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{{Short description|Australian cabinet position}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post             = Minister for the Environment and Water
| 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
| incumbent        = [[Tanya Plibersek]]
| image            = Tanya Plibersek.png
| incumbentsince   = {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}
| style            = [[The Honourable]]
| appointer = [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]]
| appointer_qualified = on the [[Advice (constitutional)|advice]] of the [[Prime Minister of Australia|prime minister]]
| inaugural        = [[Peter Howson (politician)|Peter Howson]] {{small|(as Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts)}}
| formation        = {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}}
| department       = [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water]]
| website          = {{url|https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/plibersek}}
}}
The Australian '''Minister for the Environment and Water''' is a position which is currently held by [[Tanya Plibersek]] in the [[Albanese ministry]] since 1 June 2022, following the [[2022 Australian federal election|Australian federal election in 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of Australia |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-parliament-house-canberra |date=23 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022 |website=www.pm.gov.au}}</ref>
In the [[Government of Australia]], the minister and assistant minister are responsible for the protection and conservation of the environment; to ensure that Australia benefits from meteorological and related sciences and services; and to see that Australia's interests in [[Antarctica]] are advanced. The minister provides direction and oversight of the [[Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment]] (previously the Department of the Environment and Energy, and before that the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) to develop and implement national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage.
==Portfolio responsibilities==
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2021}}
The minister administers their portfolio through the  [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water]] and its environment component bodies, including:
* Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee
* Antarctic Ethics Committee (Human Experimentation)
* Antarctic Research Assessment Committees (ARACs)
* Antarctic Science Advisory Committee
* Australia-Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
* [[Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee]]
* [[Australian Heritage Council]]
* [[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]]
* Environment Protection and Heritage Council
* Great Barrier Reef Consultative Committee
* [[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority]]
* Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council
* Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package Technical Advisory Committee
* Hazardous Waste Technical Group
* [[Murray-Darling Basin Authority]]
* National Environment Protection Council
* National Environmental Education Council
* New South Wales World Heritage Properties Ministerial Council
* Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
* Science Program Management Committee
* State of the Environment Committee 2006
* Stockholm Intergovernmental Forum
* [[Sydney Harbour Federation Trust]]
* Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Ministerial Council
* [[Threatened Species Scientific Committee]]
* Wet Tropics Ministerial Council
==List of ministers==
===Environment===
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Environment, or any 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=100 colspan="2" | Party affiliation
! width=100 | Prime Minister
! width=375 | Ministerial title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| align=center| 1
| [[Peter Howson (Australian politician)|Peter Howson]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[William McMahon|McMahon]]
| rowspan="2" | Minister for the Environment, [[Minister for Indigenous Australians|Aborigines]] and [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|the Arts]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1971|3|10}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1972|12|5}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|1971|3|10|1972|12|5}}
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[Gough Whitlam]]{{ref|1|1| 1}}
| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=6 | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan=6 | Whitlam
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1972|12|5}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1972|12|19}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 3
| rowspan=2 | [[Moss Cass]]
| Minister for the Environment and Conservation
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1972|12|19}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|4|21}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|6|6}}
|-
| rowspan=5 | Minister for the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|4|21}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|6|6}}
|-
| align=center| 4
| [[Jim Cairns]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|6|6}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|7|2}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1975|6|6|1975|7|2}} days
|-
| align=center| ''(2)''
| [[Gough Whitlam]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|7|2}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|7|14}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1975|7|2|1975|7|14}} days
|-
| align=center| 5
| [[Joe Berinson]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|7|14}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|11|11}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1975|7|14|1975|11|11}} days
|-
| align=center| 6
| [[Andrew Peacock]]
| rowspan="9" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=9 | Liberal
