Albanese ministry | |
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73rd ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 23 May 2022 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch |
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Governor-General | David Hurley |
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 [lower-alpha 1] |
Opposition leader | Peter Dutton |
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Election(s) | 21 May 2022 |
Legislature term(s) | 47th |
Predecessor | Second Morrison ministry |
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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]
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 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. As Labor frontbenchers Kristina Keneally and Terri Butler lost their seats in the election, Clare O'Neil and Murray Watt were chosen by the caucus as replacements to the cabinet. [7]
Albanese announced the composition of the full ministry on 31 May 2022. [8] [9] [10] The ministry was sworn in on 1 June 2022. [11]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Labor | Hon Matt Keogh (born 1981) | |||
Hon Pat Conroy (born 1979) | ||||
Hon Stephen Jones (born 1965) | ||||
Hon Andrew Giles (born 1973) | ||||
Hon Dr Anne Aly (born 1967) | ||||
Hon Anika Wells (born 1985) | ||||
Hon Kristy McBain (born 1982) MP for Eden-Monaro |
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Labor | Patrick Gorman (born 1984) |
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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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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 are additional roles that are not part of the ministry, but have been included here because of their status. [9]
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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In 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. [15] 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 [16] and interim home affairs minister respectively. [17]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Labor | Hon Anthony Albanese (1963–) | |||
Hon Richard Marles (1967–) | ||||
Hon Penny Wong (1968–) Senator for South Australia | ||||
Hon Dr Jim Chalmers (1978–) | ||||
Hon Katy Gallagher (1970–) Senator for Australian Capital Territory |
Geographic breakdown of the current ministry, per House of Representatives electorate and state/territory represented in the Senate:
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