '''{{age in years and days|1993|3|24|1998|10|21}}'''
|-
| Minister for Workplace Relations and [[Minister for Small Business (Australia)|Small Business]]
| align=center| {{start date|1997|7|18|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1998|10|21|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and [[Minister for Small Business (Australia)|Small Business]]
| align=center| {{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2001|1|30|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|1|30}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 10
| rowspan=2| [[Tony Abbott]]
| align=center| {{start date|2001|1|30|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2001|1|30|2003|10|7}}
|-
| rowspan=6| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2001|11|26|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2003|10|7|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| 11
| [[Kevin Andrews (politician)|Kevin Andrews]]
| align=center| {{start date|2003|10|7|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2007|1|30|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2003|10|7|2007|1|30}}
|-
| align=center| 12
| [[Joe Hockey]]
| align=center| {{start date|2007|1|30|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 13
| rowspan=2| [[Julia Gillard]]
| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=6| Labor
| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| align=center| {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=center| 24 June 2010
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|6|28}}
|-
| rowspan=4| Gillard
| align=center| 24 June 2010
| align=center| 28 June 2010
|-
| align=center| 14
| [[Simon Crean]]
| align=center| {{start date|2010|6|28|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2010|9|14|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|2010|6|28|2010|9|14}} days
|-
| align=center| 15
| [[Chris Evans (Australian politician)|Chris Evans]]
| Minister for [[Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|Tertiary Education, Skills]], Jobs and Workplace Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2010|9|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2011|12|14|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2011|12|14}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 16
| rowspan=2 | [[Bill Shorten]]
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2011|12|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2011|12|14|2013|9|18}}
|-
| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| Minister for Workplace Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| align=center| 17
| [[Kelly O'Dwyer]]
| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=3 | Liberal
| rowspan=3 | [[Scott Morrison|Morrison]]
| Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations
| align=center | {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2019|04|11|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2018|8|28|2019|04|11}}
|-
| align=center| 18
| [[Christian Porter]]
| rowspan=2 | Minister for Industrial Relations
| align=center| {{start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2021|3|30|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2019|5|29|2021|3|30}}
|-
| align=center| 19
| [[Michaelia Cash]]
| align=center| {{start date|2021|3|30|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2022|05|23|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2021|3|30|2022|05|23}}
|-
| align=center| 20
| [[Tony Burke]]
| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=2 | Labor
| rowspan=2 | [[Anthony Albanese|Albanese]]
| rowspan=2 | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
| align=center | {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2024|7|29|df=y}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|1|2024|7|29}}
|-
|align=center| 21
| [[Murray Watt]]
| align=center | {{start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}
| align=center | ''Incumbent''
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2024|7|29}}
|}
==Former ministerial titles==
===List of ministers for employment participation===
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Employment Participation, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl>{{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=customrank;page=2;query=Lazzarini;rec=12;resCount=Default |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |year=2010 |access-date=9 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813030853/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Badv%3Dyes%3BorderBy%3Dcustomrank%3Bpage%3D2%3Bquery%3DLazzarini%3Brec%3D12%3BresCount%3DDefault |archive-date=13 August 2014 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=75 colspan="2" | Party
! width=75 | Prime Minister
! width=425 | Title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| align=center| 1
| [[Clyde Holding]]
| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |&nbsp;
| rowspan=6| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan=3 |[[Bob Hawke|Hawke]]
| Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs
| align=center| {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1988|1|19|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|1987|7|24|1988|1|19}} days
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[Peter Duncan (Australian politician)|Peter Duncan]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment and Education Services
| align=center| {{start date|1988|1|19|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1990|4|4|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1988|1|19|1990|4|4}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 3
| rowspan=3| [[Peter Baldwin (politician)|Peter Baldwin]]
| align=center| {{start date|1990|4|4|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1990|5|7|df=y}}
| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1993|3|24}}
|-
| rowspan=3| [[Paul Keating|Keating]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services
| align=center| {{start date|1990|5|7|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}}
|-
| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| align=center| 4
| [[Tony Abbott]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=5| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| rowspan=5| [[John Howard|Howard]]
| rowspan=3| Minister for Employment Services
| align=center| {{start date|1998|10|21|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2001|1|30|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|1998|10|21|2001|1|30}}
|-
| align=center| 5
| [[Mal Brough]]
| align=center| {{start date|2001|2|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2004|7|18|df=y}}
| align=right| '''{{age in years and days|2001|2|14|2004|7|18}}'''
|-
| align=center| 6
| [[Fran Bailey]]
| align=center| {{start date|2004|7|18|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2004|10|26|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in days|2004|7|18|2004|10|26}} days
|-
| align=center| 7
| [[Peter Dutton]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for Workforce Participation
| align=center| {{start date|2004|10|26|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2006|1|27|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2004|10|26|2006|1|27}}
|-
| align=center| 8
| [[Sharman Stone]]
| align=center| {{start date|2006|1|27|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2006|1|27|2007|12|3}}
|-
| align=center| 9
| [[Brendan O'Connor (politician)|Brendan O'Connor]]
| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=6| Labor
| rowspan=2| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| rowspan=3| Minister for Employment Participation
| align=center| {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2009|6|9|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2009|6|9}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 10
| rowspan=2 | [[Mark Arbib]]
| align=center| {{start date|2009|6|9|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2010|6|28|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2009|6|9|2010|9|14}}
|-
| rowspan=3| [[Julia Gillard|Gillard]]
| align=center| {{start date|2010|6|28|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2010|9|14|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 11
| rowspan=3| [[Kate Ellis (politician)|Kate Ellis]]
| Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare
| align=center| {{start date|2010|9|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2011|12|14|df=y}}
| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2013|9|18}}
|-
| rowspan=2| Minister for Employment Participation
| align=center| {{start date|2011|12|14|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
|-
| Rudd
| align=center| {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 12
| rowspan=2 | [[Luke Hartsuyker]]
| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationals}} |
| rowspan=2| [[National Party of Australia|Nationals]]
| [[Tony Abbott|Abbott]]
| rowspan=2|  Assistant Minister for Employment
| align=center| {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2015|9|15|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2015|9|21}}
|-
| [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| align=center| {{start date|2015|9|15|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2015|9|21|df=y}}
|}
==List of assistant ministers==
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl>{{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=customrank;page=2;query=Lazzarini;rec=12;resCount=Default |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |year=2010 |access-date=9 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813030853/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Badv%3Dyes%3BorderBy%3Dcustomrank%3Bpage%3D2%3Bquery%3DLazzarini%3Brec%3D12%3BresCount%3DDefault |archive-date=13 August 2014 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=75 colspan="2" | Party
! width=75 | Prime Minister
! width=425 | Title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| align=center| 1
| [[Zed Seselja]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation
| align=center| {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2018|8|23|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2018|8|23}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[Andrew Leigh]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| [[Anthony Albanese|Albanese]]
| Assistant Minister for Employment
| align=center| {{start date|2023|5|31|df=y}}
| align=center| ''incumbent''
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2023|5|31}}
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/burke}}
{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios}}
[[Category:Lists of government ministers of Australia|Employment and Workplace Relations]]
[[Category:Employment in Australia]]