| rowspan=11 | [[Malcolm Fraser|Fraser]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|11|11}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|12|22}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1975|11|11|1975|12|22}} days
|-
| align=center| 7
| [[Ivor Greenwood]]
| rowspan="3" | Minister for Environment, [[Minister for Housing (Australia)|Housing]] and [[Minister for Cities (Australia)|Community Development]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|12|22}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1976|7|8}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1975|12|22|1976|7|8}} days
|-
| align=center| 8
| [[Kevin Newman (politician)|Kevin Newman]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1976|7|8}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1977|12|20}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|1976|7|8|1977|12|20}}
|-
| align=center| 9
| [[Ray Groom]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1977|12|20}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1978|12|5}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1977|12|20|1978|12|5}} days
|-
| align=center| 10
| [[James Webster (Australian politician)|James Webster]]
| rowspan="2" | Minister for [[Minister for Science and Technology (Australia)|Science]] and the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1978|12|5}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1979|12|8}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|1978|12|5|1979|12|8}}
|-
| align=center| 11
| [[David Thomson (Australian National Party politician)|David Thomson]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1979|12|8}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1980|11|3}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1979|12|8|1980|11|3}} days
|-
| align=center| 12
| [[Robert Ellicott]]
| rowspan="6" | Minister for [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)|Home Affairs]] and the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1980|11|3}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1981|2|17}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1980|11|3|1981|2|17}} days
|-
| align=center| 13
| [[Michael MacKellar]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1981|2|17}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1981|3|19}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1981|2|17|1981|3|19}} days
|-
| align=center| 14
| [[Ian Wilson (Australian politician)|Ian Wilson]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1981|3|19}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1982|5|7}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|1981|3|19|1982|5|7}}
|-
| rowspan= 2 align=center| 15
| rowspan= 2 | [[Tom McVeigh]]
| {{Australian party style|National}}|
| [[National Party of Australia|National Country]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1982|5|7}}
| align=center |16 October 1982
| rowspan= 2 align=right | {{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days
|-
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|
| [[National Party of Australia|National]]
| align=center | 16 October 1982
| align=center | 11 March 1983
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 16
| rowspan="2" | [[Barry Cohen (politician)|Barry Cohen]]
| rowspan="9" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan="9" |  Labor
| rowspan=5 | [[Bob Hawke|Hawke]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1983|3|11}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1984|12|13}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1987|7|24}}
|-
| Minister for [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|Arts]], Heritage and the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1984|12|13}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1987|7|24}}
|-
| align=center| 17
| [[John Brown (Australian politician)|John Brown]]
| rowspan="3" | Minister for [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|Arts]], [[Minister for Sport (Australia)|Sport]], the Environment, [[Minister for Tourism (Australia)|Tourism]] and [[Minister for Territories|Territories]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1987|7|24}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1987|12|18}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1987|7|24|1987|12|18}} days
|-
| align=center| 18
| [[Graham Richardson]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1988|1|19}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1990|4|4}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|1988|1|19|1990|4|4}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 19
| rowspan=3 | [[Ros Kelly]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1990|4|4}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1991|12|20}}
| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1994|3|1}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[Paul Keating|Keating]]
| Minister for [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|Arts]], [[Minister for Sport (Australia)|Sport]], the Environment and [[Minister for Territories|Territories]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1991|12|20}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1993|3|24}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | Minister for the Environment, [[Minister for Sport (Australia)|Sport]] and [[Minister for Territories|Territories]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1993|3|24}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1994|3|1}}
|-
| align=center| ''(18)''
| [[Graham Richardson]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1994|3|1}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1994|3|25}}
| align=right | {{age in days|1994|3|1|1994|3|25}} days
|-
| align=center| 20
| [[John Faulkner]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1994|3|25}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1996|3|11}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|1994|3|25|1996|3|11}}
|-
| align=center| 21
| rowspan=2 | [[Robert Hill (Australian politician)|Robert Hill]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=5 | Liberal
| rowspan=5 | [[John Howard|Howard]]
