Australian PM Elect Tony Abbott rolls out cabinet
Australian Prime Minister Elect Tony Abbott rolled out his new cabinet line-up at a press conference in Parliament House of Canberra on Monday, nine days after the coalition's election win over Labor.
Abbott said the new government's task was to "calmly" implement the commitments it made to the Australian people during the election campaign. "You'll see there is enormous stability in this team but there has been as well some significant promotions," he added.
His nineteen member cabinet of the Abbott government to be sworn in on Wednesday at the House of Governor-General. Abbot briefed media about his cabinet,
Nationals leader Warren Truss will be Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. And Deputy Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce will be Agriculture Minister.
Abbott confirmed he supported Bronwyn Bishop to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. Deputy Liberal Leader Julie Bishop, as foreign affairs minister, is the only woman in a frontbench position in this cabinet.
His line up Ministers includes Defence Minister David Johnston, Attorney-General George Brandis, Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion, Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb, Treasurer Joe Hockey, Communication Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Health Minister Peter Dutto, Education Minister Christopher Pyner, Minister for Immigration and border protection Scott Morrison, Environment Minister Greg Hunt, Employment Minister Eric Abetz, Small Business Minister Bruce Billson and Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews.
Comparing the Labor government, Abbott emphasized that his ministers would have short titles, and his colleagues in the outer ministry would be simply described as "Assistant Minister".
Abbott said the new government's task was to "calmly" implement the commitments it made to the Australian people during the election campaign. "You'll see there is enormous stability in this team but there has been as well some significant promotions," he added.
His nineteen member cabinet of the Abbott government to be sworn in on Wednesday at the House of Governor-General. Abbot briefed media about his cabinet,
Nationals leader Warren Truss will be Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. And Deputy Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce will be Agriculture Minister.
Abbott confirmed he supported Bronwyn Bishop to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. Deputy Liberal Leader Julie Bishop, as foreign affairs minister, is the only woman in a frontbench position in this cabinet.
His line up Ministers includes Defence Minister David Johnston, Attorney-General George Brandis, Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion, Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb, Treasurer Joe Hockey, Communication Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Health Minister Peter Dutto, Education Minister Christopher Pyner, Minister for Immigration and border protection Scott Morrison, Environment Minister Greg Hunt, Employment Minister Eric Abetz, Small Business Minister Bruce Billson and Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews.
Comparing the Labor government, Abbott emphasized that his ministers would have short titles, and his colleagues in the outer ministry would be simply described as "Assistant Minister".
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