Abbott Ministry

Abbott Ministry

69th ministry of Australia
Incumbent
Governor-General Quentin Bryce with the Abbott Ministry
Date formed	18 September 2013
People and organizations
Head of government	Tony Abbott
Deputy head of government	Warren Truss
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Dame Quentin Bryce, later Sir Peter Cosgrove)
Number of ministers	30
Member party	Liberal–National Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition Majority Government
Opposition cabinet	2013–present
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Bill Shorten
History
Election(s)	Australian federal election, 2013
Legislature term(s)	44th
Previous	Second Rudd

The Abbott Ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) is the 69th ministry of the Government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. It succeeded the Second Rudd Ministry after a federal election that took place on 7 September 2013. Abbott announced his first ministry on 16 September 2013,^[1] and the ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General on 18 September.^[2] Abbott expressed regret at the low number of women in cabinet, but still received strong criticism on the lack of female representation in the ministry, including from members of his own party.^[3] Abbott added a second woman to his cabinet in Sussan Ley following a reshuffle announced on 21 December 2014, and sworn in on 23 December.^[4][5][6][7]

First Arrangement

The initial arrangement of the Abbott Ministry remained virtually^a unchanged from the initial swearing-in of the Cabinet on 18 September 2013 until the reshuffle that was announced on 23 December 2014.

Cabinet

Outer Ministry

Parliamentary Secretaries

Second Arrangement

The second arrangement of the Abbott Ministry was sworn in on 23 December 2014 following a reshuffle announced on 21 December.

Cabinet

Outer Ministry

Parliamentary Secretaries

Whips

House of Representatives

First Arrangement

Second Arrangement

The whips of the House of Representatives were rearranged following Tony Abbott's sacking of Phillip Ruddock on 13 February 2015.

Senate

Notes

a ^ Senator Arthur Sinodinos stepped down from his position as Assistant Treasurer on 19 March 2014 while his possible involvement in alleged corruption in New South Wales were being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. During this period, Sinodinos' duties were partially fulfilled by Minister for Finance, Mathias Cormann. Sinodinos officially resigned as Assistant Treasurer on 19 December 2014.

See also

• Abbott Government

References

Abbott Ministry (2013–) Prime Minister: Tony Abbott Cabinet Eric Abetz Kevin Andrews Bruce Billson Julie Bishop George Brandis Mathias Cormann Peter Dutton Joe Hockey Greg Hunt Barnaby Joyce Sussan Ley Ian Macfarlane Scott Morrison Christopher Pyne Andrew Robb Nigel Scullion Warren Truss Malcolm Turnbull Outer Ministry Simon Birmingham Jamie Briggs Michaelia Cash Mitch Fifield Josh Frydenberg Luke Hartsuyker Michael Keenan Fiona Nash Marise Payne Stuart Robert Michael Ronaldson Parliamentary Secretaries Karen Andrews Bob Baldwin Darren Chester Steven Ciobo Richard Colbeck Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Paul Fletcher Michael McCormack Kelly O'Dwyer Christian Porter Scott Ryan Alan Tudge Dismissed/resigned David Johnston Arthur Sinodinos

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