Previous Ministers

The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP

Assistant Minister for Defence

Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

June 2022 – July 2024

Matt Thistlethwaite

The Hon Clare O’Neil MP

Minister for Home Affairs

Minister for Cyber Security

June 2022 – July 2024

Clare O'Neil

The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Minister for Defence

March 2021 – May 2022

Peter Dutton

The Hon Melissa Price MP

Minister for Defence Industry

Minister for Science and Technology

May 2019 – May 2022

Melissa Price

The Hon Andrew Gee MP

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Minister for Defence Personnel

July 2021 – May 2022

Andrew Gee

The Hon Andrew Hastie MP

Assistant Minister for Defence

December 2020 – May 2022

Andrew Hastie

The Hon Darren Chester MP

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Minister for Defence Personnel

March 2018 – July 2021

Darren Chester

Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC

Minister for Defence

May 2019 – March 2021

Linda Reynolds

The Hon Alex Hawke MP

Assistant Defence Minister

Minister for International Development and the Pacific

May 2019 – December 2020

Alex Hawke

The Hon Christopher Pyne MP

Minister for Defence

August 2018 – May 2019

Christopher Pyne

Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC

Minister for Defence Industry

March 2019 – May 2019

Linda Reynolds

Senator the Hon David Fawcett

Assistant Minister for Defence

August 2018 – May 2019

David Fawcett

The Hon Steven Ciobo MP

Minister for Defence Industry

August 2018 – March 2019

Steven Ciobo

Senator the Hon Marise Payne

Minister for Defence

September 2015 – August 2018

Marise Payne

The Hon Christopher Pyne MP

Minister for Defence Industry

July 2016 – August 2018

Christopher Pyne

The Hon Michael McCormack MP

Minister for Veterans' Affairs

Minister for Defence Personnel

December 2017 – March 2018

Michael McCormack

The Hon Dan Tehan MP

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Minister for Defence Personnel

July 2016 – December 2017

Dan Tehan

The Hon Darren Chester MP

Assistant Minister for Defence

September 2015 – February 2016

Darren Chester

The Hon Mal Brough MP

Minister for Defence Materiel and Science

Special Minister of State in the Australian Government

September 2015 – December 2015

Mal Brough

The Hon Kevin Andrews MP

Minister for Defence

December 2014 – September 2015

Kevin Andrews

The Hon Stuart Robert MP

Assistant Minister for Defence

September 2013 – September 2015

Stuart Robert

Senator the Hon David Johnston

Minister for Defence

October 2013 – December 2014

David Johnston