Government House
Canberra ACT 2600
4 February 2013
Her Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that:
a) she has revoked the appointments of:
Senator the Honourable Christopher Vaughan Evans as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research;
The Honourable Christopher Eyles Bowen MP as Minister for Immigration and Citizenship;
The Honourable Nicola Louise Roxon MP as
Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management;
The Honourable Mark Christopher Butler MP as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing and Minister for Social Inclusion;
The Honourable Brendan Patrick John O’Connor MP as Minister for Small Business, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness;
The Honourable Jason Dean Clare MP as Minister for Defence Materiel, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice;
The Honourable Justine Elliot MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Trade;
The Honourable Dr Michael Joseph Kelly AM MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Defence; and
The Honourable Mark Alfred Dreyfus QC MP as Cabinet Secretary, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation.
b) she has sworn in as Executive Councillors:
Mrs Yvette D’Ath MP;
Ms Melissa Parke MP; and
Mr Kelvin Thompson MP.
c) she has made the following appointments:
The Honourable Christopher Eyles Bowen MP as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Minister for Small Business;
The Honourable Mark Christopher Butler MP as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion and Minister for Housing and Homelessness;
The Honourable Brendan Patrick John O’Connor MP as Minister for Immigration and Citizenship;
The Honourable Mark Alfred Dreyfus QC MP as Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management;
The Honourable Jason Dean Clare MP as Cabinet Secretary, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice;
The Honourable Dr Michael Joseph Kelly AM MP as Minister for Defence Materiel;
Mrs Yvette Maree D’Ath MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency;
Ms Melissa Parke MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Parliamentary Secretary for Homelessness and Social Housing; and
Mr Kelvin John Thompson MP as Parliamentary Secretary for Trade.
By Her Excellency’s Command
Stephen Brady
Official Secretary to the Governor-General