This page provides statistical data on the first Morrison Ministry, as announced on August 26, 2018, by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.
The 42-member executive includes 23 Cabinet ministers, 7 members of the Outer Ministry, and 12 Assistant Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries. These numbers have not changed from the final Turnbull ministry. The Liberal Party has 33 members (79%) of the executive, whilst the Nationals have 9 members (21%).
There is movement in state representation. Whereas NSW had 13 members under Turnbull, it will now have 9, whilst Victoria has 10.
Many members of the Turnbull ministry retain their positions under Morrison. Just one cabinet minister, Michael Keenan, has been demoted from cabinet to the outer ministry.
Following the retirement of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Morrison has promoted two women straight into Cabinet from parliamentary secretary positions. Melissa Price takes the Environment portfolio, which has been split from Energy, whilst Karen Andrews becomes Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. The total number of women in the ministry has increased from ten to eleven and the Cabinet from five to six. Women comprise 26% of the executive, up from 24%.
Angus Taylor is also promoted from the outer ministry to take up the Cabinet post of Energy. Paul Fletcher moves into Cabinet as the Minister for Families and Social Services.
The Foreign Minister will be Senator Marise Payne, who moves from Defence. Christopher Pyne moves up to Defence, whilst retaining his post as Leader of the House.
There is no ministerial position for former prime minister Tony Abbott or for former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce. Joyce is to be a “special envoy” dealing with drought issues. Abbott is to have a similar position dealing with indigenous issues.
Morrison has sacked one member of the outer ministry, Senator Connie Fierravanti-Wells, as well as two assistant ministers, Michael Sukkar and Senator James McGrath. There are nine new assistant ministers, including Sarah Henderson (Corangamite-Vic), Michelle Landry (Capricornia-Qld) and Steve Irons (Swan-WA), all of whom hold highly marginal seats.
Former Health Minister Sussan Ley returns to the executive as a parliamentary secretary. She resigned from the Turnbull ministry in 2017 over travel expenses claims. Similarly, Stuart Robert, who resigned in 2016 over a breach of ministerial standards, returns as Assistant Treasurer.
Craig Laundy, the former Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, a prominent support of Malcolm Turnbull, stood down voluntarily from the ministry.
There has been a slight ageing of the overall ministry from an average of 49.90 years to 50.28.
Ministerial movements
- Out of the ministry completely: Julie Bishop, Keith Pitt, John McVeigh, Craig Laundy, Jane Prentice, Sen. Connie Fierravanti-Wells, Sen. James McGrath, Michael Sukkar, David Gillespie.
- Promoted to Cabinet: Karen Andrews, Paul Fletcher, Melissa Price, Angus Taylor.
- New Outer Ministry members: Michael Keenan, David Coleman, Alex Hawke, Stuart Robert.
- New Assistant Ministers: Steve Irons, Sussan Ley, Andrew Broad, Scott Buchholz, Sen. David Fawcett, Sen. Linda Reynolds, Sarah Henderson, Michelle Landry, Sen. Richard Colbeck.
Comparison Analyses
- Dec 19, 2017: The Second Turnbull Ministry (Reshuffled)
- 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
- Cabinet and Ministry Numbers in Australian Federal Governments Over Time
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.
| The First Morrison Ministry – announced on August 26, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABINET (23) | OUTER MINISTRY (7) |
FULL MINISTRY (30) |
PARLT. SECS/ ASST. MINS (12) |
TOTAL (42) | |
(62) |
(66) |
(66) |
(60) |
(66) |
|
(37) |
(41) |
(37) |
(41) |
(37) |
|
| The First Morrison Ministry – announced on August 26, 2018 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Sex | Date of Birth | Age | Seat | State | Party | Elected | Portfolio | |
| CABINET | ||||||||||
| Sen. Nigel Scullion | Minister for Indigenous Affairs | |||||||||
| Karen Andrews | Minister for Industry, Science and Technology | |||||||||
| Melissa Price | Minister for the Environment | |||||||||
| Sen. Marise Payne | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Michael McCormack | Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development | |||||||||
| Paul Fletcher | Minister for Families and Social Services | |||||||||
| Greg Hunt | Minister for Health | |||||||||
| Angus Taylor | Minister for Energy | |||||||||
| Sen. Mitch Fifield | Minister for Communications and the Arts | |||||||||
| Christopher Pyne | Minister for Defence; Leader of the House | |||||||||
| Dan Tehan | Minister for Education | |||||||||
| Scott Morrison | Prime Minister | |||||||||
| Sen. Bridget McKenzie | Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation | |||||||||
| Christian Porter | Attorney-General | |||||||||
| Sen. Michaelia Cash | Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education | |||||||||
| Sen. Mathias Cormann | Minister for Finance and the Public Service; Vice-President of the Executive Council; Leader of the Government in the Senate | |||||||||
| Peter Dutton | Minister for Home Affairs | |||||||||
| Josh Frydenberg | Treasurer | |||||||||
| Steven Ciobo | Minister for Defence Industry | |||||||||
| Sen. Simon Birmingham | Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment | |||||||||
| David Littleproud | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | |||||||||
| Kelly O’Dwyer | Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women | |||||||||
| Sen. Matt Canavan | Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | |||||||||
| OUTER MINISTRY | ||||||||||
| No. | Name | Sex | Date of Birth | Age | Seat | State | Party | Elected | Portfolio | |
| Ken Wyatt | Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care; Minister for Indigenous Health | |||||||||
| Darren Chester | Minister for Veteran Affairs; Minister for Defence Personnel; Deputy Leader of the House; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC | |||||||||
| Stuart Robert | Assistant Treasurer | |||||||||
| Alan Tudge | Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population | |||||||||
| Michael Keenan | Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation | |||||||||
| David Coleman | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | |||||||||
| Alex Hawke | Special Minister of State | |||||||||
| ASSISTANT MINISTERS – PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES | ||||||||||
| No. | Name | Sex | Date of Birth | Age | Seat | State | Party | Elected | Portfolio | |
| Mark Coulton | Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment | |||||||||
| Sen. Richard Colbeck | 2018 |
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | ||||||||
| Steve Irons | Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | |||||||||
| Sussan Ley | Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories | |||||||||
| Michelle Landry | Assistant Minister for Children and Families | |||||||||
| Sen. Anne Ruston | Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific | |||||||||
| Sen. David Fawcett | 2011 |
Assistant Minister for Defence | ||||||||
| Sarah Henderson | Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services | |||||||||
| Sen. Linda Reynolds | Assistant Minister for Home Affairs | |||||||||
| Scott Buchholz | Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport | |||||||||
| Andrew Broad | Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | |||||||||
| Sen. Zed Seselja | Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance | |||||||||
