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68th ministry of Australian government
The
Abbott ministry
(
Liberal
?
National
Coalition
) was the 68th ministry of the Government of Australia. It succeeded the
Second Rudd Ministry
after a
federal election
that took place on 7 September 2013. It was led by
Prime Minister
,
Tony Abbott
.
Abbott announced his first ministry on 16 September 2013,
[1]
and the ministry was sworn in by the
Governor-General
on 18 September.
[2]
Abbott expressed regret at the low number of women in cabinet, but still received strong criticism on the lack of female representation in the ministry, including from members of his own party.
[3]
Abbott added a second woman to his cabinet in
Sussan Ley
following a reshuffle announced on 21 December 2014, and sworn in on 23 December.
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
Following the defeat of Abbott by
Malcolm Turnbull
in the
Liberal leadership spill
of 14 September 2015,
[8]
the ministry was replaced by the
First Turnbull Ministry
.
First Arrangement
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The initial arrangement of the Abbott ministry remained virtually
a
unchanged from the initial swearing-in of the Cabinet on 18 September 2013 until the reshuffle that was announced on 23 December 2014.
Cabinet
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Outer Ministry
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Parliamentary Secretaries
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Party
|
Minister
|
Portfolio
|
Liberal
|
Senator
Richard Colbeck
|
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Liberal
|
Bob Baldwin
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry
|
LNP
|
Senator
Brett Mason
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
LNP
|
Steven Ciobo
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
|
Liberal
|
Senator
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
|
Liberal
|
Senator
Simon Birmingham
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
|
Liberal
|
Senator
Scott Ryan
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education
|
National
|
Darren Chester
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
|
Liberal
|
Paul Fletcher
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications
|
Liberal
|
Josh Frydenberg
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
|
Liberal
|
Alan Tudge
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
|
National
|
Michael McCormack
MP
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- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
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Second Arrangement
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The second arrangement of the Abbott ministry was sworn in on 23 December 2014 following a reshuffle announced on 21 December.
Cabinet
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Party
|
Minister
|
Portfolio
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Liberal
|
Tony Abbott
MP
|
- Prime Minister
- Leader of the Liberal Party
|
LNP
|
Warren Truss
MP
|
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Leader of the Nationals
|
Liberal
|
Julie Bishop
MP
|
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
|
Liberal
|
Senator Eric Abetz
|
- Minister for Employment
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Public Service
- Leader of the Government in the Senate
|
LNP
|
Senator George Brandis
QC
|
- Attorney-General
- Minister for the Arts
- Vice-President of the Executive Council
- Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
|
Liberal
|
Joe Hockey
MP
|
|
National
|
Barnaby Joyce
MP
|
- Minister for Agriculture
- Deputy Leader of the Nationals
|
Liberal
|
Christopher Pyne
MP
|
|
CLP
|
Senator Nigel Scullion
|
- Minister for Indigenous Affairs
- Leader of the Nationals in the Senate
|
LNP
|
Ian Macfarlane
MP
|
|
Liberal
|
Scott Morrison
MP
|
- Minister for Social Services
|
Liberal
|
Malcolm Turnbull
MP
b
|
- Minister for Communications
|
Liberal
|
Sussan Ley
MP
|
- Minister for Health
- Minister for Sport
|
Liberal
|
Bruce Billson
MP
|
- Minister for Small Business
|
Liberal
|
Andrew Robb
AO
,
MP
|
- Minister for Trade and Investment
|
Liberal
|
Kevin Andrews
MP
|
|
Liberal
|
Greg Hunt
MP
|
- Minister for the Environment
|
LNP
|
Peter Dutton
MP
|
- Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
|
Liberal
|
Senator Mathias Cormann
|
|
Outer Ministry
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Party
|
Minister
|
Portfolio
|
Liberal
|
Senator Mitch Fifield
|
- Assistant Minister for Social Services
- Manager of Government Business in the Senate
|
National
|
Senator Fiona Nash
|
- Assistant Minister for Health
- Deputy Leader of The Nationals in The Senate
|
National
|
Luke Hartsuyker
MP
|
- Assistant Minister for Employment
- Deputy Leader of the House
|
Liberal
|
Senator Michael Ronaldson
|
- Minister for Veterans' Affairs
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
- Special Minister of State
|
Liberal
|
Senator Simon Birmingham
|
|
Liberal
|
Senator Marise Payne
|
- Minister for Human Services
|
Liberal
|
Michael Keenan
MP
|
|
LNP
|
Stuart Robert
MP
|
- Assistant Minister for Defence
|
Liberal
|
Senator Michaelia Cash
|
- Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women
|
Liberal
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Jamie Briggs
MP
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- Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
|
Liberal
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Josh Frydenberg
MP
|
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Parliamentary Secretaries
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Party
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Minister
|
Portfolio
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Liberal
|
Senator Richard Colbeck
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- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture
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LNP
|
Karen Andrews
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science
|
LNP
|
Steven Ciobo
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Investment
|
Liberal
|
Kelly O'Dwyer
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
|
Liberal
|
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
|
Liberal
|
Bob Baldwin
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
|
Liberal
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Senator Scott Ryan
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training
|
National
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Darren Chester
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
|
Liberal
|
Paul Fletcher
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications
|
Liberal
|
Christian Porter
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
|
Liberal
|
Alan Tudge
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
|
National
|
Michael McCormack
MP
|
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
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Whips
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House of Representatives
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First Arrangement
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Second Arrangement
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The whips of the House of Representatives were rearranged following Tony Abbott's sacking of Phillip Ruddock on 13 February 2015.
Party
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Whip
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Title
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LNP
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Scott Buchholz
MP
|
- Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives
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Liberal
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Nola Marino
MP
|
- Government Whip in House of Representatives
|
Liberal
|
Andrew Nikolic
AM
,
CSC
,
MP
|
National
|
Mark Coulton
MP
|
- Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives
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LNP
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George Christensen
MP
|
- Nationals Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives
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Senate
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See also
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Notes
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- a
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Senator Arthur Sinodinos stepped down from his position as Assistant Treasurer on 19 March 2014 while his possible involvement in alleged corruption in New South Wales were being investigated by the
Independent Commission Against Corruption
. During this period, Sinodinos' duties were partially fulfilled by Minister for Finance, Mathias Cormann. Sinodinos officially resigned as Assistant Treasurer on 19 December 2014.
- b
^
Malcolm Turnbull resigned as Minister for Communications on 14 September 2015 with the intent of challenging Tony Abbott for the leadership of the Liberal Party. In the
ballot
held later that evening, Turnbull was elected to the leadership.
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