Morrison I Government

The Morrison I government replaced the Turnbull II government on August 28, 2018 and ruled Australia until May 29, 2019. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LIB) and the National Party (NPA).

background

In the parliamentary elections on July 2, 2016 which won Labor Party added, but failed with 69 of the 150 parliamentary seats absolute majority. The Liberal Party had 60 members, the National Party 16. Turnbull remained Prime Minister of a coalition of Liberals and National Party. After Turnbull's vote for the Liberal party chairmanship against Treasury Secretary Scott Morrison on August 24, 2018, Morrison also took over the office of Prime Minister. The government was able to defend its majority in the parliamentary election on May 18, 2019 .

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	Scott Morrison	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Aborigines	Nigel Scullion	CLP	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Regional Development	Michael McCormack	NPA	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Regional Services Minister for Sport Minister for Local Government and Decentralization	Bridget McKenzie	NPA	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Treasury minister	Josh Frydenberg	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister of Finance and Civil Service Vice-President of the Executive Council	Mathias Cormann	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Defense Minister	Christopher Pyne	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for the Defense Industry	Steven Ciobo	LIB	August 28, 2018 - March 2, 2019
	Linda Reynolds	LIB	March 2, 2019 - May 29, 2019
Foreign Minister	Marise Payne	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment	Simon Birmingham	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Attorney General	Christian Porter	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Interior minister	Peter Dutton	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Communications Minister Culture Minister	Mitch Fifield	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Women Minister for Jobs and Industry	Kelly O'Dwyer	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Training	Michaelia Cash	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Commodities and Northern Australia	Matthew Canavan	LNP	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology	Karen Andrews	LNP	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister of Education	Dan Tehan	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister of Health	Greg Hunt	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Family and Social Affairs	Paul Fletcher	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources	David Littleproud	LNP	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Environment Minister	Melissa Price	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Energy minister	Angus Taylor	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Junior minister
Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population	Alan Tudge	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Deputy Minister of the Treasury	Stuart Robert	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Special Minister of State	Alex Hawke	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister of Veterans Minister of Defense Personnel Assistant Minister for the ANZAC centenary to the Prime Minister	Darren Chester	NPA	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	David Coleman	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Elderly Care Minister for Indigenous Health	Ken Wyatt	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Minister for Human Services Minister for Digital Transformation	Michael Keenan	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister and Parliamentary State Secretaries
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister	Steve Irons	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories	Sussan Ley	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister	Andrew Broad	NPA	August 28, 2018 - December 18, 2018
	Andrew Gee	NPA	January 25, 2019 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister of Roads and Transport	Scott Buchholz	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister at the Treasury and Finance	Zed Seselja	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister of Defense	David Fawcett	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific	Anne Ruston	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment	Mark Coulton	NPA	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister of the Interior	Linda Reynolds	LIB	August 28, 2018 - March 2, 2019
Assistant Minister for Social Affairs, Housing and the Disabled	Sarah Henderson	LIB	August 28, 2018 - May 29, 2019
Assistant Minister for Children and Families	Michelle Landry	NPA	August 28, 2018 - March 2, 2019
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources	Richard Colbeck	LIB	August 28, 2018 - March 2, 2019

Remarks

• CLP: Country Liberal Party
• LNP: Liberal National Party

Web links

• The 45th Parliament. Ministry August 28, 2018 to November 26, 2018. Parliament of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 . 
• The 45th Parliament. Ministry 26 November 2018 to 18 December 2018. Parliament of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 . 
• The 45th Parliament. Ministry 18 December 2018 to 25 January 2019. Parliament of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 . 
• The 45th Parliament. Ministry 25 January 2019 to 2 March 2019. Parliament of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 . 
• The 45th Parliament. Ministry 2 March 2019 to 29 May 2019. Parliament of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 14 f., 61, 143 , accessed on November 22, 2019 .  
2. ^ Prime Ministers of Australia. Malcolm Turnbull. National Museum of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 .  
3. ^ Prime Ministers of Australia. Scott Morrison. National Museum of Australia, accessed November 22, 2019 .  
4. ↑ 2019 Federal Elections. House of Representatives - final results. Australian Electoral Commission, accessed November 22, 2019 .