Government House

Canberra   ACT   2600

19 July 2016

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

a)      he has sworn in as an Executive Councillor:

• Senator Zed Seselja
• Dr David Gillespie MP
   

b)      He has made the following appointments:

Prime Minister

• The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP

Cabinet Ministers:

• The Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
• The Honourable Julie Bishop MP as Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC as Attorney-General
• Senator the Honourable Fiona Nash as Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government and Territories and Minister for Regional Communications
• The Honourable Scott Morrison MP as Treasurer
• The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP as Minister for Defence Industry
• Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann as Minister for Finance
• Senator the Honourable Nigel Scullion as Minister for Indigenous Affairs
• Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield as Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts
• Senator the Honourable Marise Payne as Minister for Defence
• The Honourable Peter Dutton MP as Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
• The Honourable Greg Hunt MP as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
• The Honourable Sussan Ley MP as Minister for Health and Aged Care and Minister for Sport
• Senator the Honourable Michaelia Cash as Minister for Employment and Minister for Women

• 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 the Environment and Energy
• The Honourable Christian Porter MP as Minister for Social Services
• The Honourable Kelly O’Dwyer MP as Minister for Revenue and Financial Services
• The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
• The Honourable Darren Chester MP as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
• Senator the Honourable Matt Canavan as Minister for Resources and Northern Australia

Outer Ministry:

• The Honourable Michael Keenan MP as Minister for Justice
• The Honourable Paul Fletcher MP as Minister for Urban Infrastructure
• Senator the Honourable Concetta Fierravanti-Wells as Minister for International Development and the Pacific
• Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan as Special Minister of State
• The Honourable Alan Tudge MP as Minister for Human Services
• The Honourable Dan Tehan MP as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel
• The Honourable Michael McCormack MP as Minister for Small Business

Parliamentary Secretaries (Assistant Ministers):

• The Honourable Karen Andrews MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, and known as Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills  
• The Honourable Alex Hawke MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, and known as Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
• The Honourable Ken Wyatt AM MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care, and known as Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
• Senator the Honourable Anne Ruston as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, and known as Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
• Senator the Honourable James McGrath as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, and known as Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
• The Honourable Jane Prentice MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services for Disability Services, and known as Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services
• The Honourable Angus Taylor MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation, and known as Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation
• The Honourable Keith Pitt MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, and known as Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
• The Honourable Craig Laundy MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, and known as Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
• The Honourable Luke Hartsuyker MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, and known as Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
• Senator the Honourable Zed Seselja as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services for Multicultural Affairs, and known as Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs
• The Honourable Dr David Gillespie MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care, and known as Assistant Minister for Rural Health
  

c)      He has also been pleased to appoint Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC to be Vice President of the Executive Council.

By His Excellency’s Command

Mark Fraser LVO OAM

Official Secretary to the Governor-General