28-413: (Redirected from Turnbull Cabinet ) Turnbull ministry may refer to: First Turnbull ministry Second Turnbull ministry Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Turnbull ministry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
56-516: 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 . A second rearrangement was announced on 13 February 2016 following the retirements of Andrew Robb on 10 February 2016 and Warren Truss on 11 February, and the resignations from the ministry of Stuart Robert on 12 February and Mal Brough on 13 February. The second arrangement
84-660: A minister lasted only until December 2015, as he resigned from the ministry following revelations that the Australian Federal Police had investigated him over his dealings with James Ashby . In February 2016 he announced that he would not seek preselection for the seat of Fisher at the 2016 federal election . Brough was born on 29 December 1961 in Brisbane , Queensland. He served in the Australian Army from 1979 to 1987 following this he worked in
112-652: Is an Australian former politician. He represented the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives (1996–2007, 2013–2016) and held ministerial office in the Howard and Turnbull governments . Brough was born in Brisbane and was an Australian Army officer and businessman before entering politics. He was first elected to parliament at the 1996 federal election , representing the Queensland seat of Longman . He
140-587: 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
168-542: The National's new deputy leader and the first woman to hold this position. Joyce became the new Deputy Prime Minister with effect from 18 February. The number of Nationals, as cabinet members, increased from three to four with Nash, and Darren Chester becoming cabinet members. Nash became Minister for Rural Health, Regional Communications and Regional Development. Chester became Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Steven Ciobo became Trade Minister and also moved into
196-600: The Northern Territory Chief Minister Clare Martin, commissioned a report into child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory. This report received much criticism, beginning with the view that it was a hasty reaction to these allegations. Researchers have suggested that the report was not simply used as an opportunity to resolve these issues, but rather as another way to control these communities. In mid-2012, following
224-672: The Pacific. Robb became Special Envoy for Trade until the next election. The cabinet was increased to 22 ministers, while the outer ministry was reduced to 8. There are six women in the cabinet and another one in the outer ministry and three assistant ministers. Prime Minister Turnbull announced the promotion of Nola Marino to Chief Government Whip and the promotions of Brett Whiteley and Ewen Jones to Government Whips on 27 September 2015. The Senate whip positions remained unchanged at that time. Mal Brough Malcolm Thomas Brough ( / ˈ b r ʌ f / BRUF ; born 29 December 1961)
252-801: The Speaker of the House of Representatives Peter Slipper at the 2013 federal election. Brough was elected as the President of the Queensland division of the Liberal Party in May 2008. He remained in that position after a vote in July 2008 to merge into the new Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP). He opposed the merger as it had not received final ratification from the federal Liberal Party. On 26 September 2008 he resigned from his post, saying: "You try and do
280-573: The Turnbull ministry was announced on 13 February 2016 following the retirements of Andrew Robb on 10 February 2016 and Warren Truss on 11 February, and the resignations of Stuart Robert on 12 February and Mal Brough on 13 February. The new ministry took office on 18 February. Following the resignation of Truss as the Nationals' leader, Barnaby Joyce became the new National Party leader with effect from 11 February, while Fiona Nash became
308-571: The cabinet. Senator Matt Canavan became Minister for Northern Australia. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann retained Special Minister of State in which he had been acting for Mal Brough when Brough had earlier stood aside pending the outcome of Australian Federal Police investigations. Senator Scott Ryan became Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, while Alan Tudge became Minister for Human Services, Dan Tehan became Defence Materiel and Veterans Services Minister. Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells became Minister for International Development and
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#1732782847924336-581: The commencement of these proceedings with the predominant purpose of damaging Slipper in the way alleged or at all", and that there was "nothing untoward about those matters". In March 2013, Brough was the subject of controversy after posting a mock menu ahead of a Liberal Party fundraiser, which included an obscene characterisation of the body of then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard . Gillard and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd subsequently called for Brough to be disendorsed; Opposition Leader Tony Abbott condemned
364-548: The comments but stated that Brough should not be disendorsed. On 29 December 2015 Brough stood down from the Turnbull Ministry and moved to the backbench pending the completion of an investigation by the Australian Federal Police over the alleged copying of the diary of former speaker Peter Slipper. Jamie Briggs also resigned on the same day. Questions were raised over the holiday timing of
