Rudd Announces New Labor Government Ministry
Nov 29, 2007
The Prime Minister-elect, Kevin Rudd, has announced his new ministry at a press conference in Canberra.
One of the most significant changes is that Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be both Education Minister and Employment & Workplace Relations Minister.
The highly-regarded Senator John Faulkner has been appointed Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary.
The ministry will be sworn in by the Governor-General next Monday.
Listen to Kevin Rudd’s Press Conference Announcing the Labor Ministry:
Listen to Kevin Rudd Address the ALP Caucus:
The Rudd Ministry
Cabinet:
- Prime Minister: Kevin Rudd
- Deputy Prime Minister, Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Social Inclusion: Julia Gillard
- Treasurer: Wayne Swan
- Immigration and Citizenship, Leader of the Government in the Senate: Sen. Chris Evans
- Special Minister of State, Cabinet Secretary, Vice President of the Executive Council: Sen. John Faulkner
- Trade: Simon Crean
- Foreign Affairs: Stephen Smith
- Defence: Joel Fitzgibbon
- Health and Ageing: Nicola Roxon
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: Jenny Macklin
- Finance and Deregulation: Lindsay Tanner
- Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Local Government, Leader of the House: Anthony Albanese
- Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate: Sen. Stephen Conroy
- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Sen. Kim Carr
- Climate Change and Water: Sen. Penny Wong
- Environment, Heritage and The Arts: Peter Garrett
- Attorney General: Robert McClelland
- Human Services, Manager of Government Business in the Senate: Sen. Joe Ludwig
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Tony Burke
- Resources and Energy, Tourism: Martin Ferguson
Outer Ministry:
- Home Affairs: Bob Debus
- Assistant Treasurer, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs: Chris Bowen
- Veterans’ Affairs: Alan Griffin
- Housing, Status of Women: Tanya Plibersek
- Employment Participation: Brendan O’Connor
- Defence Science and Personnel: Warren Snowdon
- Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation: Craig Emerson
- Superannuation and Corporate Governance: Sen. Nick Sherry
- Ageing: Justine Elliot
- Youth, Sport: Kate Ellis
Parliamentary Secretaries:
- Prime Minister and Cabinet: Maxine McKew
- Defence: Greg Combet
- Defence: Mike Kelly
- Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development: Gary Gray
- Families, Housing, Community Servies and Indigenous Affairs: Bill Shorten
- Foreign Affairs: Bob McMullan
- Foreign Affairs: Duncan Kerr
- Prime Minister and Cabinet: Anthony Byrne
- Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector: Sen. Ursula Stephens
- Trade: John Murphy
- Health and Ageing: Sen. Jan McLucas
- Immigration and Citizenship: Laurie Ferguson
Filed in: 2007 Federal Election, A.L.P., Cabinet-Ministry, Howard Government, Prime Minister, Rudd Government
