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Second Turnbull Ministry

Second Turnbull Ministry
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71st Ministry of Australia
Incumbent
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Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with members of the Second Turnbull Ministry
Date formed 19 July 2016
People and organisations
Head of government Malcolm Turnbull
Deputy head of government Barnaby Joyce
Head of state Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Peter Cosgrove)
Member party LiberalNational coalition
Status in legislature Coalition majority government
Opposition cabinet 2016–present
Opposition party Labor
Opposition leader Bill Shorten
History
Legislature term(s) 45th
Predecessor First Turnbull Ministry
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The Second Turnbull Ministry (LiberalNational Coalition) is the 71st ministry of the Government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. It succeeded the First Turnbull Ministry following the Australian federal election, 2016 on 2 July 2016.

On 13 January 2017, Sussan Ley resigned from her portfolios after an expenses scandal. In the following rearrangement, the roles of Greg Hunt and Arthur Sinodinos were changed, while Ken Wyatt became the first Indigenous Australian to serve as a federal minister.

The first arrangement of the Second Turnbull Ministry was sworn in on 19 July 2016 and continued unaltered until the resignation of Sussan Ley on 13 January 2017, following an investigation into her travel expenses.Arthur Sinodinos briefly acted in Ley's portfolios until the new ministry was sworn in on 24 January 2017.

The second rearrangement of the Second Turnbull Ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, on 24 January 2017 following the resignation of Sussan Ley. Newly appointed ministers included Ken Wyatt AM, as the first Indigenous Australian to serve as a minister for an Australian Government department, appointed to the role of Minister for Indigenous Health and as Minister for Aged Care. Greg Hunt was appointed to Ley's former portfolios in Health and Sport; Arthur Sinodinos was appointed to Hunt's former portfolio as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. Scott Ryan was given additional responsibilities as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cabinet. David Gillespie, previously Assistant Minister for Rural Health was promoted as Assistant Minister for Health and Michael Sukkar was appointed as the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer. The position of Cabinet Secretary was abolished.


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