The First Abbott Ministry: Statistical Analysis

This page provides statistical data on the First Abbott Ministry.

The ministry was announced on September 16, 2013.

It includes 19 Cabinet ministers, 11 members of the Outer Ministry and 12 Parliamentary Secretaries. All 42 members will be sworn as Executive Councillors.

The first table shows the ministry by party, age, sex, state, parliamentary chamber and previous executive experience.

The second table lists each member of the executive and gives their birthdays, ages, electorates, states, date when first elected to parliament, portfolio and experience.

CLICK HERE for comparison tables for the outgoing Rudd government

The First Abbott Ministry – From September 18, 2013
	CABINET (19)	OUTER MINISTRY (11)	FULL MINISTRY (30)	PARLT. SECS (12)	TOTAL (42)
LIBERAL PARTY	16/19 = 84%	9/11 = 82%	25/30 = 83%	10/12 = 83%	35/42 = 83%
THE NATIONALS / CLP	3/19 = 16%	2/11 = 18%	5/30 = 17%	2/12 = 17%	7/42 = 17%
Executive Experience (Minister or PS)	16/19 = 84%	2/11 = 18%	18/30 = 60%	3/12 = 25%	21/42 = 50%
MALE	18/19 = 95%	7/11 = 64%	25/30 = 83%	11/12 = 92%	36/42 = 86%
FEMALE	1/19 = 5%	4/11 = 36%	5/30 = 17%	1/12 = 8%	6/42 = 14%
Members in House	14	5	19	7	26/42 = 62%
Members in Senate	5	6	11	5	16/42 = 38%
Age Range	42-64	36-59	36-64	39-58	36-64
Average Age	52.6	47.7	50.8	46.8	49.7
Members aged in 30s	–	1	1	2	3/42 = 7%
Members aged in 40s	8	6	14	6	20/42 = 48%
Members aged in 50s	9	4	13	4	17/42 = 40%
Members aged in 60s	2	–	2	–	2/42 = 5%
Oldest Member	Warren Truss (64)	Sen. Michael Ronaldson (59)	Warren Truss (64)	Bob Baldwin (58)	Warren Truss (64)
Youngest Member	Peter Dutton (42)	Jamie Briggs (36)	Jamie Briggs (36)	Sen. Simon Birmingham (39)	Jamie Briggs (36)
New South Wales	5	5	10	4	14/42 = 33%
Victoria	4	2	6	4	10/42 = 24%
Queensland	4	1	5	2	7/42 = 17%
Western Australia	3	2	5	0	5/42 = 12%
South Australia	1	1	2	1	3/42 = 7%
Tasmania	1	0	1	1	2/42 = 5%
Australian Capital Territory	0	0	0	0	0/42 = 0%
Northern Territory	1	0	1	0	1/42 = 2%

