Barton Deakin Brief: Ministry

27 August 2018

Yesterday, the Prime Minister the Hon MP, announced a broad cabinet reshuffle following the change in leadership last week. The new Ministry will be sworn in on Tuesday the 28th of August.

This Brief outlines changes to the Cabinet, Outer Ministry, and Assistant Ministry, along with providing biographies for new elevations to the Cabinet.

Cabinet Changes

• Deputy Liberal Leader the Hon MP has elected to take on the Treasury Portfolio. • Nationals the Hon Bridget McKenzie adds Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government to her portfolio following the departure of Dr John McVeigh MP from the Cabinet. • Senator the Hon moves from Defence Minister to Minister for Foreign Affairs, following the Hon MP’s resignation from the ministry. The Hon MP moves to become Minister for Defence. • Trade Minister the Hon MP moves to the Defence Industry Portfolio, while Senator moves from Education portfolio to become Minister for Trade, Tourism and Foreign Investment. • The Hon. Kelly O’Dwyer MP becomes the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, moving from Financial Services. • Senator the Hon becomes the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education – both of which move into Cabinet. • The Hon MP is elevated to Cabinet as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. • The Hon MP shifts from the Social Services ministry to become Minister of Education. • The Hon Paul Fletcher MP enters Cabinet as the Minister for Families and Social Services. The Hon Michael Keenan MP continues as Minister for Human Services but the portfolio is moved out of Cabinet. • The Hon Melissa Price MP enters Cabinet as Minister for the Environment, for which she was previously an Assistant Minister. The Hon Angus Taylor MP shifts from Minister for Energy.

Outer Ministry Changes

• The Hon MP moves from Assistant Minister for Home Affairs to become Special Minister of State.

• The Hon MP replaces Paul Fletcher as Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population. • The Hon David Coleman MP is elevated from Assistant Minister for Finance to Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs.

Assistant Ministry Changes

• The Hon MP re-enters the Ministry as Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories. • MP enters the Ministry as Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport. • MP becomes Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister. • Senator the Hon shifts from Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs, and Innovation to Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance. • Nationals Party Whip MP replaces Dr David Gillespie as Assistant Minister for Families and Children. • MP becomes the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing, and Disability. • Senator CSC has become Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, taking over from the Hon Alex Hawke MP. • Senator the Hon returns to the Ministry as Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources • MP has been appointed Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, following the Hon MP’s resignation.

Biographies

The Hon Melissa Price MP Member for Durack Minister for the Environment Melissa Price MP is currently the member for Durack, Western . She was first elected to Parliament in 2013,and was subsequently re-elected in 2016. She holds the seat by a margin of 11.06%.

Ms Price was Assistant Minister to the Environment in the previous Turnbull Ministry, where she served under now-Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Prior to becoming Assistant Minister, Ms Price served on a number of senior backbench committees.

Prior to entering Parliament, Ms. Price received a law degree from South Bank University in London and a Graduate Diploma of Law from the University of . She practiced law as a solicitor and then served as General Council and Business Development Manager at CBH Group, going on to serve as Vice President of Legal and Business Development at Crosslands Resources. Up until 2016, Ms. Price was a non-executive director at Cancer Council WA and the Brightspark Foundation.

The Hon Karen Andrews MP Member for McPherson Minister for Industry, Science and Technology

The Hon Karen Andrews MP was first elected to House of Representatives as the Member for McPherson in 2010. She was successfully re-elected in the 2013 and 2016 Federal Elections.

In December 2014, Karen was appointed as the to the Minister for Industry and Science in the . She subsequently served as Assistant Minister for Science and Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills under .

Prior to entering Parliament, Ms Andrews trained as a mechanical engineer, before working in a number of roles in the Industrial Relations sector. Ms Andrews and her husband founded their own human resources and industrial relations consultancy.

The Hon Paul Fletcher MP Member for Bradfield Minister for Families and Social Services

The Hon Paul Fletcher MP has served as the Member for Bradfield on Sydney’s North Shore since December 2009 and was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications between September 2013 and September 2015. He was promoted to the Ministry by Prime Minister Turnbull in late 2015, and has served as Minister for Territories, Local Government, and Major Projects; as Minister for Urban Infrastructure; and as Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities.

Before entering Parliament, Mr Fletcher was Director, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at Optus for eight years. Mr Fletcher then ran his own strategy consultancy focusing on the communications industry.

Earlier in his career, Mr Fletcher was Chief of Staff to the Minister for Communications in the , Senator Richard Alston. Fletcher holds dual first-class honours degrees in law and economics from The University of Sydney and an MBA from Columbia University in New York where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

The Hon Angus Taylor MP Member for Hume Minister for Energy

Angus Taylor MP is the current Member for Hume, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was first elected in the 2013 Federal Election, and was subsequently re- elected in 2016. Mr Taylor was promoted to Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister with special responsibility for Cities and Digital Transformation in February 2016. He was reappointed to the frontbench after the 2016 Federal election. In December 2017 he was appointed as the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity.

Prior to entering parliament in 2013 Assistant Minister Taylor was a Director at Port Jackson Partners where he was a strategy and business advisor on the resources, agriculture, energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to this he was a partner at global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. Angus has a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours and University Medal) and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Sydney. He also has a Master of Philosophy in Economics from Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. His thesis was in the field of competition policy.

Further information

To view the media release from the Prime Minister, click here. A printable ministry list is provided over the page.

For more information, please contact David Alexander on 0457 400 524, Grahame Morris on 0411 222 680, or Robert Bower on 0430 036 667.

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Updated Coalition Government Ministry 27 August 2018 TITLE MINISTER Prime Minister The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator the Hon Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Mr Steve Irons MP

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and The Hon Michael McCormack Regional Development Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie Decentralisation Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population The Hon Alan Tudge MP Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister Mr Andrew Broad MP Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories The Hon Sussan Ley MP Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport Mr Scott Buchholz MP Treasurer The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP Assistant Treasurer The Hon MP Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance Senator the Hon Zed Seselja Minister for Finance and the Public Service Senator the Hon (Vice-President of the Executive Council) (Leader of the Government in the Senate) Special Minister of State The Hon Alex Hawke MP

Minister for Defence The Hon Christopher Pyne MP (Leader of the House) Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Steven Ciobo MP Minister for Veterans Affairs The Hon MP Minister for Defence Personnel The Hon Darren Chester MP (Deputy Leader of the House) Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANAC The Hon Darren Chester MP Assistant Minister for Defence Senator Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Marise Payne Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham MP (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator the Hon Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon MP Attorney-General The Hon MP Minister for Home Affairs The Hon MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs The Hon David Coleman MP Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Senator Linda Reynolds CSC Minister for Communications and the Arts Senator the Hon Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash Education Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan Minister for Industry, Science and Technology The Hon Karen Andrews MP

Minister for Education The Hon Dan Tehan MP

Minister for Health The Hon MP Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care The Hon AM MP Minister for Indigenous Health The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP Minister for Families and Social Services The Hon Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation The Hon Michael Keenan MP Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing, and Disability Services Ms Sarah Henderson MP Assistant Minister for Children and Families Ms Michelle Landry MP Minister for the Agriculture and Water Resources The Hon MP Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Minister for the Environment The Hon Melissa Price MP Minister for Energy The Hon Angus Taylor MP