Ministry Turnbull Government




governor-general peter cosgrove , prime minister malcolm turnbull pose newly sworn-in ministers on 21 september 2015.


tony abbott made final statement prime minister waiting media , press @ 12:30 pm aest on 15 september 2015 , handed in resignation governor-general via fax shortly after. reason, there delay in turnbull s swearing in.


turnbull sworn in prime minister @ around 1:30 pm aest on 15 september 2015, governor-general, sir peter cosgrove, in ceremony @ government house. question time house of representatives delayed until 2:30 pm aest accommodate this.


turnbull announced new ministry on 20 september. in extensive reshuffle, dropped joe hockey, eric abetz, ian macfarlane, kevin andrews, michael ronaldson , bruce billson, increased number of liberals , decreased number of conservatives in cabinet, female cabinet ministers rose 2 five, , marise payne appointed australia s first female minister defence. number of cabinet ministers rose 19 21. in addition health , sport portfolios held in abbott government, sussan ley later appointed minister aged care.


resignations , reshuffle

within first 6 months of turnbull government, number of senior ministers resigned.



briggs

jamie briggs served assistant minister infrastructure , regional development in abbott government. abbott supporter, reportedly injured leg in party in abbott s office after abbott deposed prime minister, , in table damaged. turnbull appointed briggs minister cities , built environment (turnbull had dumped briggs ministry, when bruce billson declined accept demotion, briggs reinstated. following late-night incident involving female dfat staffer in hong kong bar during official visit in november, turnbull prompted briggs resign , briggs subsequently quit turnbull ministry on 29 december 2015. australian financial review reported government sources claiming briggs accused of sexual harassment.



brough

mal brough stood down ministry @ same time briggs resigned. brough s standing down followed news australian federal police investigating him on alleged copying of diary of former speaker peter slipper. brough had served minister in howard government, lost seat in 2007 election. re-elected @ 2013 federal election abbott had not re-appointed him ministry, , brough backer of turnbull leadership push.



robb

andrew robb had served trade minister in abbott government , oversaw free-trade negotiations abbott , turnbull. announced retirement in february 2016, remained assisting in trade portfolio. steven ciobo became minister trade , investment in place.



truss

on 11 february 2016, deputy prime minister, warren truss, announced decision not contest 2016 federal election , resigned immediate effect parliamentary leader of national party of australia. truss announced resign ministry.



robert

on 12 february, reported stuart robert resigning ministry after internal investigation, ordered turnbull, concluded had acted inconsistently statement of ministerial standards . investigation 2014 private trip china during robert had met chinese government minister @ agreement signing ceremony between chinese , australian companies.


following these retirements , resignations, ministerial reshuffle announced on 13 february 2016. new ministry, including barnaby joyce, had been elected leader of national party on 11 february , therefore became deputy prime minister, sworn in on 18 february 2016. fiona nash, had been elected deputy leader of nationals, darren chester , steve ciobo moved cabinet. range of other appointments outer ministry sworn in.








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