Adam Carr's guide to
The 2007 Australian federal election

The First Rudd Ministry

Cabinet

The Hon Kevin Rudd, MP:
Prime Minister

The Hon Julia Gillard, MP:
Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister for Education,
Minister for Employment
and Industrial Relations

Senator The Hon Chris Evans:
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

Senator The Hon Stephen Conroy:
Minister for
Communications and
Information Technology

The Hon Wayne Swan, MP:
Treasurer

The Hon Stephen Smith, MP:
Minister for
Foreign Affairs

The Hon Simon
Crean, MP:
Minister for Trade

The Hon Martin Ferguson, MP:
Minster for Resources
and Energy, Minister for
Tourism

The Hon Lindsay Tanner, MP:
Minister for
Finance

The Hon Robert McClelland, MP:
Attorney-General

The Hon Jenny Macklin, MP:
Minister for Families,
Housing, Community
Services and
Indigenous Affairs

The Hon Nicola Roxon, MP:
Minister for
Health and Ageing

Senator The Hon Kim Carr:
Minister for Innovation,
Industry, Science
and Research

The Hon Peter Garrett, AM MP:
Minister for the
Environment, Heritage
and the Arts

The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon, MP:
Minister for
Defence

The Hon Anthony Albanese, MP:
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport,
Regional Development
and Local Government

The Hon Tony Burke, MP:
Minister for Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry

Senator The Hon Penny Wong:
Minister for Climate Change and Water

Senator The Hon Joseph Ludwig:
Minster for Human Services

Senator The Hon John Faulkner:
Special minister of state, Cabinet Secretary


Outer Ministry

The Hon Bob Debus, MP:
Minister for Home Affairs

Senator The Hon
Nick Sherry:
Minister for
Superannuation and
Corporate Law

The Hon Tanya Plibersek, MP:
Minister for Housing and Status of Women

The Hon Dr Craig Emerson, MP:
Minister for
Service Economy,
Small Business and
Independent Contractors

The Hon Alan Griffin, MP:
Minister for
Veterans' Affairs

The Hon Chris Bowen, MP:
Assistant Treasurer,
Minister for Revenue and
Competition Policy

The Hon Warren Snowdon, MP:
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel

The Hon Brendan O'Connor, MP:
Minister for Workforce Participation

The Hon Justine Elliot, MP:
Minister for Ageing

The Hon Kate Ellis, MP:
Minister for Youth and Sport


Parliamentary Secretaries

The Hon Bob
McMullan, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for International Development
Assistance

The Hon Laurie Ferguson, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural affairs and Settlement Programs

The Hon Anthony Byrne, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

The Hon Greg Combet, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary
for Defence Procurement

The Hon Maxine McKew, MP:
Parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare

The Hon Dr Mike Kelly, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence

The Hon John Murphy, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade

The Hon Bill Shorten, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Childrens Services

The Hon Gary Gray, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and for Northern and Regional Australia

The Hon Duncan Kerr, MP:
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Relations

Senator The Hon Ursula Stephens:
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion




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