This page provides statistical data on the revised Second Turnbull Ministry, as announced on December 19, 2017.
The 42-member executive includes 23 Cabinet ministers (up from 22), 7 members of the Outer Ministry (down from 8) and 12 Assistant Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries.
There are five new Cabinet members, three of whom – Sen. Bridget McKenzie, John McVeigh and David Littleproud – have moved directly from the backbench. Two members of the outer ministry – Michael Keenan and Dan Tehan – have moved into Cabinet.
One Cabinet minister, Darren Chester, and one assistant minister, Keith Pitt, have been dumped to the backbench.
Other features of the reshuffle:
- The Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis, has been appointed High Commissioner to the UK. Brandis will resign from the Senate in the new year. Christian Porter becomes Attorney-General, a post he previously held in the Western Australian state government. Senator Mathias Cormann becomes Leader of the Government in the Senate.
- The National Party’s deputy leader, Senator Fiona Nash, resigned due to dual citizenship. Her replacement as deputy leader, Senator Bridget McKenzie, moves from the backbench into Cabinet, displacing fellow Victorian Darren Chester.
- Following the resignation of Senator Stephen Parry, due to dual citizenship, his position as President of the Senate was taken by Senator Scott Ryan. Ryan’s duties as Special Minister of State will be taken on by Senator Cormann.
- Senator Arthur Sinodinos removed himself from consideration for the ministry, due to his cancer treatment. He has indicated he will be able to resume duties in mid-2018.
- Craig Laundy has been promoted from Assistant Minister to the Outer Ministry.
- There are three new assistant ministers: David Coleman, Damian Drum and Melissa Price. Drum served as a minister in the Victorian Napthine government in 2014.
- Peter Dutton has become Minister for Home Affairs, the enlarged portfolio dealing with immigration, security, border control and law enforcement. Dutton will oversee the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
- Sen. Michaelia Cash takes on the enlarged portfolio of Jobs and Innovation. Industrial Relations moves from the cabinet level to Craig Laundy’s outer ministry.
The first table shows the ministry by party, age, sex, state and parliamentary chamber.
The second table lists each member of the executive and gives their birthdays, ages, electorates, states, date when first elected to parliament, and portfolio. The lists are ordered by age.
- Jan 18, 2017: The Second Turnbull Ministry (Revised) – statistical analysis
- Jul 23, 2016: The Shorten ALP Shadow Ministry – statistical analysis
- Jul 18, 2016: The Second Turnbull Ministry – statistical analysis
- Sep 16, 2013: The First Abbott Ministry – statistical analysis
- Jul 06, 2013: The Second Rudd Ministry – statistical analysis
The Second Turnbull Ministry – revised from December 19, 2017 | |||||
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CABINET (23) | OUTER MINISTRY (7) |
FULL MINISTRY (30) |
PARLT. SECS/ ASST. MINS (12) |
TOTAL (42) | |
(63) |
(65) |
(65) |
(64) |
(65) |
|
(37) |
(46) |
(37) |
(36) |
(36) |
|
The Second Turnbull Ministry – revised from December 19, 2017 | ||||||||||
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No. | Name | Sex | Date of Birth | Age | Seat | State | Party | Elected | Portfolio | |
CABINET | ||||||||||
Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | |||||||||
Sen. Nigel Scullion | Minister for Indigenous Affairs | |||||||||
Julie Bishop | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
Sen. Marise Payne | Minister for Defence | |||||||||
John McVeigh | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | |||||||||
Greg Hunt | Minister for Health | |||||||||
Sen. Mitch Fifield | Minister for Communications; Minister for the Arts; Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | |||||||||
Barnaby Joyce | Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | |||||||||
Christopher Pyne | Minister for Defence Industry; Leader of the House | |||||||||
Dan Tehan | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; Minister for Defence Personnel; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC | |||||||||
Scott Morrison | Treasurer | |||||||||
Sen. Bridget McKenzie | Minister for Regional Communications; Minister for Rural Health; Minister for Sport | |||||||||
Christian Porter | Attorney-General | |||||||||
Sen. Michaelia Cash | Minister for Jobs and Innovation | |||||||||
Sen. Mathias Cormann | Minister for Finance; Special Minister of State; Leader of the Government in the Senate | |||||||||
Peter Dutton | Minister for Home Affairs | |||||||||
Josh Frydenberg | Minister for Environment and Energy | |||||||||
Michael Keenan | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Transformation | |||||||||
Steven Ciobo | Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment | |||||||||
Sen. Simon Birmingham | Minister for Education and Training | |||||||||
David Littleproud | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | |||||||||
Kelly O’Dwyer | Minister for Revenue and Financial Services; Minister for Women; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | |||||||||
Sen. Matt Canavan | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | |||||||||
OUTER MINISTRY | ||||||||||
Ken Wyatt | Minister for Aged Care; Minister for Indigenous Health | |||||||||
Sen. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | |||||||||
Michael McCormack | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; Minister for Defence Personnel; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC; Deputy Leader of the House | |||||||||
Paul Fletcher | Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities | |||||||||
Angus Taylor | Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity | |||||||||
Craig Laundy | Minister for Small and Family Business, Workplaces and Deregulation | |||||||||
Alan Tudge | Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | |||||||||
ASSISTANT MINISTERS – PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES | ||||||||||
Jane Prentice | Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services | |||||||||
David Gillespie | Assistant Minister for Children and Families | |||||||||
Luke Hartsuyker | Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment | |||||||||
Damian Drum | Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||||||
Karen Andrews | Assistant Minister for Vocational Skills and Training | |||||||||
Sen. Anne Ruston | Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | |||||||||
Melissa Price | Assistant Minister for Environment | |||||||||
David Coleman | Assistant Minister for Finance | |||||||||
Sen. James McGrath | Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | |||||||||
Sen. Zed Seselja | Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs; Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation | |||||||||
Alex Hawke | Assistant Minister for Immigration | |||||||||
Michael Sukkar | Assistant Minister to the Treasurer |