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Government ministers and responsibilities

This document lists government ministers and their responsibilities.

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List of ministerial responsibilities

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List of ministerial responsibilities - executive agencies and non-ministerial departments

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List of ministerial responsibilities - ministerial departments

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List of ministerial responsibilities - ministers and government whips

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Details

This list of government ministers and their responsibilities details the following:

  • ministerial departments
  • the ministers within ministerial departments
  • private offices of all the ministers
  • the executive agencies within each department

The list was last updated in May 2022. A current list can also be found on the ministers page.

Published 1 November 2012
Last updated 27 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated lists as of 27 May 2022.

  2. Updated lists as of 3 March 2022.

  3. Updated list as of November 2021

  4. Updated with the latest information on government ministers and their responsibilities.

  5. Updated documents as at December 2020.

  6. Updated documents as of August 2020.

  7. List updated.

  8. Updated attachment.

  9. Updated LMR attachment to November 2018.

  10. Updated attachment.

  11. List updated June 2018.

  12. Updated ministerial responsibilities.

  13. List updated.

  14. Updated version uploaded

  15. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities.

  16. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities.

  17. List of ministerial responsibilities updated.

  18. Updated to reflect new contact information.

  19. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities.

  20. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities

  21. First published.