Current Australian Commonwealth ministry

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The current Commonwealth of Australia ministry is the First Rudd Ministry, which was sworn in on 3 December 2007 after the Australian Labor Party won the 2007 federal election.[1]

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[edit] Cabinet

Main article: Cabinet of Australia
Kevin Rudd (front, middle), with Governor-General Michael Jeffery and the rest of his Ministry after being sworn in on 3 December 2007.
Kevin Rudd (front, middle), with Governor-General Michael Jeffery and the rest of his Ministry after being sworn in on 3 December 2007.
Portfolio Minister
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Education
Minister for Social Inclusion
Julia Gillard
Treasurer Wayne Swan
Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner
Attorney-General Robert McClelland
Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett
Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Evans
Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith
Special Minister of State
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Cabinet Secretary
John Faulkner
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin
Minister for Trade Simon Crean
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Anthony Albanese
Minister for Resources and Energy (Australia)
Minister for Tourism
Martin Ferguson
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke
Minister for Human Services Joe Ludwig
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr

[edit] Outer ministry

Portfolio Minister
Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon
Minister for Employment Participation Brendan O'Connor
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law Nick Sherry
Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy Craig Emerson
Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot
Minister for Housing
Minister for the Status of Women
Tanya Plibersek
Minister for Youth
Minister for Sport
Kate Ellis
Minister for Veterans' Affairs Alan Griffin

[edit] Parliamentary Secretaries

Portfolio Person
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister,
Early Childhood Education and Childcare
Maxine McKew
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Anthony Byrne
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Defence Procurement Greg Combet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence Mike Kelly
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure
with responsibility for Regional Development and Northern Australia
Gary Gray
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Bill Shorten
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Development Assistance Bob McMullan
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Programs Laurie Ferguson
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Inclusion & the Voluntary Sector and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Social Inclusion Senator Ursula Stephens
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade John Murphy

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[edit] Notes