Minister for Financial Services

The Australian Minister for Financial Services is a ministerial portfolio of the Australian Government,^[1] currently held by Stephen Jones.^[2]

Minister for Financial Services
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Incumbent Stephen Jones since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of the Treasury
Style	The Honourable
Reports to	Prime Minister
Seat	Canberra, ACT
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister
Term length	At the Governor-General's pleasure
Formation	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
First holder	Joe Hockey (as Minister for Financial Services and Regulation)
Website	ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/stephen-jones-2022

The first Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law was Nick Sherry,^{[clarification needed]} appointed following the Labor Party's win at the 2007 election. The ministry was administered through the Department of the Treasury.^[3]

List of ministers for financial services

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Financial Services, or any precedent titles:^[4]

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Joe Hockey		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Financial Services and Regulation	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	3 years, 36 days
2	Nick Sherry		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)	1 year, 188 days
3	Chris Bowen				Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law	9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	1 year, 97 days
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
4	Bill Shorten				Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	2 years, 290 days
				Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
5	David Bradbury				Minister Assisting for Financial Services and Superannuation	1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	83 days
6	Kelly O'Dwyer		Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Revenue and Financial Services	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	2 years, 40 days
7	Jane Hume		Liberal	Morrison	Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy	22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	1 year, 152 days
8	Stephen Jones		Labor	Albanese	Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services	1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	Incumbent	2 years, 205 days

See also

• Treasurer of Australia
• Assistant Treasurer of Australia
• Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (Australia)
• Minister for Finance (Australia)

References

1. "Current Ministry List". Parliament of Australia. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. "The Hon Stephen Jones MP". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
3. "Rudd Ministry" (PDF). Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
4. "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

External links

• Official website