Ministry 29 December 2015 to 18 February 2016

The 44th Parliament

29 December 2015 – 18 February 2016

Ministry

Prime Minister
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP

Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
The Hon Warren Truss MP

Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Minister for Trade and Investment
The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP

Attorney-General
(Vice-President of the Executive Council)
(Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Senator the Hon George Brandis QC

Treasurer
The Hon Scott Morrison MP

Minister for Small Business
Assistant Treasurer
The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP

Minister for Finance
Acting Special Minister of State
(Deputy Leader of Government in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann

Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
The Hon Barnaby Joyce MP

Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
(Leader of the House)
The Hon Christopher Pyne MP

Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia
The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection 
The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Minister for the Environment
Acting Minister for Cities and the Built Environment
The Hon Greg Hunt MP

Minister for Health
Minister for Aged Care
Minister for Sport
The Hon Sussan Ley MP 

Minister for Defence
Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
Senator the Hon Marise Payne

Minister for Communications
Minister for the Arts
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Government
(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield

Minister for Employment
Minister for Women
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash

Minister for Social Services
The Hon Christian Porter MP

Minister for Education and Training
Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham

Cabinet Secretary
Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO

Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

 

Outer Ministry

Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects
The Hon Paul Fletcher MP

Minister for International Development and the Pacific
The Hon Steven Ciobo MP

Minister for Tourism and International Education
Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Minister for Justice
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Counter-Terrorism
The Hon Michael Keenan MP

Minister for Rural Health
Senator the Hon Fiona Nash

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Human Services
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
The Hon Stuart Robert MP

Minister for Vocational Education and Skills
(Deputy Leader of the House)
The Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP

 

Parliamentary Secretaries

Assistant Ministers are designated as Parliamentary Secretaries under the Ministers of State Act 1952.

Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston

Assistant Minister for Science
The Hon Karen Andrews MP

Assistant Minister for Innovation
The Hon Wyatt Roy MP

Assistant Minister for Health
The Hon Ken Wyatt MP

Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Assistant Minister to the Treasurer
The Hon Alex Hawke MP

Assistant Minister for Defence
The Hon Darren Chester MP

Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
The Hon Michael McCormack MP

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
Assistant Minister for Social Services
The Hon Alan Tudge MP 

Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
Senator the Hon James McGrath

Assistant Minister for Productivity
The Hon Dr Peter Hendy MP

Assistant Cabinet Secretary
Senator the Hon Scott Ryan