| Minister for the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1996|3|11}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1998|10|21}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | '''{{age in years and days|1996|3|11|2001|11|26}}'''
|-
| align=center| 22
| rowspan=3 | Minister for the Environment and Heritage
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1998|10|21}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2001|11|26}}
|-
| align=center| 23
| [[David Kemp (politician)|David Kemp]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2001|11|26}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2004|10|26}}
|-
| align=center| 24
| [[Ian Campbell (Australian politician)|Ian Campbell]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2004|10|26|2007|1|30}}
|-
| align=center| 25
| [[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2007|12|3}}
| align=right | {{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center| 26
| rowspan=3 | [[Peter Garrett]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| rowspan=5 | Labor
| rowspan=2 | [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|the Arts]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2007|12|3}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}
| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|9|14}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the [[Minister for the Arts (Australia)|Arts]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Julia Gillard|Gillard]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|9|14}}
|-
| align=center| 27
| [[Tony Burke]]
| Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, [[Minister for Cities (Australia)|Population and Communities]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|9|14}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2013|7|1}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2013|7|1|}}
|-
| align=center| 28
| [[Mark Butler]]
| Rudd
| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2013|7|1}}
| align=center | {{end date|df=yes|2013|9|18}}
| align=right | {{age in days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}} days
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center| 29
| rowspan=2 | [[Greg Hunt]]
| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |
| rowspan=5 | Liberal
| [[Tony Abbott|Abbott]]
| rowspan=2 | Minister for the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2013|9|18}}
| align=center | {{end date|df=yes|2015|9|15}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2016|7|19}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2015|9|15}}
| align=center | {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|19}}
|-
| align=center| 30
| [[Josh Frydenberg]]
| Minister for the Environment and [[Minister for Energy (Australia)|Energy]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2016|7|19}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2018|8|28}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2016|7|19|2018|8|28}}
|-
| align=center| 31
| [[Melissa Price (politician)|Melissa Price]]
| rowspan=2| [[Scott Morrison|Morrison]]
| rowspan=2| Minister for the Environment
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2018|8|18}}
| align=center | {{end date|df=yes|2019|5|29}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2018|8|28|2019|5|29}}
|-
| align=center| 32
| [[Sussan Ley]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2019|5|29}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2022|05|23}}
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2019|5|29|2022|05|23}}
|-
| align=center| 33
| [[Tanya Plibersek]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| Labor
| [[Anthony Albanese|Albanese]]
| Minister for the Environment and Water
| align=center | {{start date|2022|06|01|df=yes}}
| align=center | ''Incumbent''
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|01}}
|}
'''Notes'''
:{{ref|1|1| 1}} Whitlam was one of a [[First Whitlam ministry|two-man ministry]] consisting of himself and [[Lance Barnard]] for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.
===Water===
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Water, or any precedent titles:
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=100 colspan="2" | Party affiliation
! width=100 | Prime Minister
! width=375 | Ministerial title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| align=center|1
| [[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| Liberal
| [[John Howard|Howard]]
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2007|12|3}}
| align=right | {{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center|2
| rowspan=3 | [[Penny Wong]]
| rowspan=5 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
| rowspan=5 | Labor
| rowspan=2 | [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| Minister for [[Minister for Climate Change (Australia)|Climate Change]] and Water
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2007|12|3}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}
| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|9|14}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | Minister for [[Minister for Climate Change and Energy|Climate Change, Energy Efficiency]] and Water
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Julia Gillard|Gillard]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|9|14}}
|-
| align=center|3
| [[Tony Burke]]
| Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, [[Minister for Cities (Australia)|Population and Communities]]
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|9|14}}
| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2013|7|1}}
| align=right | '''{{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2013|7|1}}'''
|-
| align=center|4
| [[Mark Butler]]
| Rudd
| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water
| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2013|7|1}}
| align=center | {{end date|df=yes|2013|9|18}}
| align=right | {{age in days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}} days
|-
!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| align=center|5
| [[Barnaby Joyce]]
| {{Australian party style|National}}|
| National
| rowspan=4 | [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| rowspan=5 | Minister for [[Minister for Agriculture (Australia)|Agriculture]] and Water Resources
