{{Short description|Australian ministerial position}} {{For|ministers in other countries|Minister for Veterans (disambiguation){{!}}Minister for Veterans}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox official post | post = Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | incumbent = Matt Keogh | image = Matt Keogh 2023.jpg | incumbentsince = {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}} | style = The Honourable | appointer = Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia | inaugural = Edward Millen<br />{{small|(as Minister for Repatriation)}} | formation = {{start date|1917|9|28|df=y}} | department = Department of Veterans' Affairs | website = {{URL|https://minister.dva.gov.au/minister-veterans-affairs}} }} The '''Minister for Veterans' Affairs''' is an Australian Government position. In the Government of Australia, the minister oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants; and administers the portfolio through the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Since 2017 the office has been held in conjunction with the Minister for Defence Personnel.
==Scope== The minister is also responsible for the following agencies:<ref>{{cite web |title=Minister for Veterans' Affairs |publisher=Government of Australia |url=http://minister.dva.gov.au/ |access-date=9 December 2007}}</ref> *Australian War Memorial *Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission *Office of Australian War Graves *Repatriation Commission *Repatriation Medical Authority *Review of Service Delivery Arrangements *Specialist Medical Review Council *Veterans' Review Board *Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service
==List of ministers== ===Veterans' affairs=== The portfolio was created by Billy Hughes. It was called '''Minister for Repatriation''' from the appointment of the first Minister, Edward Millen on 28 September 1917 to deal with ex-soldiers returning from World War I. Stanley Bruce chose not to include a Minister for Repatriation in his ministry (1923–29), but his successor James Scullin restored it, and it has continued ever since, under different names. Gough Whitlam changed the portfolio title to '''Minister for Repatriation and Compensation''' in 1974; Malcolm Fraser restored it to its original title in 1975, and then changed it to '''Minister for Veterans' Affairs''' on 5 October 1976, Peter Durack being the last minister under the old title and the first under the new.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Veterans' Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:<ref name=parl/>
{| class="wikitable" ! width=5 | Order ! width=150 | Minister ! width=125 colspan="2" | Party ! width=75 | Prime Minister ! width=350 | Title ! width=150 | Term start ! width=150 | Term end ! width=130 | Term in office |- | align=center| 1 | Edward Millen | {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| | Nationalist | Hughes | Minister for Repatriation | align=center | {{start date|1917|9|28|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1923|2|9|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1917|9|28|1923|2|9}} |- !colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" | |- | align=center| 2 | Frank Anstey | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan = "2" |Labor | rowspan=2 |Scullin | rowspan=30 | Minister for Repatriation | align=center | {{start date|1929|10|22|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1931|3|3|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1929|10|22|1931|3|3}} |- | align=center| 3 | John McNeill | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | align=center | {{start date|1931|3|3|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1932|1|6|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1931|3|3|1932|1|6}} days |- | align=center| 4 | Charles Hawker | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | rowspan = "13" |United Australia | rowspan = "6" |Lyons | align=center | {{start date|1932|1|6|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1932|4|12|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1932|1|6|1932|4|12}} days |- | align=center| 5 | Charles Vukovich | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1932|4|12|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1934|10|12|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1932|4|12|1934|10|12}} |- | align=center| 6 | Billy Hughes | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1934|10|12|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1935|11|6|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1934|10|12|1935|11|6}} |- | align=center| 7 | Joseph Lyons | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1935|11|8|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1936|2|6|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1935|11|8|1936|2|6}} days |- | align=center| ''n/a'' | Billy Hughes | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1936|2|6|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1936|2|6|1937|11|29}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 8 | rowspan=2 |Harry Foll | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1939|4|7|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1937|11|29|1939|4|26}} |- | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | Page | align=center | {{start date|1939|4|7|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1939|4|26|df=y}} |- | align=center| 9 | Eric Harrison | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | rowspan=5 |Menzies | align=center | {{start date|1939|4|26|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1939|4|26|1940|3|14}} days |- | align=center| 10 | Geoffrey Street | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1940|8|13|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1940|3|14|1940|8|13}} days |- | align=center| 11 | Philip McBride | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1940|8|14|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1940|8|14|1940|10|28}} days |- | align=center| 12 | George McLeay | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1941|6|26|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1940|10|28|1941|6|26}} days |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 13 | rowspan=2 |Herbert Collett | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | align=center | {{start date|1941|6|26|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in days|1941|6|26|1941|10|7}} days |- | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | Fadden | align=center | {{start date|1941|8|29|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1941|10|7|df=y}} |- | rowspan=3 align=center| 14 | rowspan=3 |Charles Frost | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=4 | Labor | Curtin | align=center | {{start date|1941|10|7|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1946|11|1}} |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Forde | align=center | {{start date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1945|7|13|df=y}} |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=2 |Chifley | align=center | {{start date|1945|7|13|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1946|11|1|df=y}} |- | align=center| 15 | Claude Barnard | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | align=center | {{start date|1946|11|1|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1946|11|1|1949|12|19}} |- | align=center| 16 | Walter Cooper | {{Australian party style|National}}| | Country | rowspan=4 | Menzies | align=center | {{start date|1949|12|19|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1960|12|29|df=y}} | align=right | '''{{age in years and days|1949|12|19|1960|12|29}}''' |- | align=center| 17 | Frederick Osborne | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=2 |Liberal | align=center | {{start date|1960|12|29|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1961|12|22|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1960|12|29|1961|12|22}} days |- | align=center| 18 | Reginald Swartz | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|1961|12|22|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1964|12|22|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1961|12|22|1964|12|22}} |- | rowspan=4 align=center| 19 | rowspan=4 |Colin McKellar | {{Australian party style|National}}| | rowspan=6 | Country | align=center | {{start date|1964|12|22|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | rowspan=4 align=right | {{age in years and days|1964|12|22|1969|11|12}} |- | {{Australian party style|National}}| | Holt | align=center | {{start date|1966|1|26|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1967|12|19|df=y}} |- | {{Australian party style|National}}| | McEwen | align=center | {{start date|1967|12|19|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1968|1|10|df=y}} |- | {{Australian party style|National}}| | rowspan=2 |Gorton | align=center | {{start date|1968|1|10|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1969|11|12|df=y}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 20 | rowspan=2 |Mac Holten | {{Australian party style|National}}| | 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|1972|12|5}} |- | {{Australian party style|National}}| | McMahon | align=center | {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}} |- | align=center| 21 | Lance Barnard{{ref|1|1| 1}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=3 | Labor | rowspan=3 |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 |- | align=center| 22 | Reg Bishop | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | align=center | {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1974|6|12|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1974|6|12}} |- | align=center| 23 | John Wheeldon | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=2 |Minister for Repatriation and Compensation | align=center | {{start date|1974|6|12|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1974|6|12|1975|11|11}} |- | align=center| 24 | Don Chipp | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=5 |Liberal | rowspan=7 |Fraser | align=center | {{start date|1975|11|11|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1975|12|22|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1975|11|11|1975|12|22}} days |- | align=center| 25 | Kevin Newman | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=2 |Minister for Repatriation | align=center | {{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1976|7|8|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1975|12|22|1976|7|8}} days |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 26 | rowspan=2 |Peter Durack | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|1976|7|8|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1976|10|5|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1976|7|8|1977|9|6}} |- | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=26 |Minister for Veterans' Affairs | align=center | {{start date|1976|10|5|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1977|9|6|df=y}} |- | align=center| 26 | Victor Garland{{ref|2|2| 2}} | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|1977|9|6|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1978|7|4|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1977|9|6|1978|7|4}} days |- | align=center| 27 | Evan Adermann | {{Australian party style|National}}| | Nationals | align=center | {{start date|1978|7|4|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1980|11|3|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1978|7|4|1980|11|3}} |- | align=center| 28 | Tony Messner | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | align=center | {{start date|1980|11|3|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1983|3|11|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1980|11|3|1983|3|11}} |- | align=center| 29 | Arthur Gietzelt | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=5 | Labor | rowspan=2 |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| 30 | rowspan=2 |Ben Humphreys | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | 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|1993|3|24}} |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=3 |Keating | align=center | {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}} |- | align=center| 31 | John Faulkner | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | align=center | {{start date|1993|3|24|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1994|3|25|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1993|3|24|1994|3|25}} |- | align=center| 32 | Con Sciacca | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | align=center | {{start date|1994|3|25|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1996|3|11|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1994|3|25|1996|3|11}} |- | align=center| 33 | Bruce Scott | {{Australian party style|National}}| | Nationals | rowspan=4 |Howard | align=center | {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|2001|11|26}} |- | align=center| 35 | Danna Vale | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | align=center | {{start date|2001|11|26|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2004|10|26|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2004|10|26}} |- | align=center| 36 | De-Anne Kelly | {{Australian party style|National}}| | Nationals | 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| 37 | Bruce Billson | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | 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}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 38 | rowspan=2 |Alan Griffin | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=4 | Labor | Rudd | align=center | {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2010|6|24|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|9|13}} |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=2 |Gillard | align=center | {{start date|2010|6|24|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2010|9|13|df=y}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 39 | rowspan=2 | Warren Snowdon | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | align=center | {{start date|2010|9|13|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2010|9|13|2013|9|18}} |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Rudd | align=center | {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 40 | rowspan=2 | Michael Ronaldson | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=4 | Liberal | Abbott | align=center | {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}} | align=center | 15 September 2015 | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2015|09|21|}} |- | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=5 | Turnbull | align=center |15 September 2015 | align=center |21 September 2015 |- | align=center| 41 | Stuart Robert | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|2015|09|21|df=y}} | align=center | 18 February 2016 | align=right | {{age in years and days|2015|09|21|2016|2|18}} |- | align=center| 42 | Dan Tehan | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|2016|02|18|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|2016|02|18|2017|12|20}} |- | align=center| 43 | Michael McCormack | {{Australian party style|National}}| | rowspan=4 |Nationals | align=center | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2018|3|5|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|2017|12|20|2018|2|26}} days |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 44 | rowspan=2 | Darren Chester | rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|National}}| | align=center | {{start date|2018|3|5|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2018|08|28|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2018|3|5|2021|07|02}} |- | rowspan=2 | Morrison | align=center | {{start date|2018|08|28|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2021|07|02|df=y}} |- | align=center| 45 | Andrew Gee | {{Australian party style|National}}| | align=center | {{start date|2021|07|02|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2022|05|23|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|2021|07|02|2022|05|23}} |- | align=center| 46 | Matt Keogh | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | Albanese | align=center | {{start date|2022|06|01|df=y}} | align=center | ''Incumbent'' | align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|01}} |} '''Notes''' :{{ref|1|1| 1}} Barnard was part of a two-man ministry that comprised Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days, until the full ministry was commissioned. :{{ref|2|2| 2}} Malcolm Fraser initially chose Senator Glen Sheil for the portfolio, and he was sworn in as a member of the Federal Executive Council. But before he was sworn in as a minister, Sheil professed his support for the South African apartheid regime, which was very much at odds with the Fraser government's position. Fraser decided not to proceed with Sheil’s appointment to the Ministry, and his appointment as an Executive Councillor was terminated. Garland was appointed in his place.
