Government House
Canberra ACT 2600
18 February 2016
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that:
a) He has revoked the appointments of:
- The Honourable Warren Truss MP as Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
- The Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
- Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann as Minister for Finance
- The Honourable Andrew Robb AO MP as Minister for Trade and Investment
- The Honourable Luke Hartsuyker MP as Minister for Vocational Education and Skills
- Senator the Honourable Fiona Nash as Minister for Rural Health
- The Honourable Stuart Robert MP as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Human Services
- The Honourable Malcolm Brough MP as Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materiel and Science
- The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP as Minister for International Development and the Pacific
- Senator the Honourable Concetta Fierravanti-Wells as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
- Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary
- The Honourable Darren Chester MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
- The Honourable Alan Tudge MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
- The Honourable Michael McCormack MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
- The Honourable Kenneth Wyatt AM MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
- The Honourable Dr Peter Hendy MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
- Senator the Honourable James McGrath as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
b) He has sworn in as Executive Councillors:
- Mr Dan Tehan MP
- Senator Matthew Canavan
- Mrs Jane Prentice MP
- Mr Angus Taylor MP
- Mr Keith Pitt MP
- Mr Craig Laundy MP
c) He has made the following appointments:
- The Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
- Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann as Minister for Finance and Special Minister of State
- Senator the Honourable Fiona Nash as Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Rural Health and Minister for Regional Communications
- The Honourable Steven Ciobo MP as Minister for Trade and Investment
- The Honourable Darren Chester MP as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
- Senator the Honourable Concetta Fierravanti-Wells as Minister for International Development and the Pacific
- Senator the Honourable Scott Ryan as Minister for Vocational Education and Skills
- The Honourable Alan Tudge MP as Minister for Human Services
- The Honourable Daniel Tehan MP as Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Materiel
- Senator the Honourable Matthew Canavan as Minister for Northern Australia
- The Honourable Michael McCormack MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
- The Honourable Kenneth Wyatt AM MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Aged Care
- The Honourable Dr Peter Hendy MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
- Senator the Honourable James McGrath as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
- The Honourable Jane Prentice MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
- The Honourable Angus Taylor MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation
- The Honourable Keith Pitt MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
- The Honourable Craig Laundy MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
By His Excellency’s Command
Mark Fraser LVO OAM
Official Secretary to the Governor-General