| align=center| {{start date|2015|9|21|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2017|10|27|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|2017|10|27|df=y}}
|-
| align=center|''(1)''
| Malcolm Turnbull
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
| Liberal
| align=center| {{start date|2017|10|27|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2017|12|06|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|10|27|2017|12|06}}
|-
| align=center|''(5)''
| Barnaby Joyce
| rowspan=6 {{Australian party style|National}}|
| rowspan=6 | National
| align=center| {{start date|2017|12|06|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|12|06|2017|12|20}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center|6
| rowspan=3 | [[David Littleproud]]
| align=center| {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
| align=center| {{start date|2018|08|28|df=y}}
| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2020|02|06|}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[Scott Morrison|Morrison]]
| align=center| {{start date|2018|08|28|df=y}}
| align=center| {{start date|2019|05|29|df=y}}
|-
| Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, [[Minister for Emergency Management|Natural Disaster and Emergency Management]]
| align=center| {{start date|2019|05|29|df=y}}
| align=center| {{end date|2020|02|06|df=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center|7
| rowspan=2 | [[Keith Pitt]]
| Minister for [[Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia|Resources]], Water and [[Minister for Northern Australia|Northern Australia]]
| align=center | {{start date|2020|02|06|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2021|07|02|df=y}}
| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2020|02|06|2022|05|23}}
|-
| Minister for [[Minister for Resources|Resources]] and Water
| align=center | {{start date|2021|07|02|df=y}}
| align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}
|-
| align=center|8
| [[Tanya Plibersek]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |
| Labor
| [[Anthony Albanese|Albanese]]
| Minister for the Environment and Water
| align=center | {{start date|2022|06|01|df=yes}}
| align=center | ''Incumbent''
| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|01}}
|}
==Former ministerial portfolios==
===List of ministers for population===
{{Excerpt|Minister for Cities (Australia)|List of ministers for cities}}
==Assistant ministers==
===List of assistant ministers for the environment===
The following individual has served as the Assistant Minister for the Environment.
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=100 colspan="2" | Party
! width=100 | Prime Minister
! width=375 | Title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| align=center| 1
| [[Sharman Stone]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=2 |[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| rowspan=3 | [[John Howard|Howard]]
| rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|1998|10|21}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}
| align=right| {{ayd|1998|10|21|2004|10|26}}
|-
| align=center| 2
| [[Greg Hunt]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2004|10|26|2007|1|30}}
|-
| align=center| 3
| [[John Cobb (Australian politician)|John Cobb]]
| {{Australian party style|National}}|&nbsp;
|[[National Party of Australia|National]]
| Assistant Minister for the Environment and Heritage
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2007|12|3}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| align=center| 4
| [[Amanda Rishworth]]
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| [[Kevin Rudd|Rudd]]
| Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Urban Water
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2013|7|1}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2013|9|18}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}}
|-
| align=center| 5
| [[Simon Birmingham]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=3 |Liberal
| rowspan=2 | [[Tony Abbott|Abbott]]
| rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2013|9|18}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2014|12|23}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}}
|-
| align=center| 6
| [[Bob Baldwin (politician)|Bob Baldwin]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2014|12|23}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2015|9|21}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2014|12|23|2015|9|21}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
|-
| align=center| 7
| [[Melissa Price (politician)|Melissa Price]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|Liberal
| [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| Assistant Minister for the Environment
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|20}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2018|8|28}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2017|12|20|2018|8|28}}
|}
===List of assistant ministers for water===
The following individual has served as the Assistant Minister for Water.
{| class="wikitable"
! width=5 | Order
! width=150 | Minister
! width=100 colspan="2" | Party
! width=100 | Prime Minister
! width=375 | Title
! width=150 | Term start
! width=150 | Term end
! width=130 | Term in office
|-
| align=center| 1
| [[Anne Ruston]]
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
|Liberal
| [[Malcolm Turnbull|Turnbull]]
| Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2015|9|21}}
| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2018|8|28}}
| align=right| {{ayd|2015|9|21|2018|8|28}}
|}
== See also ==
* Ministers for Environment
** [[Minister for the Environment (New South Wales)]]
** [[Minister for the Environment (Victoria)]]
** [[Minister for Environment (Western Australia)]]
** [[Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water Security]] ([[Northern Territory]])
* Ministers for Water
** [[Minister for Water (New South Wales)]]
** [[Minister for Water (Victoria)]]
** [[Minister for Water (Western Australia)]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/plibersek}}
{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios}}
[[Category:Lists of government ministers of Australia|Environment and Water]]