COMMONWEALTH MINISTRIES ======================================================================================== I have been unable to determine the order of seniority for the Morrison ministries, since the Hansard and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Handbook give different orders. I have listed the leaders and deputy leaders of the Coalition parties in each house, and then all other ministers in alphabetical order. Morrison Ministry I (24 August 2018 to 29 May 2019) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal-National Cabinet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Scott Morrison MP (Lib): Prime Minister (Leader of the Liberal Party) Hon Michael McCormack MP (Nat): Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (Leader of the National Party) Hon Josh Frydenberg MP (Lib): Treasurer (Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party) Senator Hon Bridget McKenzie (Nat): Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Decentralisation (Deputy Leader of the National Party) Senator Hon Mathias Cormann (Lib): Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Vice- President of the Executive Council (Leader of the Government in the Senate) Senator Hon Simon Birmingham (Lib): Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Hon Karen Andrews MP (Lib): Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Senator Hon Matt Canavan (Nat): Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Hon Michaelia Cash (Lib): Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education Hon Steven Ciobo MP (Lib): Minister for Defence Industry to 2 March 2019 Hon Peter Dutton MP (Lib): Minister for Home Affairs Senator Hon Mitch Fifield (Lib): Minister for the Arts, Minister for Communications Hon Paul W Fletcher MP (Lib): Minister for Families and Social Services Hon Greg Hunt MP (Lib): Minister for Health Hon David Littleproud MP (Nat): Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP (Lib): Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations Senator Hon Marise Payne (Lib): Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon Christian Porter MP (Lib): Attorney-General Hon Melissa Price MP (Lib): Minister for the Environment Hon Christopher Pyne MP (Lib): Minister for Defence Senator Hon Nigel Scullion (Nat): Minister for Indigenous Affairs Hon Angus Taylor MP Lib): Minister for Energy Hon Dan Tehan MP (Lib): Minister for Education Outer ministry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Darren Chester MP (Nat): Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC Hon David Coleman MP (Lib): Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Hon Alex Hawke MP (Lib): Special Minister of State Hon Michael Keenan MP (Lib): Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation Hon Stuart Robert MP (Lib): Assistant Treasurer Hon Alan Tudge MP (Lib): Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population Hon Ken Wyatt MP (Lib): Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Minister for Indigenous Health ---------- Senator Hon Linda Reynolds (Lib): Minister for Defence Industry, Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery from 2 March 2019 Assistant ministers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Scott Buchholz MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport Senator Hon Richard Colbeck (Lib): Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Hon Mark Coulton MP (Nat): Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Senator Hon David Fawcett (Lib): Assistant Minister for Defence Hon Sarah Henderson MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services Hon Steve Irons MP (Lib): Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Hon Michelle Landry MP (Nat): Assistant Minister for Children and Families Hon Sussan Ley MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories Senator Hon Linda Reynolds (Lib): Assistant Minister for Home Affairs to 2 March 2019 Senator Hon Anne Ruston (Lib): Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator Hon Zed Seselja (Lib): Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance Morrison Ministry II (29 May 2019 to 23 May 2022) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal-National Additional portfolios held by the Prime Minister were not made public at the time. Cabinet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Scott Morrison MP (Lib): Prime Minister. Minister for the Public Service to 8 October 2021. Minister for Health from 14 March 2020. Minister for Finance from 30 March 2020. Minister for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources from 15 April 2021.* Minister for Home Affairs, Treasurer from 6 May 2021 (Leader of the Liberal Party) Hon Michael McCormack MP (Nat): Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development to 22 June 2021 (Leader of the National Party to 22 June 2021) Hon Josh Frydenberg MP (Lib): Treasurer (Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party) Senator Hon Bridget McKenzie (Nat): Minister for Agriculture. Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education from 2 July 2021 (Deputy Leader of the National Party to 2 February 2020) Senator Hon Mathias Cormann (Lib): Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Vice- President of the Executive Council to 30 October 2020 (Leader of the Government in the Senate to 30 October 2020) Senator Hon Simon Birmingham (Lib): Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment to 22 December 2020. Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council from 30 October 2020 (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate to 30 October 2020. Leader of the Government in the Senate from 30 October 2020) Hon Karen Andrews MP (Lib): Minister for Home Affairs Senator Hon Matt Canavan (Nat): Minister for Resources and Northern Australia to 3 March 2020 Senator Hon Michaelia Cash (Lib): Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business to 30 June 2021. Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations from 30 March 2021 (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate from 30 October 2020) Hon Peter Dutton MP (Lib): Minister for Home Affairs to 30 March 2021. Minister for Defence from 30 March 2021 Hon Paul W Fletcher MP (Lib): Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts to 22 December 2020. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts from 22 December 2020 Hon Greg Hunt MP (Lib): Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet to 22 December 2020. Minister for Health and Aged Care from 22 December 2020 Hon Sussan Ley MP (Lib) Minister for the Environment Hon David Littleproud MP (Nat): Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management to 6 February 2020. Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 6 February 2020 to 2 July 2021. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia from 2 July 2021 (Deputy Leader of the National Party from 4 February 2020) Senator Hon Marise Payne (Lib): Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women Hon Christian Porter MP (Lib): Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations to 30 March 2021. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology 30 March 2021 to 19 September 2021 Senator Hon Linda Reynolds (Lib): Minister for Defence to 30 June 2021. Minister for Government Services, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme from 30 June 2021 Hon Stuart Robert MP (Lib): Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Minister for Government Services to 30 March 2021. Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business from 30 March 2021 Senator Hon Anne Ruston (Lib): Minister for Families and Social Services. Minister for Women's Safety from 30 March 2021 Hon Angus Taylor MP Lib): Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction to 8 October 2021. Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction from 8 October 2021 Hon Dan Tehan MP (Lib): Minister for Education to 22 December 2020. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment from 22 December 2020 Hon Ken Wyatt MP (Lib): Minister for Indigenous Australians ---------- Hon Keith Pitt MP (Nat): Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia 6 February 2021 to to 2 July 2021. Minister for Resources and Water from 2 July 2021 Hon Barnaby Joyce MP (Nat): Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development from 22 June 2021 (Leader of the National Party from 22 June 2021) Hon Alan Tudge MP (Lib): Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population to 22 December 2020. Minister for Education and Youth from 22 December 2020 Hon Andrew Gee MP (Nat): Minister for Defence Personnel, Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 2 July 2021 Hon Melissa Price MP (Lib): Minister for Defence Industry. (In Cabinet from 30 March 2021) Minister for Science and Technology from 8 October 2021 Outer ministry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Darren Chester MP (Nat): Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC to 2 July 2021 Senator Hon Richard Colbeck (Lib): Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Minister for Youth and Sport to 22 December 2020. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Minister for Sport from 22 December 2020 Hon David Coleman MP (Lib): Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Hon Mark Coulton MP (Nat): Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government to 6 February 2020. Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government 6 February 2020 to 2 July 2021 Hon Alex Hawke MP (Lib): Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Assistant Defence Minister to 22 December 2020. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs from 22 December 2020 Hon Michael Sukkar MP (Lib): Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing. Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing from 22 December 2020 Hon Alan Tudge MP (Lib): Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population ---------- Hon Andrew Gee MP (Nat): Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education 6 February 2020 to 2 July 2021 Hon Ben Morton MP (Lib): Special Minister of State, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 8 October 2021 Senator Hon Edwina Hume (Lib): Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy from 22 December 2020. Minister for Women's Economic Security from 30 March 2021 Hon Zed Seselja (Lib): Minister for International Development and the Pacific from 22 December 2020 Hon Melissa Price MP (Lib): Minister for Defence Industry Assistant ministers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Scott Bucholz MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Senator Hon Jonathon Duniam (Lib): Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries. Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism to 22 December 2020. Assistant Minister for Industry Development from 22 December 2020 Hon Trevor Evans MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Hon Andrew Gee MP (Nat): Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment to 6 February 2020 Hon Luke Howarth MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services. Assistant Minister for Youth and Employment Services from 22 December 2020 Senator Hon Edwina Hume (Lib): Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology to 22 December 2020 Hon Steve Irons MP (Libh): Assistant Minister for Vocational Education, Training and Apprenticeships to 22 December 2020 Hon Michelle Landry MP (Nat): Assistant Minister for Children and Families. Assistant Minister for Northern Australia 6 February 2020 to 2 July 2021. Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism from 2 July 2021 Hon Nola Marino MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories Hon Ben Morton MP (Lib): Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters, Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service to 8 October 2021 Hon Zed Seselja (Lib): Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters to 22 December 2020 Hon Jason Wood MP: (Lib): Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs ---------- Hon Kevin Hogan MP (Nat): Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister from 6 February 2020. Assistant Minister for Local Government from 2 July 2021 Hon David Coleman MP (Lib): Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention from 22 December 2020 Hon Andrew Hastie MP (Lib): Assistant Minister for Defence from 22 December 2020 Senator Hon Amanda Stoker (Lib): Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General from from 22 December 2020. Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations, Assistant Minister for Women from 30 March 2021 Hon Dr David Gillespie MP (Nat): Minister for Regional Health, Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment from 2 July 2021 Hon Tim Wilson (Lib): Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction from 8 October 2021