| Image | Minister | Position | Time Period | Party |
|---|
| Enid Lyons | Vice-President of the Executive Council | 1949–1951 | Liberal |
| Margaret Guilfoyle[1] | Minister for Education | 1975 | Liberal |
| Minister for Social Security | 1976–1980 |
| Minister for Finance | 1980–1983 |
| Susan Ryan[2] | Minister for Education and Youth Affairs | 1983–1984 | Labor |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 1983–1988 |
| Minister for Education | 1984–1987 |
| Special Minister of State | 1987–1988 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial | 1987–1988 |
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Community Services and Health |
| Ros Kelly[3] | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | 1990–1991 | Labor |
| Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | 1991–1993 |
| Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | 1993–1994 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 1993–1994 |
| Carmen Lawrence[4] | Minister for Human Services and Health | 1994–1996 | Labor |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
| Jocelyn Newman[5] | Minister for Social Security | 1996–1998 | Liberal |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 1996–1997 |
| Minister for Family and Community Services | 1998–2001 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
| Amanda Vanstone[6] | Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 1996–1997 | Liberal |
| Minister for Family and Community Services | 2001–2003 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | 2003–2006 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation | 2003–2004 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs | 2004–2006 |
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | 2006–2007 |
| Kay Patterson[7] | Minister for Health and Ageing | 2001–2003 | Liberal |
| Minister for Family and Community Services | 2003–2006 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 2003–2004 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues | 2004–2006 |
| Helen Coonan[8] | Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 2004–2007 | Liberal |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2006–2007 |
| Julie Bishop[9] | Minister for Education, Science and Training | 2006–2007 | Liberal |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | 2013–2018 |
| Julia Gillard[10] | Deputy Prime Minister | 2007–2010 | Labor |
| Minister for Education |
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Minister for Social Inclusion |
| Prime Minister | 2010–2013 |
| Nicola Roxon[11] | Minister for Health and Ageing | 2007–2011 | Labor |
| Attorney-General | 2011–2013 |
| Minister for Emergency Management | 2012–2013 |
| Jenny Macklin[12] | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 2007–2011 | Labor |
| Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 2011–2013 |
| Minister for Disability Reform |
| Penny Wong[13] | Minister for Climate Change and Water | 2007–2010 | Labor |
| Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water | 2010 |
| Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 2010–2013 |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2013 |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2013 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | 2022–present |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| Tanya Plibersek[14] | Minister for Health | 2011–2013 | Labor |
| Minister for Health and Medical Research | 2013 |
| Minister for the Environment and Water | 2022–present |
| Jacinta Collins[15] | Minister for Mental Health and Ageing | 2013 | Labor |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| Julie Collins[16] | Minister for Housing and Homelessness | 2013 | Labor |
| Minister for Community Services |
| Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development |
| Minister for the Status of Women |
| Minister for Housing | 2022–2024 |
| Minister for Homelessness |
| Minister for Small Business | 2022–present |
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 2024–present |
| Catherine King[17] | Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories | 2013 | Labor |
| Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 2022–present |
| Sussan Ley[18] | Minister for Health | 2014–2016 | Liberal |
| Minister for Sport | 2014–2017 |
| Minister for Aged Care | 2015–2016 |
| Minister for Health and Aged Care | 2016–2017 |
| Minister for the Environment | 2019–2022 |
| Marise Payne[19] | Minister for Defence | 2015–2018 | Liberal |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | 2018–2022 |
| Minister for Women | 2019–2022 |
| Michaelia Cash[20] | Minister for Employment | 2015–2017 | Liberal |
| Minister for Women |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service |
| Minister for Jobs and Innovation | 2017–2018 |
| Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education | 2018–2019 |
| Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business | 2019–2021 |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2020–2022 |
| Attorney-General | 2021–2022 |
| Minister for Industrial Relations |
| Kelly O'Dwyer[21] | Assistant Treasurer | 2015–2016 | Liberal |
| Minister for Small Business |
| Minister for Revenue and Financial Services | 2016–2018 |
| Minister for Women | 2017–2019 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 2017–2018 |
| Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations | 2018–2019 |
| Fiona Nash[22] | Minister for Rural Health | 2016 | National |
| Minister for Regional Communications | 2016–2017 |
| Minister for Regional Development |
| Minister for Local Government and Territories | 2016–2017 |
| Bridget McKenzie[23] | Minister for Rural Health | 2017–2018 | National |
| Minister for Regional Communications |
| Minister for Sport | 2017–2019 |
| Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Decentralisation | 2018–2019 |
| Minister for Agriculture | 2019–2020 |
| Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience | 2021–2022 |
| Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education |
| Karen Andrews[24] | Minister for Industry, Science and Technology | 2018–2021 | Liberal |
| Minister for Home Affairs | 2021–2022 |
| Melissa Price[25] | Minister for the Environment | 2018–2019 | Liberal |
| Minister for Defence Industry | 2021–2022 |
| Minister for Science and Technology | 2021–2022 |
| Linda Reynolds[26] | Minister for Defence Industry | 2019 | Liberal |
| Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery |
| Minister for Defence | 2019–2021 |
| Minister for Government Services | 2021–2022 |
| Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| Anne Ruston[27] | Minister for Families and Social Services | 2019–2022 | Liberal |
| Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| Minister for Women's Safety | 2021–2022 |
| Katy Gallagher[28] | Attorney-General | 2022 | Labor |
| Minister for Finance | 2022–present |
| Minister for the Public Service |
| Minister for Women |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council |
| Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| Amanda Rishworth[29] | Minister for Social Services | 2022–present | Labor |
| Linda Burney[30] | Minister for Indigenous Australians | 2022–2024 | Labor |
| Michelle Rowland[31] | Minister for Communications | 2022–present | Labor |
| Madeleine King[32] | Minister for Resources | 2022–present | Labor |
| Minister for Northern Australia |
| Clare O'Neil[33] | Minister for Home Affairs | 2022–2024 | Labor |
| Minister for Cyber Security |
| Minister for Housing | 2024–present |
| Minister for Homelessness |
| Malarndirri McCarthy | Minister for Indigenous Australians | 2024–present | Labor | |
