First Turnbull Ministry
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 70th Ministry of Australia |
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Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with first arrangement of newly appointed ministers to the Turnbull Ministry
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| Date formed | 15 September 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 19 July 2016 |
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| Head of government | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Deputy head of government |
Warren Truss (2015–16) Barnaby Joyce (2016) |
| Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Peter Cosgrove) |
| No. of ministers | 30 |
| Member party | Liberal–National coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition cabinet | 2013–present |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Bill Shorten |
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| Legislature term(s) | 44th |
| Predecessor | Abbott Ministry |
| Successor | Second Turnbull Ministry |
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This article is part of a series about Malcolm Turnbull |
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The First Turnbull Ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 70th ministry of the Government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. It succeeded the Abbott Ministry after a leadership spill that took place on 14 September 2015 ended Prime Minister Tony Abbott's leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia. On 15 September, the National Party confirmed, after successful negotiations, that it would continue a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party, guaranteeing the Turnbull Government a majority in the Australian House of Representatives.
The Turnbull Ministry carried over from its predecessor Abbott Ministry, until Turnbull announced significant ministerial changes on 20 September 2015 which took effect the following day. On 29 December 2015, Jamie Briggs resigned from his portfolio following a complaint regarding a late night incident with a public servant; and on the same day, Mal Brough stood aside pending Australian Federal Police investigations into the James Ashby affair.
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