392-619: The defection of Peter Slipper from the Liberals to become an independent MP and Speaker of the House of Representatives , Brough announced that he was seeking LNP preselection for the seat of Fisher for the 2013 federal election . On 29 July 2012, it was announced that had won the preselection for the seat, despite criticism over his contact with James Ashby. Ashby had been an adviser to Slipper who had made accusation of sexual harassment. Justice Steve Rares found that Brough had acted with Ashby and another Slipper staffer, Karen Doane, in abusing
420-500: The government was defeated. As state president of the Liberals, Brough opposed the merger which led to the creation of the Liberal National Party of Queensland in 2008. He returned to federal parliament in 2013 , standing in the seat of Fisher . In September 2015 Brough was reappointed to the ministry by Malcolm Turnbull , who replaced Tony Abbott as Liberal leader and prime minister. However, his second stint as
448-470: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turnbull_ministry&oldid=1072529126 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages First Turnbull ministry Prime Minister of Australia [REDACTED] The first Turnbull ministry (Liberal– National Coalition )
476-487: The judicial process for the "purpose of causing significant public, reputational and political damage to Mr Slipper". On 9 October 2012, Slipper resigned as Speaker following revelations of mobile phone text messages he had sent to Ashby. In an early 2014 appeal ruling the full bench of the Federal Court found that Justice Rares had "no basis to conclude that Brough was part of any combination with anyone in respect to
504-515: The possibility. His comments on the subject have, on at least one occasion, been interpreted as dismissive of his possible Aboriginal heritage, or Aboriginal culture in general. His sister, Carol Stubbs, has served on the board of several Aboriginal corporations . Brough was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business 2000–2001 and Minister for Employment Services from 2001 to 2004. In July 2004 he
532-491: The private sector. His brother Rob Brough is a Seven News presenter and former host of Family Feud . There is a longstanding belief in Brough's family that they have Indigenous Australian ancestry through his maternal grandmother, Violet Bowden. Bowden's understanding was that her − mostly absent and estranged − father was Aboriginal . Brough does not seek to identify himself as Aboriginal, although he does not reject
560-654: The resignations of Stuart Robert (on 12 February) and Brough (on 13 February). Assistant Ministers (other than the Assistant Treasurer) are sworn in and designated as Parliamentary Secretaries under the Ministers of State Act 1952 . However, Ministers of State who were sworn in as Parliamentary Secretaries on 21 September 2015 and 30 September 2015 are now referred to by Turnbull as Assistant Ministers to provide greater clarity. Legislation has not been enacted to effect any change. A second rearrangement of
588-459: The right thing and, quite frankly, at this point it's all over the shop and it's no wonder voters get so disenchanted with the non-Labor side of politics." It was because of his opposition of the merger to the LNP that he was not a candidate for his former seat of Longman at the 2010 federal election . That would have meant securing preselection from the LNP in order to have a good chance of reclaiming
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#1732782847924616-475: The seat. He also criticised the party leading up to the 2010 election on its absence of policies, but he did not rule out running for his resident seat of Fisher against Peter Slipper , a National party member who had joined the Liberals. In 2006, Brough was the Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Faced with allegations regarding the degradation of Aboriginal communities and frequent cases of child sexual abuse, Brough, combined with
644-408: The territory. Brough was one of a number of government MPs including Prime Minister John Howard who lost their seats at the 2007 election . Brough suffered a swing of 10.3 points in the two-party-preferred vote in his seat, to finish with a vote of 46.4 percent. He was succeeded by Labor 's Jon Sullivan . Brough switched to the seat of Fisher and won it back from Liberal turned independent and
672-428: Was made a parliamentary secretary in 2000 and subsequently served as Minister for Employment Services (2001–2004) and Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (2004–2006). Brough was promoted to cabinet in 2006 as Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs , and subsequently oversaw the controversial Northern Territory Emergency Response . He lost his seat at the 2007 election , at which
700-410: Was moved to the portfolios of Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue. He was Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs from January 2006 to November 2007. In his Indigenous Affairs portfolio, Brough was the chief architect of the government's Northern Territory Emergency Response , a package of measures designed to combat alleged high rates of child neglect and abuse in
728-440: Was one woman in the outer ministry. There were an additional 12 assistant ministers , three of which were women. Minor changes to the Turnbull ministry took place following the resignation of Jamie Briggs and standing down of Mal Brough on 29 December 2015 and continued until 13 February 2016 when a rearrangement took place following the retirements of Andrew Robb (on 10 February 2016) and Warren Truss (on 11 February), and
756-539: Was sworn in by the Governor-General on 18 February. The first arrangement of the Turnbull ministry was sworn in on 21 September 2015 and continued until 18 February 2016. Like the Abbott ministry, the Turnbull ministry contained 30 ministers, but the number of ministers in the cabinet was increased from 19 to 21, with the outer ministry being reduced from 11 to 9. There were five women in the cabinet and there
784-584: Was the 69th 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
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