The Hon Darren Chester MP

The Hon Darren Chester MP is the Member for Gippsland in Victoria. He was sworn in as the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC on 5 March 2018.

The Minister is responsible for the operations of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

From this web site you can access information in relation to the Minister's Department of Veterans' Affairs responsibilities, the work of the department, the latest media releases and speeches, and information on how to contact the Minister.

Latest news

• Speech - 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic - 01/05/2018
• National commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic - 29/04/2018
• New online database reveals the artefacts of the Gallipoli battlefield - 27/04/2018
• Australia to gift replica Menin Gate lions to Belgian city of Ieper - 26/04/2018
• Australians show strong support for Anzac Day commemorations - 25/04/2018
• Speech - Anzac Day Dawn Service at Polygon Wood - 25/04/2018
• Sir John Monash Centre opens on Anzac Day 2018, the Centenary of the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux - 25/04/2018
• Speech - Opening of the Sir John Monash Centre - 25/04/2018
• Darren Chester with Tom Tilley (Triple J Hack) - 24/04/2018
• Kapyong Day commemorates landmark battle of Korean War - 24/04/2018
• Darren Chester at the Sir John Monash Centre - 23/04/2018