Minister for Employment Participation (Australia)

Minister for Employment Participation
Incumbent Mark Arbib since 9 June 2009
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Governor General on the recommendations of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Clyde Holding
Formation	1987

The Australian Minister for Employment Participation is Mark Arbib, appointed on 9 June 2009. The position is within the portfolio of the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Simon Crean and is administered through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. ^{[1] [2][3]}

List of Ministers for Employment Participation

Various ministers have supported Australia's employment ministers outside cabinet since 1987.

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial Title
Clyde Holding	Australian Labor Party	1987–1988	Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs
Peter Duncan	Australian Labor Party	1988–1990	Minister for Employment and Education Services
Peter Baldwin	Australian Labor Party	1990
Peter Baldwin	Australian Labor Party	1990–1993	Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services
Ross Free	Australian Labor Party	1993–1996	Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training
David Kemp	Liberal Party	1996–1997	Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training
Chris Ellison	Liberal Party	1997–1998
Tony Abbott	Liberal Party	1998–2001	Minister for Employment Services
Mal Brough	Liberal Party	2001–2004
Fran Bailey	Liberal Party	2004–2004
Peter Dutton	Liberal Party	2004–2006	Minister for Workforce Participation
Sharman Stone	Liberal Party	2006–2007
Brendan O'Connor	Australian Labor Party	2007–2009	Minister for Employment Participation
Mark Arbib	Australian Labor Party	2009-

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