Commonwealth Government SECOND GILLARD MINISTRY 4 February 2013 TITLE MINISTER OTHER CHAMBER Prime Minister The Hon Julia Gillard MP Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP Minister for Social Inclusion The Hon Mark Butler MP Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform The Hon Mark Butler MP Minister for the Public Service and Integrity The Hon Gary Gray AO MP Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Cabinet Secretary The Hon Jason Clare MP Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of ANZAC The Hon Warren Snowdon MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Senator the Hon Jan McLucas Treasurer The Hon Wayne Swan MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong (Deputy Prime Minister) Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation The Hon Bill Shorten MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Assistant Treasurer The Hon David Bradbury MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer The Hon Bernie Ripoll MP Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy The Hon Anthony Albanese MP (Leader of the Government in the Senate) Minister for Defence The Hon Stephen Smith MP Senator the Hon Bob Carr (Deputy Leader of the House) Minister for Veterans’ Affairs The Hon Warren Snowdon MP Senator the Hon Bob Carr Minister for Defence Science and Personnel The Hon Warren Snowdon MP Senator the Hon Bob Carr Minister for Defence Materiel The Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP Senator the Hon Bob Carr Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator the Hon David Feeney Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government The Hon Simon Crean MP Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister for the Arts The Hon Simon Crean MP Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Minister for Sport Senator the Hon Kate Lundy The Hon Simon Crean MP Minister for Infrastructure and Transport The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr (Leader of the House) Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport The Hon Catherine King MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs The Hon Jenny Macklin MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for Disability Reform The Hon Jenny Macklin MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for Housing and Homelessness The Hon Mark Butler MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for Community Services The Hon Julie Collins MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for the Status of Women The Hon Julie Collins MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator the Hon Jan McLucas Parliamentary Secretary for Homelessness and Social Housing The Hon Melissa Parke MP Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Bob Carr The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP Minister for Trade and Competitiveness The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP Senator the Hon Bob Carr Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs The Hon Richard Marles MP Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs The Hon Richard Marles MP Parliamentary Secretary for Trade The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities The Hon Tony Burke MP Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy (Vice-President of the Executive Council) Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water Senator the Hon Don Farrell Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research The Hon Chris Bowen MP Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Minister for Small Business The Hon Chris Bowen MP Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Minister for Industry and Innovation The Hon Greg Combet AM MP Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and Skills The Hon Sharon Bird MP Minister for Finance and Deregulation Senator the Hon Penny Wong The Hon Wayne Swan MP (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Special Minister of State The Hon Gary Gray AO MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Minister Assisting for Deregulation The Hon David Bradbury MP Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations The Hon Bill Shorten MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare The Hon Kate Ellis MP Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for Employment Participation The Hon Kate Ellis MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development The Hon Julie Collins MP Senator the Hon Penny Wong Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins (Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig The Hon Tony Burke MP Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry The Hon Sid Sidebottom MP Minister for Resources and Energy The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Tourism The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency The Hon Greg Combet AM MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency The Hon Yvette D’Ath MP Minister for Health The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Mental Health and Ageing The Hon Mark Butler MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Indigenous Health The Hon Warren Snowdon MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing The Hon Catherine King MP Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health The Hon Melissa Parke MP Minister for Immigration and Citizenship The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Minister for Multicultural Affairs Senator the Hon Kate Lundy The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Attorney-General The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Emergency Management The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister Assisting on Queensland Floods Recovery Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Home Affairs The Hon Jason Clare MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Justice The Hon Jason Clare MP Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig Minister for Human Services Senator the Hon Kim Carr The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. However, there is a Department of Veterans’ Affairs in the Defence portfolio. The title of a department does not necessarily reflect the title of a minister in all cases.