The 42nd Parliament

The Ministry List

25 February 2009 - 9 June 2009

Cabinet

Prime Minister
The Hon Kevin Rudd, MP

Minister for Education
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Social Inclusion
(Deputy Prime Minister)
The Hon Julia Gillard, MP

Treasurer
The Hon Wayne Swan, MP

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
(Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Chris Evans

Special Minister of State
Cabinet Secretary
(Vice-President of the Executive Council)
Senator the Hon John Faulkner

Minister for Trade
The Hon Simon Crean, MP

Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Stephen Smith, MP

Minister for Defence
The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon, MP

Minister for Health and Ageing
The Hon Nicola Roxon, MP

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

Minister for Finance and Deregulation
The Hon Lindsay Tanner, MP

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
(Leader of the House)
The Hon Anthony Albanese, MP

Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy
(Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy

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

Minister for Climate Change and Water
Senator the Hon Penny Wong

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

Attorney-General
The Hon Robert McClelland, MP

Minister for Human Services
(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Joseph Ludwig

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

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

Outer Ministry

Minister for Home Affairs
The Hon Bob Debus

Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
The Hon Chris Bowen, MP

Minister for Veterans' Affairs
The Hon Alan Griffin, MP

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

Minister for Employment Participation
The Hon Brendan O'Connor, MP

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

Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy
Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation
The Hon Craig Emerson, MP

Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry

Minister for Ageing
The Hon Justine Elliot, MP

Minister for Youth and Sport
The Hon Kate Ellis, MP

Parliamentary Secretaries

Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Child Care
The Hon Maxine McKew, MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change
The Hon Greg Combet, AM, MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support
Parliamentary Secretary for Water
The Hon Mike Kelly, AM, MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Northern Australia
The Hon Gary Gray, AO, MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services
Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction
The Hon Bill Shorten, MP

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

Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs
The Hon Duncan Kerr, MP

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

Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Prime Minister for Social Inclusion
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens

Parliamentary Secretary for Government Service Delivery
Senator the Hon. Mark Arbib

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services
The Hon Laurie Ferguson, MP

Previous Ministry 3 December 2007 - 25 February 2009

Previous Ministry 21 March 2007 - 3 December 2007

Previous Ministry 9 March 2007 - 21 March 2007

Previous Ministry 30 January 2007 - 9 March 2007

Previous Ministry 29 September - 30 January 2007

Previous Ministry 10 August - 29 September 2006

Previous Ministry 27 January - 10 August 2006

Previous Ministry 6 July 2005 - 27 January 2006

Previous Ministry 22 October 2004 - 6 July 2005

Previous Ministry 18 July 2004 - 22 October 2004

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