First Morrison ministry
71st ministry of government of Australia
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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]
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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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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| Liberal | Scott Morrison (born 1968) |
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| National | Michael McCormack (born 1964) |
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| Liberal | Josh Frydenberg (born 1971) |
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| National | Bridget McKenzie (born 1969) |
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| Liberal | Mathias Cormann (born 1970) Senator for Western Australia |
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| CLP | Nigel Scullion (born 1956) Senator for the Northern Territory |
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| Liberal | Christopher Pyne (born 1967) |
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| LNP | Steven Ciobo (born 1974) |
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| Liberal | Linda Reynolds (born 1965) Senator for Western Australia |
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| Marise Payne (born 1964) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Simon Birmingham (born 1974) Senator for South Australia |
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| Christian Porter (born 1970) |
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| LNP | Peter Dutton (born 1970) |
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| Liberal | Mitch Fifield (born 1967) |
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| Kelly O'Dwyer (born 1977) |
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| Michaelia Cash (born 1970) Senator for Western Australia |
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| LNP | Matt Canavan (born 1980) Senator for Queensland |
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| Karen Andrews (born 1960) |
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| Liberal | Dan Tehan (born 1968) |
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| Greg Hunt (born 1965) |
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| Paul Fletcher (born 1965) |
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| LNP | David Littleproud (born 1976) |
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| Liberal | Melissa Price (born 1963) |
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| Angus Taylor (born 1966) |
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Outer ministry
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Offices | |
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| Liberal | Alan Tudge (born 1971) |
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| LNP | Stuart Robert (born 1970) |
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| Liberal | Alex Hawke (born 1977) |
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| National | Darren Chester (born 1967) |
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| Liberal | David Coleman (born 1974) |
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| Ken Wyatt (born 1952) |
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| Michael Keenan (born 1972) |
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Assistant ministry
| Party | Assistant Minister | Portrait | Offices | |
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| Liberal | Steve Irons (born 1958) |
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| Sussan Ley (born 1961) |
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| National | Andrew Broad (born 1975) |
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| Andrew Gee (born 1968) |
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| Liberal | Scott Buchholz (born 1968) |
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| Zed Seselja (born 1977) Senator for the Australian Capital Territory |
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| David Fawcett (born 1963) Senator for South Australia |
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| Anne Ruston (born 1963) Senator for South Australia |
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| National | Mark Coulton (born 1958) |
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| Liberal | Sarah Henderson (born 1964) Senator for Victoria |
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| LNP | Michelle Landry (born 1962) MP for Capricornia (Qld.) |
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| Liberal | Richard Colbeck (born 1958) |
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