Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

This is a list of Australian Foreign Ministers:

Note: Prior to 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs.

• Edmund Barton Protectionist Party 1901-1903
• Alfred Deakin Protectionist Party 1903-1904
• Billy Hughes Australian Labor Party 1904
• George Reid Free Trade Party 1904-1905
• Alfred Deakin Liberal Party 1905-1908
• Egerton Bachelor Australian Labor Party 1908-1909
• Sir Littleton Groom Protectionist Party 1909-1910
• Egerton Bachelor Australian Labor Party 1910-1911
• Josiah Thomas Australian Labor Party 1911-1913
• Patrick Glynn Liberal Party 1913-1914
• John Arthur Australian Labor Party 1914
• Hugh Mahon Australian Labor Party 1914-1916
• Billy Hughes Nationalist Party 1921-1923
• Stanley Bruce Nationalist Party 1923-1929
• James Scullin Australian Labor Party 1929-1932
• John Latham United Australia Party 1932-1934
• George Pearce United Australia Party 1934-1937
• Billy Hughes United Australia Party 1937-1939
• Henry Gullett United Australia Party 1939-1940
• John McEwen Country Party 1940
• Frederick Stewart United Australia Party 1940-1941
• Herbert Evatt Australian Labor Party 1941-1949
• Percy Spender Liberal Party of Australia 1949-1951
• Richard Casey Liberal Party of Australia 1951-1960
• Robert Menzies Liberal Party of Australia 1960-1961
• Garfield Barwick Liberal Party of Australia 1961-1964
• Paul Hasluck Liberal Party of Australia 1964-1969
• Gordon Freeth Liberal Party of Australia 1969
• William McMahon Liberal Party of Australia 1969-1971
• Leslie Bury Liberal Party of Australia 1971
• Nigel Bowen Liberal Party of Australia 1971-1972
• Gough Whitlam Australian Labor Party 1972-1973
• Don Willesee Australian Labor Party 1973-1975
• Andrew Peacock Liberal Party of Australia 1975-1980
• Tony Street Liberal Party of Australia 1980-1983
• Bill Hayden Australian Labor Party 1983-1988
• Gareth Evans Australian Labor Party 1988-1996
• Alexander Downer Liberal Party of Australia 1996-