Department of Trade and Industry (Australia)

Department of Trade and Industry
Department overview
Formed	17 December 1963
Preceding Department	Department of Trade (I);
Dissolved	19 December 1972
Superseding Department	Department of Tourism and Recreation – for tourism; Department of Overseas Trade; Department of Secondary Industry – for the Office of Secondary Industry; Department of Transport (III); Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for the Tariff Board;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	John McEwen, Minister (1963–1971); Doug Anthony, Minister (1971–1972); Gough Whitlam, Minister (December 1972);
Department executives	Alan Westerman, Secretary (1963–1971); Doug McKay, Secretary (1971–1972);

The Department of Trade and Industry was an Australian government department that existed between December 1963 and December 1972.