Second Morrison Ministry


The Second Morrison Ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Australian Government. It is led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The Second Morrison Ministry succeeded the First Morrison Ministry following the 2019 Australian federal election. The ministry was announced on 26 May 2019 and was sworn in on 29 May.

First arrangement

The first arrangement of the Second Morrison Ministry was sworn in on 29 May 2019 and continued unaltered until the resignation of National Party senators Bridget McKenzie and Matt Canavan on 2 and 3 February 2020 respectively. McKenzie resigned as deputy Nationals leader and from the Cabinet because of a sports grants scandal, while Canavan resigned because he backed former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce in the 2020 Nationals leadership spill. Until the next cabinet arrangement, Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was the acting Minister for Agriculture, taking over from McKenzie, while Water Resources minister David Littleproud was the acting Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, taking over from Canavan.

Cabinet

Outer Ministry

Assistant Ministry

Second arrangement

Following the resignation of Nationals senators Bridget McKenzie and Matt Canavan from the Cabinet on 2 and 3 February 2020 respectively, and the unsuccessful 2020 Nationals leadership spill, David Littleproud was elected as deputy leader of the Nationals on 4 February 2020. The portfolios held by Nationals ministers and assistant ministers were reshuffled, effective 6 February 2020.
Littleproud took over the agriculture portfolio from McKenzie, retaining his drought and emergency management portfolios, and losing the water resources portfolio to Keith Pitt. Pitt, who was previously an assistant minister between 2016 and 2018, also took over resources and Northern Australia portfolio from Canavan. Darren Chester continued to hold the veteran affair's and defence personnel portfolios, which were moved from the outer ministry to the cabinet.
Mark Coulton's regional services portfolio was split up into regional health, regional communications and regional education, with Coulton retaining the first two as well as the local government portfolio. Andrew Gee was promoted to the outer ministry and took over the regional education and decentralisation portfolios and the post of Assistant Trade and Investment Minister from Coulton. Kevin Hogan was promoted to the assistant ministry and replaced Gee as Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister. Michelle Landry retained her portfolio and was additionally appointed Assistant Minister for Northern Australia.
The new ministers were sworn in on 6 February 2020.

Cabinet

Outer Ministry

Assistant Ministry