Minister for Youth (Australia)
| Minister for Youth | |
|---|---|
since 13 May 2025 | |
| Department of Education | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Ian Viner (as Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs) |
| Formation | 5 December 1978 |
| Website | ministers |
The Minister for Youth is the minister in the Australian government responsible for oversight of youth affairs in Australia alongside the Minister for Education. The incumbent Minister is Labor senator Jess Walsh.
In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Education is the senior minister in providing direction and oversight of the Department of Education. The Minister for Youth assists in this administration.