===Assisting the prime minister for the centenary of ANZAC===
{| class="wikitable" ! width=5 | Order ! width=150 | Minister ! width=125 colspan="2" | Party ! width=75 | Prime Minister ! width=350 | Title ! width=150 | Term start ! width=150 | Term end ! width=130 | Term in office |- | rowspan = 2 align=center| 1 | rowspan = 2 |Warren Snowdon | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan = 2 |Labor | Gillard | rowspan=9| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of ANZAC | align=center | 3 March 2011 | align=center | 27 June 2013 | rowspan = 2 align=right | '''{{age in years and days|2011|3|3|2013|9|18}}''' |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Rudd | align=center | 27 June 2013 | align=center | 18 September 2013 |- | rowspan = 2 align=center|2 | rowspan = 2 | Michael Ronaldson | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan = 4 | Liberal | Abbott | align=center |18 September 2013 | align=center |15 September 2015 | rowspan = 2 align=right |{{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2015|09|21}} |- | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan=5| Turnbull | align=center |15 September 2015 | align=center |21 September 2015 |- | align=center| 3 | Stuart Robert | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|2015|09|21|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2016|2|18|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|2015|09|21|2016|2|18}} |- | align=center| 4 | Dan Tehan | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | align=center | {{start date|2016|02|18|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|2016|02|18|2017|12|20}} |- | align=center| 5 | Michael McCormack | {{Australian party style|National}}| | rowspan=3 | National | align=center | {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2018|3|5|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2018|3|5}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 6 | rowspan=2 | Darren Chester | rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|National}}| | align=center | {{start date|2018|3|5|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2018|8|28|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2018|3|5|2019|5|29}} |- | Morrison | align=center | {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|2019|5|29|df=y}} |}
===War service homes===
Between 1932 and 1938 there was also a '''Minister in charge of War Service Homes''', responsible for the War Service Homes Scheme. This position was revived with Herbert Collett's appointment as Minister without portfolio administering War Service Homes in 1939, but was subsumed by Bert Lazzarini's appointment as Minister for Works and Housing in 1945.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister in charge of War Service Homes, 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=125 colspan="2" | Party ! width=75 | Prime Minister ! width=350 | Title ! width=150 | Term start ! width=150 | Term end ! width=130 | Term in office |- | align=center| 1 | Josiah Francis | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | United Australia | rowspan="4"| Lyons | Minister in charge of War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1932|1|6|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1934|11|9|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1932|1|6|1934|11|9}} |- | align=center| 2 | Harold Thorby | {{Australian party style|National}}| | rowspan=2 | Country | rowspan="2"| Minister without portfolio in charge of War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1934|11|9|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1936|9|11|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1934|11|9|1936|9|11}} |- | align=center| 3 | James Hunter | {{Australian party style|National}}| | align=center | {{start date|1936|9|11|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in years and days|1936|9|11|1937|11|29}} |- | align=center| 4 | Harry Foll | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | United Australia | Minister in charge of War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1937|11|29|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1938|11|7|df=y}} | align=right | {{age in days|1937|11|29|1938|11|7}} days |- !colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" | |- | rowspan=4 align=center| 5 | rowspan=4 | Herbert Collett | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | rowspan=4 | United Australia | rowspan="4"| Menzies | Minister without portfolio administering War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1939|4|26|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | rowspan=4 align=right | {{age in years and days|1939|4|26|1941|6|26}} |- | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | Minister without portfolio in charge of War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1940|3|14|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1940|8|13|df=y}} |- | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | Minister in charge of War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1940|8|14|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1940|10|28|df=y}} |- | {{Australian party style|UAP}}| | Minister without portfolio administering War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1940|10|28|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1941|6|26|df=y}} |- | rowspan=2 align=center| 6 | rowspan=2 | Charles Frost | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan=2 | Labor | Curtin | rowspan=2 | Minister in charge of War Service Homes | align=center | {{start date|1941|10|7|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | rowspan=2 align=right | '''{{age in years and days|1941|10|7|1945|7|13}}''' |- | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Forde | align=center | {{start date|1945|7|6|df=y}} | align=center | {{end date|1945|7|13|df=y}} |}
==List of assistant ministers== {| class="wikitable" ! Order ! Minister ! colspan="2" | Party ! Prime Minister ! Title ! Term start ! Term end ! Term in office |- | align=center| 1 | Matt Thistlethwaite | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Minister for the Veterans' Affairs | align=center| {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}} | align=center| {{end date|2024|7|29|df=y}} | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1|2024|7|29|df=y}} |}
== See also == * Minister for Veterans (Victoria) * Minister for Veterans (New South Wales) * Minister for Veterans (Western Australia)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://minister.dva.gov.au/minister-veterans-affairs}}
{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios}}
Veterans' Affairs Category:Veterans' affairs ministers of Australia Category:Veterans' affairs in Australia