Government House

Canberra   ACT   2600

21 September 2015  

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that:

a)      he has revoked the appointments of:
 

• The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP as Minister for Communications
• Senator the Honourable Eric Abetz as Minister for Employment
• Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC as Attorney‑General and Minister for the Arts
• The Honourable Joe Hockey MP as Treasurer
• The Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP as Minister for Agriculture
• The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP as Minister for Education and Training
• The Honourable Scott Morrison MP as Minister for Social Services
• The Honourable Ian Macfarlane MP as Minister for Industry and Science
• The Honourable Kevin Andrews MP as Minister for Defence
• The Honourable Bruce Billson MP as Minister for Small Business
• Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield as Assistant Minister for Social Services
• The Honourable Luke Hartsuyker MP as Assistant Minister for Employment
• Senator the Honourable Fiona Nash as Assistant Minister for Health
• Senator the Honourable Michael Ronaldson as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Special Minister of State
• Senator the Honourable Marise Payne as Minister for Human Services
• The Honourable Stuart Robert MP as Assistant Minister for Defence
• Senator the Honourable Michaelia Cash as Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
• The Honourable Jamie Briggs MP as Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
• Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham as Assistant Minister for Education and Training
• The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP as Assistant Treasurer
• The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Investment
• The Honourable Christian Porter MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Senator the Honourable Richard Colbeck as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture
• The Honourable Bob Baldwin MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
• Senator the Honourable Concetta Fierravanti‑Wells as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General
• Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training
• The Honourable Paul Fletcher MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications
• The Honourable Michael McCormack MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
• The Honourable Kelly O’Dwyer MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and
• The Honourable Karen Andrews MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science.

b)      He has sworn in as Executive Councillors:

• Senator James McGrath
• Dr Peter Hendy MP
• Mr Alex Hawke MP
• Senator Anne Ruston
• Mr Wyatt Roy MP
  
   

c)      He has made the following appointments:

• Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC as Attorney-General
• The Honourable Scott Morrison MP as Treasurer
• The Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
• The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
• Senator the Honourable Marise Payne as Minister for Defence
• Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield as Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts
• Senator the Honourable Michaelia Cash as Minister for Employment and Minister for Women
• The Honourable Christian Porter MP as Minister for Social Services
• Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham as Minister for Education and Training
• Senator the Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO as Cabinet Secretary
• The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP as Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia
• The Honourable Kelly O’Dwyer as Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer
• The Honourable Paul Fletcher MP as Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects
• The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP as Minister for International Development and the Pacific
• Senator the Honourable Richard Colbeck as Minister for Tourism and International Education
• The Honourable Mal Brough MP as Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
• The Honourable Jamie Briggs MP as Minister for Cities and the Built Environment
• Senator the Honourable Fiona Nash as Minister for Rural Health
• The Honourable Stuart Robert MP as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Human Services
• The Honourable Luke Hartsuyker MP as Minister for Vocational Education and Skills
• Senator the Honourable James McGrath as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
• The Honourable Dr Peter Hendy MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary
• The Honourable Michael McCormack MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
• Senator the Honourable Concetta Fierravanti-Wells as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
• The Honourable Alex Hawke MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
• Senator the Honourable Anne Ruston as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
• The Honourable Karen Andrews MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, and
• The Honourable Wyatt Roy MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science.

By His Excellency’s Command

Mark Fraser LVO OAM

Official Secretary to the Governor-General