First Morrison ministry
First Morrison ministry | |
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 71st ministry of Australia | |
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| Date formed | 24 August 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 29 May 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Michael McCormack |
| No. of ministers | 31 |
| Member party | Liberal–National coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition minority government 75 / 150 |
| Opposition cabinet | Shadow ministry of Bill Shorten |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Bill Shorten |
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| Outgoing election | 18 May 2019 |
| Legislature term | 45th |
| Predecessor | Second Turnbull ministry |
| Successor | Second Morrison ministry |
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The first Morrison ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 71st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. The Morrison ministry succeeded the second Turnbull ministry, which dissolved on 24 August 2018 following the Liberal Party leadership spills.[1]
Morrison and his treasurer Josh Frydenberg were sworn in on 24 August.[2] The full ministry was announced on 26 August and sworn in on 28 August 2018.[3][4] Following Morrison's victory in the 2019 federal election, the second Morrison ministry was formed in 2019.
Arrangement
[edit]There were three ministerial changes in this arrangement. The first came on 26 November 2018 when David Littleproud was appointed as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response. This was on top of his responsibilities as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.[5][6][7] The second came on 18 December 2018, when Andrew Broad resigned as the Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister following a sex scandal.[8][9] He was replaced by Andrew Gee who was sworn in on 25 January 2019.[10][11]
The final change was the appointment of Linda Reynolds to the Cabinet as Minister for Defence Industry on 2 March 2019, replacing Steven Ciobo. Reynolds was also appointed Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery following the 2019 North Queensland floods.[12] This was following the announcement by Ciobo and the Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne that they intend to retire at the upcoming federal election.[13]
Cabinet
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Outer ministry
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| Liberal | Hon Alan Tudge (born 1971) |
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| LNP | Hon Stuart Robert (born 1970) |
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| Liberal | Hon Alex Hawke (born 1977) |
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| National | Hon Darren Chester (born 1967) |
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| Liberal | Hon David Coleman (born 1974) |
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| Hon Ken Wyatt (born 1952) |
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| Hon Michael Keenan (born 1972) |
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Assistant ministry
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| Liberal | Hon Steve Irons (born 1958) |
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| Hon Sussan Ley (born 1961) |
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| National | Hon Andrew Broad (born 1975) |
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| Hon Andrew Gee (born 1968) |
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| Liberal | Hon Scott Buchholz (born 1968) |
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| Hon Zed Seselja (born 1977) Senator for the Australian Capital Territory |
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| Hon David Fawcett (born 1963) Senator for South Australia |
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| Hon Anne Ruston (born 1963) Senator for South Australia |
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| National | Hon Mark Coulton (born 1958) |
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| Liberal | Hon Sarah Henderson (born 1964) Senator for Victoria |
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| LNP | Hon Michelle Landry (born 1962) MP for Capricornia (Qld.) |
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| Liberal | Hon Richard Colbeck (born 1958) |
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References
[edit]- ^ Doherty, Ben (24 August 2018). "Australia's new PM is Scott Morrison as moderate Malcolm Turnbull is forced out". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's 30th prime minister". SBS News. 24 August 2018.
- ^ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (26 August 2018). "Morrison Ministry" (PDF) (Press release). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Brown, Greg (26 August 2018). "Scott Morrison unveils new-look cabinet". The Australian.
- ^ Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia (26 November 2018). "Ministerial Arrangements". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Australia: House of Representatives.
- ^ "BROAD, the Hon. Andrew John". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "LITTLEPROUD, the Hon. David Kelly". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Crowe, David (17 December 2018). "Andrew Broad resigns from Morrison ministry over bombshell sex scandal allegations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "BROAD, the Hon. Andrew John". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Nats reveal replacement frontbench MP". SBS News. AAP. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "GEE, the Hon. Andrew Robert". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Ministry 2 March 2019 to 29 May 2019". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Belot, Henry (2 March 2019). "Scott Morrison insists he's not distracted by ministerial exodus as Christopher Pyne bows out of politics". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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