The Albanese ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It is led by the country's 31st Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. The Albanese ministry succeeded the second Morrison ministry, which resigned on 23 May 2022 following the federal election that took place on 21 May which saw Labor defeat Scott Morrison's Liberal–National Coalition.[1]
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 73rd ministry of Australia | |
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| Date formed | 23 May 2022 |
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| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Richard Marles |
| No. of ministers | 30 (plus 12 Assistant Ministers and 4 Special Envoys) |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority government 78 / 151 |
| Opposition cabinet | Dutton Shadow Cabinet |
| Opposition party | Liberal–National coalition |
| Opposition leader | Peter Dutton |
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| Election | 21 May 2022 |
| Legislature term | 47th |
| Predecessor | Second Morrison ministry |
Although counting was still underway on election night, most media outlets projected that due to severe losses by Morrison's Liberal/National Coalition, Labor was the only party that could realistically form even a minority government. Accordingly, Morrison conceded defeat to Albanese late on election night. Soon afterward, in accordance with longstanding Australian constitutional practice, he advised the Governor-General, David Hurley, that he was no longer in a position to govern. Normally, Morrison would have stayed on as caretaker Prime Minister until the final results were known. However, with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue due to be held on 24 May 2022, Albanese advised Hurley that he could form a government. Hurley then swore in Albanese and four senior Labor frontbenchers as an interim five-person ministry on 23 May, two days after the election. According to ABC News, Hurley would not have invited Albanese to form a government without assurances that Labor could provide stable government, as well as legal advice that this was the proper course of action.[2][3] According to the Australian Financial Review, Albanese had secured enough support from crossbenchers to be able to govern in the event Labor fell short of a majority.[4] On 30 May 2022, Australian media outlets projected that Labor had won enough seats in the House of Representatives to become a majority government.[5]
After the swearing-in of the interim arrangement, during his first press conference as prime minister, Albanese announced that his first full ministry would be sworn in on 1 June 2022.[6] The members of the ministry were announced on 31 May and sworn in the following day.
Current arrangement (2024–present)
editAlbanese announced on 25 July 2024 that he would refresh his ministry after two cabinet ministers, indigenous affairs minister Linda Burney and skills minister Brendan O'Connor announced that they would retire at the next Australian federal election, and also immediately step down from the ministry.[7] On 27 July 2024, Carol Brown also announced she would step down from the assistant ministry due to health reasons.[8]
Albanese announced the new ministry on 28 July 2024. Malarndirri McCarthy and Jenny McAllister were selected unopposed by their Labor Left faction to replace Burney and O'Connor as ministers.[9] McCarthy and Pat Conroy were elevated to cabinet. McCarthy, who was previously the assistant indigenous affairs minister, was appointed as the new indigenous affairs minister, while there were no changes to Conroy's portfolios (defence industry and international development). Tony Burke gained the home affairs, cyber security and immigration portfolios from Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles, while retaining his arts minister portfolio and his position as Leader of the House. Burke's previous employment portfolio was gained by Murray Watt. Watt's agriculture portfolio was given to Julie Collins, which Collins previously held while in opposition. Collins retained her small businesses portfolio while losing the housing and homelessness portfolios to O'Neil.[8]
Giles succeeded O'Connor as skills minister and remained in the outer ministry. Jenny McAllister was promoted to the outer ministry and was appointed as cities minister and emergency services minister, taking over the latter portfolio from Watt.[8]
Kate Thwaites, Josh Wilson and Julian Hill were new additions to the assistant ministry, with Thwaites and Hill having new portfolios, while Wilson succeeded McAllister as assistant climate change minister. McCarthy's previous role as assistant indigenous affairs minister and Brown's previous role as assistant infrastructure and transport minister were not replaced, while McCarthy's role as assistant indigenous health minister was gained by assistant health minister Ged Kearney. Three other assistant ministers also gained new portfolios in addition to their existing ones: Patrick Gorman as Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, Tim Ayres as Assistant Minister for a Future Made In Australia, and Anthony Chisholm as Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Matt Thistlethwaite was appointed as Assistant Minister for Immigration, with his previous portfolios removed without replacement.[8]
The new ministry was sworn in the following day on 29 July 2024.[8]
Cabinet
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Outer ministry
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| Labor | Hon Matt Keogh (born 1981) |
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| Hon Stephen Jones (born 1965) |
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| Hon Andrew Giles (born 1973) |
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| Hon Dr Anne Aly (born 1967) |
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| Hon Anika Wells (born 1985) |
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| Hon Kristy McBain (born 1982) MP for Eden-Monaro |
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| Hon Jenny McAllister (born 1973) Senator for New South Wales |
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Assistant ministry
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| Labor | Hon Justine Elliot (born 1967) |
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| Hon Matt Thistlethwaite (born 1972) MP for Kingsford Smith |
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| Hon Dr Andrew Leigh (born 1972) |
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| Patrick Gorman (born 1984) |
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| Ged Kearney (born 1963) |
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| Emma McBride (born 1975) |
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| Tim Ayres (born 1973) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Anthony Chisholm (born 1978) Senator for Queensland |
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| Tim Watts (born 1982) MP for Gellibrand |
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| Kate Thwaites (born 1980) |
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| Josh Wilson (born 1972) |
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| Julian Hill |
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Special envoys
editSpecial envoys are additional roles that are not part of the ministry, but have been included here because of their status.[12]
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Labor | Nita Green (born 1983) Senator for Queensland |
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| Susan Templeman (born 1963) |
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| Tony Sheldon (born 1961) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Peter Khalil (born 1973) |
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| Luke Gosling (born 1971) |
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| Andrew Charlton (born 1978) MP for Parramatta |
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First arrangement (2022–2024)
