Australia’s conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott has unveiled his first Cabinet and among the members is Scott Morrison, the new Minister for Immigration & Border Protection.
He will replace Tony Burke who held the position for 79 days, from 1 July 2013 to 18 September 2013.
“I am proud to be the first Member for Cook to serve in Cabinet”, Mr. Morrison said.
“As a member of Cabinet in the Abbott Government, I will provide the shire with an even stronger voice in Canberra, to help make our community an even better place to live and raise a family”, he added.
Scott Morrison, 45, was the Managing Director of Tourism Australia from 2004 to 2006 before entering the Parliament. In 2007, he was first elected to the House of Representatives for Cook in New South Wales.
Below is the complete line-up of the new cabinet:
Cabinet (19 Members)
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tony Abbott | Prime Minister |
| Warren Truss | Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development |
| Julie Bishop | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Eric Abetz | Minister for Employment |
| George Brandis | Minister for Arts |
| Joe Hockey | Minister for Treasurer |
| Barnaby Joyce | Minister for Agriculture |
| Christopher Pyne | Minister for Education |
| Nigel Scullion | Minister for Indigenous Affairs |
| Ian Macfarlane | Minister for Industry |
| Kevin Andrews | Minister for Social Services |
| Malcolm Turnbull | Minister for Communications |
| Peter Dutton | Minister for Health; Minister for Sport |
| Bruce Billson | Minister for Small Business |
| Andrew Robb | Minister for Trade and Investment |
| David Johnston | Minister for Defence |
| Greg Hunt | Minister for Environment |
| Scott Morrison | Minister for Immigration and Border Protection |
| Mathias Cormann | Minister for Finance |
Outer Ministers (11 Members)
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mitch Fifield | Assistant Minister for Social Services |
| Luke Hartsuyker | Assistant Minister for Employment |
| Fiona Nash | Assistant Minister for Health |
| Michael Ronaldson | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC; Special Minister of State |
| Sussan Ley | Assistant Minister for Education |
| Marise Payne | Minister for Human Services |
| Michael Keenan | Minister for Justice |
| Stuart Robert | Assistant Minister for Defence |
| Michaelia Cash | Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women |
| Jamie Briggs | Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development |
| Arthur Sinodinos | Assistant Treasurer |
Parliamentary Secretaries (12 Members)
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Colbeck | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture |
| Bob Baldwin | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry |
| Brett Mason | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Steven Ciobo | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services |
| Simon Birmingham | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment |
| Scott Ryan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education |
| Darren Chester | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence |
| Paul Fletcher | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications |
| Josh Frydenberg | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Alan Tudge | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minster |
| Michael McCormack | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance |
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