Government House
Canberra ACT 2600
28 March 2013
Her Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that:
a) On 21 March 2013 she revoked the appointment of:
The Honourable Simon Findlay Crean MP as Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts.
b) On 22 March 2013 she revoked the appointment of:
The Honourable Richard Donald Marles MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs.
c) On 25 March 2013 she revoked the appointments of:
The Honourable Anthony Norman Albanese MP as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport;
The Honourable Anthony Stephen Burke MP as Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities;
The Honourable Christopher Eyles Bowen MP as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Minister for Small Business;
The Honourable Martin John Ferguson AM MP as Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism;
The Honourable Dr Craig Anthony Emerson MP as Minister for Trade and Competitiveness;
The Honourable Gregory Ivan Combet AM MP as Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Minister for Industry and Innovation;
The Honourable Mark Alfred Dreyfus QC MP as Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management;
Senator the Honourable Kim John Carr as Minister for Human Services;
The Honourable Gary Gray AO MP as Special Minister of State and Minister for the Public Service and Integrity;
Senator the Honourable Jan Elizabeth McLucas as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers;
Senator the Honourable Donald Edward Farrell as Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water;
The Honourable Catherine Fiona King MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing;
The Honourable Sharon Leah Bird MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and Skills;
The Honourable Bernard Fernand Ripoll MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer; and
The Honourable Yvette Maree D’Ath MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
d) she has sworn in as Executive Councillors:
The Honourable Dr Andrew Keith Leigh MP;
Senator the Honourable Matthew James Thistlethwaite;
The Honourable Amanda Louise Rishworth MP;
The Honourable Shayne Kenneth Neumann MP; and
The Honourable Michael David Danby MP.
e) she has made the following appointments:
The Honourable Anthony Norman Albanese MP as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Minister for Regional Development and Local Government;
The Honourable Anthony Stephen Burke MP as Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities and Minister for the Arts;
The Honourable Dr Craig Anthony Emerson MP as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Minister for Trade and Competitiveness ;
The Honourable Gregory Ivan Combet AM MP as Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation;
The Honourable Mark Alfred Dreyfus QC MP as Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Management, Special Minister of State and Minister for the Public Service and Integrity;
The Honourable Gary Gray AO MP as Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism and Minister for Small Business;
Senator the Honourable Jan Elizabeth McLucas as Minister for Human Services;
Senator the Honourable Donald Edward Farrell as Minister for Science and Research;
The Honourable Catherine Fiona King MP as Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities and Territories and Minister for Road Safety;
The Honourable Sharon Leah Bird MP as Minister for Higher Education and Skills;
The Honourable Bernard Fernand Ripoll MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business;
The Honourable Yvette Maree D’Ath MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation;
The Honourable Dr Andrew Keith Leigh MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister;
Senator the Honourable Matthew James Thistlethwaite as Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs;
The Honourable Amanda Louise Rishworth MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers;
The Honourable Shayne Kenneth Neumann MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing; and
The Honourable Michael David Danby MP as Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts.
By Her Excellency’s Command
Stephen Brady
Official Secretary to the Governor-General