Minister for Defence (Australia)

The minister for Defence, also known as the Defence minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the organisation, implementation, and formulation of strategic policy in defence and military matters as the head of the Department of Defence. The Defence minister directs the government’s approach to the Australian Defence Organisation and the Australian Defence Force. The current Defence minister is Richard Marles, who is concurrently serving as deputy prime minister of Australia, he was selected by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 Australian federal election.

3 November 1928

Born on the same birth date (3 November 1928): George Yardley • Goseki Kojima • Osamu Tezuka

Born on the same birth day (3 November): Anne Milton • Aurangzeb • Beau McDonald • Bronko Nagurski • Damisha Croney • Emperor Meiji • Hailey Baptiste • Heo Young-saeng • Ian McNabb • Jan Boerstoel • Jean Rollin • Karlos Dansby • Ken Holtzman • Mike O'Neill (ice hockey) • Rezső Seress • Robert Miles • Robert W. Wilson (philanthropist) • Rosalie Edge • Samuil Marshak • Stephen F. Austin

Born in the same month (November 1928): Anne Sexton • Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer) • Dara Singh • Des Corcoran • Franklin Cover • George Yardley • Hampton Hawes • James Luisi • Joe B. Hall • John Coleman (Australian footballer) • Josh Kirby • Kathleen Hughes • Mel Hutchins • Paul Simon (politician) • Pete Rademacher • Piet Steenbergen • Richard G. Scott • Salvador Laurel • Tahir Salahov • Takako Doi • Tatsuo Nishida