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Abbott ministry
Abbott ministry | |
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 68th Ministry of Australia | |
 Governor-General Quentin Bryce with the Abbott ministry | |
| Date formed | 18 September 2013 |
| Date dissolved | 15 September 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Dame Quentin Bryce Sir Peter Cosgrove |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Warren Truss |
| No. of ministers | 30 |
| Member party | Liberal–National coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government 90 / 150 |
| Opposition cabinet | Shorten Shadow Cabinet |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Bill Shorten |
| History | |
| Election | 7 September 2013 |
| Legislature term | 44th |
| Predecessor | Second Rudd ministry |
| Successor | First Turnbull 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,[1] and the ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General on 18 September.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5][6][7]
Following the defeat of Abbott by Malcolm Turnbull in the Liberal leadership spill of 14 September 2015,[8] the ministry was replaced by the First Turnbull Ministry.
- ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Abbott Ministry" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ Crowe, David (17 September 2013). "Liberals' 'despair' at jobs for boys". The Australian. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Tony Abbott's revamped Ministry sworn in at Government House". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Tony Abbott promotes Sussan Ley to Health, David Johnston axed". News.com.au. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Chung, Frank (21 December 2014). "The shape of things to come: New Health Minister Sussan Ley's 'slush fund' speech shows she has fight". News.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Lenore (21 December 2014). "Tony Abbott cabinet reshuffle moves Scott Morrison out of immigration". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ (14 September 2015). "Malcolm Turnbull wins Liberal leadership ballot over Tony Abbott" – ABC News. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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