The First Abbott Ministry – From September 18, 2013
No.	Name	Sex	Date of Birth	Age	Seat	State	Party	First Elected	Portfolio	Previous Executive Experience
CABINET
1.	Tony Abbott	M	04-11-57	55	Warringah	NSW	Liberal	1994	Prime Minister	Yes
2.	Warren Truss	M	08-10-48	64	Wide Bay	QLD	The Nationals	1990	Deputy PM, Infrastructure and Regional Development	Yes
3.	Julie Bishop	F	17-07-56	57	Curtin	WA	Liberal	1998	Foreign Affairs	Yes
4.	Sen. Eric Abetz	M	25-01-58	55	–	TAS	Liberal	1994	Employment	Yes
5.	Sen. George Brandis	M	22-06-57	56	–	QLD	Liberal	2000	Attorney-General	Yes
6.	Joe Hockey	M	02-08-65	48	North Sydney	NSW	Liberal	1996	Treasurer	Yes
7.	Barnaby Joyce	M	17-04-67	46	New England	NSW	The Nationals	2005	Agriculture	No
8.	Christopher Pyne	M	13-08-67	46	Sturt	SA	Liberal	1993	Education	Yes
9.	Sen. Nigel Scullion	M	04-05-56	57	–	NT	Country Liberal	2001	Indigenous Affairs	Yes
10.	Ian Macfarlane	M	05-04-55	58	Groom	QLD	Liberal	1998	Industry	Yes
11.	Kevin Andrews	M	09-11-55	57	Menzies	VIC	Liberal	1991	Social Services	Yes
12.	Malcolm Turnbull	M	24-10-54	58	Wentworth	NSW	Liberal	2004	Communications	Yes
13.	Peter Dutton	M	18-11-70	42	Dickson	QLD	Liberal	2001	Health, Sport	Yes
14.	Bruce Billson	M	26-01-66	47	Dunkley	VIC	Liberal	1996	Small Business	Yes
15.	Andrew Robb	M	20-08-51	62	Goldstein	VIC	Liberal	2004	Trade and Investment	Yes
16.	Sen. David Johnston	M	14-02-56	57	–	WA	Liberal	2002	Defence	Yes
17.	Greg Hunt	M	18-11-65	47	Flinders	VIC	Liberal	2001	Prime Minister	Yes
18.	Scott Morrison	M	13-05-68	45	Cook	NSW	Liberal	2007	Immigration and Border Protection	No
19.	Sen. Mathias Cormann	M	20-09-70	42	–	WA	Liberal	2007	Finance	No
OUTER MINISTRY
1.	Sen. Mitch Fifield	M	16-01-67	46	–	VIC	Liberal	2004	Social Services	No
2.	Luke Hartsuyker	M	28-04-59	54	Cowper	NSW	The Nationals	2001	Employment	No
3.	Sen. Fiona Nash	F	06-05-65	48	–	NSW	The Nationals	2005	Health	No
4.	Sen. Michael Ronaldson	M	13-02-54	59	–	VIC	Liberal	1990 HR 2005 S	Veterans’ Affairs	Yes
5.	Sussan Ley	F	14-12-61	51	Farrer	NSW	Liberal	2001	Education	Yes
6.	Sen. Marise Payne	F	29-07-64	49	–	NSW	Liberal	1997	Human Services	No
7.	Michael Keenan	M	19-03-72	41	Stirling	WA	Liberal	2004	Justice	No
8.	Stuart Robert	M	11-12-70	42	Fadden	QLD	Liberal	2007	Defence	No
9.	Sen. Michaelia Cash	F	19-07-70	43	–	WA	Liberal	2008	Immigration and Border Protection	No
10.	Jamie Briggs	M	09-06-77	36	Mayo	SA	Liberal	2008	Infrastructure and Regional Development	No
11.	Sen. Arthur Sinodinos	M	25-02-57	56	–	NSW	Liberal	2011	Asst Treasurer	No
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES
1.	Sen. Richard Colbeck	M	05-04-58	55	–	TAS	Liberal	2002	Agriculture	Yes
2.	Bob Baldwin	M	09-03-55	58	Paterson	NSW	Liberal	1996	Industry	Yes
3.	Sen. Brett Mason	M	05-03-62	51	–	QLD	Liberal	1999	Foreign Affairs	Yes
4.	Steven Ciobo	M	29-05-74	39	Moncrieff	QLD	Liberal	2001	Treasurer	No
5.	Sen. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells	F	20-05-60	53	–	NSW	Liberal	2005	Social Services	No
6.	Sen. Simon Birmingham	M	14-06-74	39	–	SA	Liberal	2007	Environment	No
7.	Sen. Scott Ryan	M	12-05-73	40	–	VIC	Liberal	2008	Education	No
8.	Darren Chester	M	13-09-67	46	Gippsland	VIC	The Nationals	2008	Defence	No
9.	Paul Fletcher	M	16-01-65	48	Bradfield	NSW	Liberal	2009	Communications	No
10.	Josh Frydenberg	M	17-07-71	42	Kooyong	VIC	Liberal	2010	Prime Minister	No
11.	Alan Tudge	M	24-02-71	42	Aston	VIC	Liberal	2010	Prime Minister	No
12.	Michael McCormack	M	02-08-64	49	Riverina	NSW	The Nationals	2010	Finance	No

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