First Rudd Ministry

First Rudd Ministry

The First Rudd Ministry (Australian Labor Party) is the 65th Australian ministry. The ministry was sworn in on 3 December 2007 by the Governor-General Major-General Michael Jeffery. [cite web
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accessdate=2007-12-03]

Cabinet

*Kevin Rudd MP: Prime Minister
*Julia Gillard, MP: Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Minister for Social Inclusion
*Wayne Swan MP: Treasurer
*Senator Chris Evans: Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
*Senator John Faulkner: Cabinet Secretary; Special Minister of State; Vice-President of the Executive Council
*Lindsay Tanner MP: Minister for Finance and Deregulation
*Simon Crean MP: Minister for Trade
*Stephen Smith, MP: Minister for Foreign Affairs
*Joel Fitzgibbon MP: Minister for Defence
*Nicola Roxon MP: Minister for Health and Ageing
*Jenny Macklin MP: Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
*Anthony Albanese MP: Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
*Senator Stephen Conroy: Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
*Senator Kim Carr: Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
*Peter Garrett AM MP: Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
*Senator Penny Wong: Minister for Climate Change and Water
*Robert McClelland MP: Attorney-General
*Senator Joe Ludwig: Minister for Human Services
*Tony Burke MP: Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
*Martin Ferguson AM MP: Minister for Resources and Energy; Minister for Tourism

Outer ministry

*Kate Ellis MP: Minister for Youth ("Education and Employment portfolio"); Minister for Sport ("Health and Ageing portfolio")
*Brendan O'Connor MP: Minister for Employment Participation
*Chris Bowen MP: Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
*Senator Nick Sherry: Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
*Alan Griffin MP: Minister for Veterans' Affairs
*Warren Snowdon MP: Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
*Justine Elliot MP: Minister for Ageing
*Tanya Plibersek MP: Minister for Housing; Minister for the Status of Women
*Craig Emerson, MP: Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy; Minister assisting the Finance Minister on Business Deregulation
*Bob Debus MP: Minister for Home Affairs

Parliamentary Secretaries

*Maxine McKew MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Child Care [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/42/ministry/ministry.htm The 42nd Parliament Ministry Listing] ] ("Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio")
*Anthony Byrne MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
*Senator Ursula Stephens: Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector; Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Prime Minister for Social Inclusion
*Laurie Ferguson MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services
*John Murphy MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade
*Duncan Kerr MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs
*Bob McMullan MP: Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance
*Greg Combet AM MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement
*Mike Kelly AM MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Defence
*Senator Jan McLucas: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
*Bill Shorten MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services ("Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio")
*Gary Gray AO MP: Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Northern Australia ("Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio")

Changes from Shadow Ministry

Peter Garrett retained his Environment portfolio but lost his climate change and water responsibilities, which instead went to Senator Penny Wong.

Three previous shadow ministers - Arch Bevis, Kate Lundy and Kerry O'Brien - were relegated to the back bench, while Jan McLucas, Laurie Ferguson and Bob McMullan were demoted from ministerial roles to parliamentary secretary positions. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/29/1196037074763.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Gillard wins plum roles - Federal Election 2007 News - FederalElection2007 ] ]

Stephen Smith moved from Education to Foreign Affairs, replacing Robert McClelland who became Attorney-General. [ [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=329810 Rudd's first ministry mixes old and new ] ]

Senator Joe Ludwig moved from Shadow Attorney-General to Minister for Human Services, while Tanya Plibersek went from Shadow Minister for Human Services, Housing, Youth and Women to Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women.

ee also

*Current Australian Commonwealth ministry
*Cabinet of Australia
*Shadow Cabinet of Australia

External links

* [http://www.alp.org.au/people/federalministry.php Australian Labor Party federal ministry]

References


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