editAlbanese announced the composition of the full ministry on 31 May 2022.[14][12][15] As Labor frontbenchers Kristina Keneally and Terri Butler lost their seats in the election, Clare O'Neil and Murray Watt were chosen by Albanese as replacements in cabinet while the caucus chose Anne Aly, Anika Wells and Kristy McBain to replace them as ministers.[16] The ministry was sworn in on 1 June 2022.[17]
Tony Sheldon was later appointed on the 24 July 2022 as the Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery while Pat Dodson left his role as Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart when he retired on 26 January 2024.[13][18]On 31 May 2023, assistant ministers Patrick Gorman and Andrew Leigh were additionally appointed Assistant Minister for the Public Service and Assistant Minister for Employment respectively.[19]
Cabinet
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Outer ministry
edit| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Labor | Hon Matt Keogh (born 1981) |
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| Hon Pat Conroy (born 1979) |
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| Hon Stephen Jones (born 1965) |
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| Hon Andrew Giles (born 1973) |
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| Hon Dr Anne Aly (born 1967) |
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| Hon Anika Wells (born 1985) |
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| Hon Kristy McBain (born 1982) MP for Eden-Monaro |
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Assistant ministry
edit| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Labor | Hon Justine Elliot (born 1967) |
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| Hon Matt Thistlethwaite (born 1972) MP for Kingsford Smith |
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| Hon Dr Andrew Leigh (born 1972) |
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| Patrick Gorman (born 1984) |
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| Jenny McAllister (born 1973) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Carol Brown (born 1963) |
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| Ged Kearney (born 1963) |
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| Emma McBride (born 1975) |
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| Malarndirri McCarthy (born 1970) Senator for the Northern Territory |
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| Tim Ayres (born 1973) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Anthony Chisholm (born 1978) Senator for Queensland |
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| Tim Watts (born 1982) MP for Gellibrand |
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Special envoys
editSpecial envoys are additional roles that are not part of the ministry, but have been included here because of their status.[12]
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Labor | Pat Dodson (born 1948) Senator for Western Australia |
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| Nita Green (born 1983) Senator for Queensland |
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| Susan Templeman (born 1963) |
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| Tony Sheldon (born 1961) Senator for New South Wales |
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Initial arrangement
editIn the interim five-person ministry sworn in on 23 May 2022, Albanese was sworn in as Prime Minister, Labor deputy leader Richard Marles as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Jim Chalmers as Treasurer, Senator Penny Wong as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Senator Katy Gallagher as Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Attorney-General, and Vice-President of the Executive Council.[1] Gallagher would only hold the position of attorney-general for the duration of the interim ministry.[22] The interim ministry would also cover all other portfolios and the sworn-in ministers would be acting ministers for those portfolios. For example, Gallagher and Chalmers were also acting health minister[23] and interim home affairs minister respectively.[24]
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Labor | Hon Anthony Albanese (1963–) |
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| Hon Richard Marles (1967–) |
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| Hon Penny Wong (1968–) Senator for South Australia |
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| Hon Dr Jim Chalmers (1978–) |
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| Hon Katy Gallagher (1970–) Senator for Australian Capital Territory |
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Geographical breakdown
editGeographic breakdown of the current ministry (as of 29 July 2024[update]), per House of Representatives electorate and state/territory represented in the Senate:
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Albanese ministry" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 23 May 2022.
- ^ Wu, David (22 May 2022). "Five Labor MPs to be immediately sworn in first ahead of key Quad trip". Sky News Australia.
- ^ Worthington, Brett (23 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip". ABC News (Australia).
- ^ Tillet, Andrew (23 May 2022). "Albanese woos crossbench as insurance as he inches towards majority". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Worthington, Brett (30 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese and Labor to form majority government with projected win in Macnamara". ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia". Prime Minister of Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Massola, James; Sakkal, Paul (25 July 2024). "O'Connor, Burney confirm retirements as MPs jostle for promotion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Ministerial arrangements". Prime Minister of Australia. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Senators Malarndirri McCarthy and Jenny McAllister in line for promotion in cabinet reshuffle". ABC News. 28 July 2024.
- ^ James Massola (14 February 2021). "What are Labor's factions and who's who in the Left and Right?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Katharine Murphy (31 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese's ministry contains more surprises than expected following a factional kerfuffle". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Press Conference". Prime Minister of Australia. 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Albanese, Anthony (24 July 2022). "Statement on new Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery". Prime Minister of Australia. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- ^ "Anthony Albanese's full ministry list of cabinet, outer ministry and assistant ministers for 47th Australian parliament". Canberra Times. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Albanese ministry" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Anthony Albanese's first ministry brings housing and NDIS portfolios into cabinet, but veterans affairs removed". ABC News. 31 May 2022.
- ^ Shiloh Payne (1 June 2022). "Federal election live: New Labor ministry sworn in as vote counting winds down". ABC News.
- ^ Clun, Rachel (28 November 2023). "'Father of reconciliation' Pat Dodson to quit politics". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Ministry changes". Prime Minister of Australia. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ James Massola (14 February 2021). "What are Labor's factions and who's who in the Left and Right?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Katharine Murphy (31 May 2022). "Anthony Albanese's ministry contains more surprises than expected following a factional kerfuffle". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Who are the other four Labor ministers sworn in on Monday?". ABC News. 23 May 2022.
- ^ "ATAGI expands COVID-19 booster access to allow more people to get a fourth dose". ABC News. 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Jim Chalmers indicates 'substantial progress' on returning Murugappan family to Biloela". The Guardian. 25 May 2022.