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This is the full list of the First Rudd Ministry.
The new Labor government was sworn into office on December 3, 2007.
The first document is the official list of ministers and parliamentary secretaries. The second document was taken from The Australian.
The detailed administrative arrangements for the Rudd Labor government have been issued.
The administrative arrangements are made in the form of an order from the Governor-General-in-Council.
The order sets out the matters dealt with by each government department and the acts of parliament to be administered by each minister. [Read more…]
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. [Read more…]
This newspaper report provides a good case study of how Cabinet government works.
Note the interplay between Ministers, parliamentary committees, the Prime Minister, the public service and state governments.
The article points to the importance of ideological leanings amongst ministers. It also shows the role parliament can play in the formation of legislation. [Read more…]
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