# Abbott ministry

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The Abbott ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 68th ministry of the Government of Australia. It succeeded the Second Rudd Ministry after a federal election that took place on 7 September 2013. It was led by Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.
Abbott announced his first ministry on 16 September 2013, and the ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General on 18 September. Abbott expressed regret at the low number of women in cabinet, but still received strong criticism on the lack of female representation in the ministry, including from members of his own party. Abbott added a second woman to his cabinet in Sussan Ley following a reshuffle announced on 21 December 2014, and sworn in on 23 December.
Following the defeat of Abbott by Malcolm Turnbull in the Liberal leadership spill of 14 September 2015, the ministry was replaced by the First Turnbull Ministry.

## First arrangement

The initial arrangement of the Abbott ministry remained virtually unchanged from the initial swearing-in of the Cabinet on 18 September 2013 until the reshuffle that was announced on 23 December 2014.

### Cabinet

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Tony Abbott MP | Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party |
| LNP | Warren Truss MP | Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Leader of The Nationals |
| Liberal | Julie Bishop MP | Minister for Foreign Affairs Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Liberal | Senator Eric Abetz | Minister for Employment Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Public Service Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| LNP | Senator George Brandis QC | Attorney-General Minister for the Arts Vice-President of the Executive Council Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| Liberal | Joe Hockey MP | Treasurer |
| National | Barnaby Joyce MP | Minister for Agriculture Deputy Leader of the Nationals |
| Liberal | Christopher Pyne MP | Minister for Education Leader of the House |
| CLP | Senator Nigel Scullion | Minister for Indigenous Affairs Leader of the Nationals in the Senate |
| LNP | Ian Macfarlane MP | Minister for Industry |
| Liberal | Kevin Andrews MP | Minister for Social Services |
| Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull MP | Minister for Communications |
| LNP | Peter Dutton MP | Minister for Health Minister for Sport |
| Liberal | Bruce Billson MP | Minister for Small Business |
| Liberal | Andrew Robb AO, MP | Minister for Trade and Investment |
| Liberal | Senator David Johnston | Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Greg Hunt MP | Minister for the Environment |
| Liberal | Scott Morrison MP | Minister for Immigration and Border Protection |
| Liberal | Senator Mathias Cormann | Minister for Finance |

### Outer ministry

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Senator Mitch Fifield | Assistant Minister for Social Services Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| National | Senator Fiona Nash MP | Assistant Minister for Health Deputy Leader of The Nationals in The Senate |
| National | Luke Hartsuyker MP | Assistant Minister for Employment Deputy Leader of the House |
| Liberal | Senator Michael Ronaldson | Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC Special Minister of State |
| Liberal | Sussan Ley MP | Assistant Minister for Education |
| Liberal | Senator Marise Payne | Minister for Human Services |
| Liberal | Michael Keenan MP | Minister for Justice |
| LNP | Stuart Robert MP | Assistant Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Senator Michaelia Cash | Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women |
| Liberal | Jamie Briggs MP | Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development |
| Liberal | Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO | Assistant Treasurer |

### Parliamentary secretaries

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Senator Richard Colbeck | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture |
| Liberal | Bob Baldwin MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry |
| LNP | Senator Brett Mason | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| LNP | Steven Ciobo MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer |
| Liberal | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services |
| Liberal | Senator Simon Birmingham | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment |
| Liberal | Senator Scott Ryan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education |
| National | Darren Chester MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Paul Fletcher MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications |
| Liberal | Josh Frydenberg MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Liberal | Alan Tudge MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| National | Michael McCormack MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance |

## Second arrangement

The second arrangement of the Abbott ministry was sworn in on 23 December 2014 following a reshuffle announced on 21 December.

### Cabinet

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Tony Abbott MP | Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party |
| LNP | Warren Truss MP | Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Leader of the Nationals |
| Liberal | Julie Bishop MP | Minister for Foreign Affairs Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Liberal | Senator Eric Abetz | Minister for Employment Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Public Service Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| LNP | Senator George Brandis QC | Attorney-General Minister for the Arts Vice-President of the Executive Council Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| Liberal | Joe Hockey MP | Treasurer |
| National | Barnaby Joyce MP | Minister for Agriculture Deputy Leader of the Nationals |
| Liberal | Christopher Pyne MP | Minister for Education and Training Leader of the House |
| CLP | Senator Nigel Scullion | Minister for Indigenous Affairs Leader of the Nationals in the Senate |
| LNP | Ian Macfarlane MP | Minister for Industry and Science |
| Liberal | Scott Morrison MP | Minister for Social Services |
| Liberal | Malcolm Turnbull MP | Minister for Communications |
| Liberal | Sussan Ley MP | Minister for Health Minister for Sport |
| Liberal | Bruce Billson MP | Minister for Small Business |
| Liberal | Andrew Robb AO, MP | Minister for Trade and Investment |
| Liberal | Kevin Andrews MP | Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Greg Hunt MP | Minister for the Environment |
| LNP | Peter Dutton MP | Minister for Immigration and Border Protection |
| Liberal | Senator Mathias Cormann | Minister for Finance |

### Outer ministry

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Senator Mitch Fifield | Assistant Minister for Social Services Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| National | Senator Fiona Nash | Assistant Minister for Health Deputy Leader of The Nationals in The Senate |
| National | Luke Hartsuyker MP | Assistant Minister for Employment Deputy Leader of the House |
| Liberal | Senator Michael Ronaldson | Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC Special Minister of State |
| Liberal | Senator Simon Birmingham | Assistant Minister for Education and Training |
| Liberal | Senator Marise Payne | Minister for Human Services |
| Liberal | Michael Keenan MP | Minister for Justice |
| LNP | Stuart Robert MP | Assistant Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Senator Michaelia Cash | Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women |
| Liberal | Jamie Briggs MP | Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development |
| Liberal | Josh Frydenberg MP | Assistant Treasurer |

### Parliamentary secretaries

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Senator Richard Colbeck | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture |
| LNP | Karen Andrews MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science |
| LNP | Steven Ciobo MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Investment |
| Liberal | Kelly O'Dwyer MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer |
| Liberal | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services |
| Liberal | Bob Baldwin MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment |
| Liberal | Senator Scott Ryan | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training |
| National | Darren Chester MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Paul Fletcher MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications |
| Liberal | Christian Porter MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Liberal | Alan Tudge MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| National | Michael McCormack MP | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance |

## Whips
### House of Representatives
#### First arrangement

| Party | Whip | Title |
| Liberal | Philip Ruddock MP | Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives |
| Liberal | Nola Marino MP | Government Whip in House of Representatives |
| LNP | Scott Buchholz MP | Government Whip in House of Representatives |
| National | Mark Coulton MP | Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives |
| LNP | George Christensen MP | Nationals Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives |

#### Second arrangement

The whips of the House of Representatives were rearranged following Tony Abbott's sacking of Phillip Ruddock on 13 February 2015.
| Party | Whip | Title |
| LNP | Scott Buchholz MP | Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives |
| Liberal | Nola Marino MP | Government Whip in House of Representatives |
| Liberal | Andrew Nikolic AM, CSC, MP | Government Whip in House of Representatives |
| National | Mark Coulton MP | Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives |
| LNP | George Christensen MP | Nationals Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives |

### Senate

| Party | Whip | Title |
| Liberal | Senator David Bushby | Chief Government Whip in the Senate |
| Liberal | Senator Anne Ruston | Deputy Government Whip in the Senate |
| Liberal | Senator Chris Back | Deputy Government Whip in the Senate |
| National | Senator Bridget McKenzie | Nationals Whip in the Senate |