Turnbull Government

The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP
Prime Minister of Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Peter Cosgrove
Deputy	Barnaby Joyce (since February 2016) Warren Truss (September 2015 – February 2016)
Preceded by	Tony Abbott

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Prime Minister of Australia

The Turnbull Government is the federal executive government of Australia, led by the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull. The government is made of members of the Liberal-National Coalition. The prime ministership of Malcolm Turnbull commenced on 15 September 2015, when he was sworn in by the Governor-General of Australia. Turnbull took office after he won an internal leadership ballot against Tony Abbott. The Turnbull Government succeeds the Abbott Government, which was elected at the 2013 federal election. Warren Truss, the leader of the Nationals continued as Deputy Prime Minister, until he retired in 2016 and was replaced by Barnaby Joyce.

In announcing his candidacy for the Liberal leadership, Turnbull cited extended poor polling in Newspoll by the Abbott Government and said Australia needed a new style of "economic leadership". Turnbull appointed Scott Morrison as Treasurer in an expanded ministry, promoting several key supporters.Julie Bishop remained as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Tony Abbott, Eric Abetz and Kevin Andrews went to the backbench. Polling initially improved for the Coalition, though rank and file and backbench tensions emerged as a result of the replacement of an elected Prime Minister.

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