Department of Primary Industries and Energy

Department of Primary Industries and Energy
Department overview
Formed	24 July 1987
Preceding Department	Department of Resources and Energy; Department of Primary Industry (II);
Dissolved	21 October 1998
Superseding Department	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Industry, Science and Resources;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	John Kerin, Minister (1987–1991); Simon Crean, Minister (1991–1993); Bob Collins, Minister (1993–1996); John Anderson, Minister (1996–1998);
Department executives	Graham Evans, Secretary (1987–1988); Geoff Miller, Secretary (1988–1993); Greg Taylor, Secretary (1993–1996); Paul Barratt, Secretary (1996–1998); Ken Matthews, Secretary (1998);
Website	dpie.gov.au

The Department of Primary Industries and Energy was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and October 1998.

^ ^a ^b CA 5990: Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 16 December 2013, retrieved 19 December 2013

Department overview

Formed	24 July 1987^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Resources and Energy Department of Primary Industry (II)
Dissolved	21 October 1998^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	John Kerin, Minister (1987–1991) Simon Crean, Minister (1991–1993) Bob Collins, Minister (1993–1996) John Anderson, Minister (1996–1998)
Department executives	Graham Evans, Secretary (1987–1988) Geoff Miller, Secretary (1988–1993) Greg Taylor, Secretary (1993–1996) Paul Barratt, Secretary (1996–1998) Ken Matthews, Secretary (1998)
Website	dpie.gov.au