Rudd's new Ministers

Rudd has announced his new Ministry for swearing in on Monday 3 December.

Julia Gillard will take on Education and Employment and Workplace Relations.

As expected, Wayne Swan will be Treasurer and Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance.

The new Labor Government will now have the first Minister for Climate Change and Water. Senator Penny Wong will take on this challenge. She will be joined with Peter Garrett as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and The Arts.

Anthony Albanese will be appointed the Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Transport and Regional Development, and Minister for Local Government. Senator Conroy will become Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Look out for a digital superhighway near you soon Sid!

Another new Ministry will be created for Senator Kim Carr as our first Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Simon Crean will be Minister for Trade.

With 759 public hospitals, Nicola Roxon, the new Minister for Health and Ageing, will have her work cut out.

• Kevin Rudd, MP
  Prime Minister
  
  
• Julia Gillard, MP
  Deputy Prime Minister
  Education
  Employment and Workplace Relations
  Social Inclusion
  
  
• Wayne Swan, MP
  Treasurer
  
  
• Senator Chris Evans
  Leader of the Government in the Senate
  Immigration and Citizenship
  
  
• Senator John Faulkner
  Special Minister of State
  Cabinet Secretary
  Vice President of the Executive Council
  
  
• Simon Crean, MP
  Trade
  
  
• Stephen Smith, MP
  Foreign Affairs
  
  
• Joel Fitzgibbon, MP
  Defence
  
  
• Nicola Roxon, MP
  Health and Ageing
  
  
• Jenny Macklin, MP
  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  
  
• Lindsay Tanner, MP
  Finance and Deregulation
  
  
• Anthony Albanese, MP
  Infrastructure
  Transport and Regional Development
  Local Government
  Leader of the House
  
  
• Senator Stephen Conroy
  Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
  
  
• Senator Kim Carr
  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
  
  
• Senator Penny Wong
  Climate Change and Water
  
  
• Peter Garrett, MP
  Environment, Heritage and The Arts
  
  
• Robert McClelland, MP
  Attorney General
  
  
• Senator Joe Ludwig
  Human Services
  Manager of Government Business in the Senate
  
  
• Tony Burke, MP
  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  
  
• Martin Ferguson, MP
  Resources and Energy
  Tourism

• OUTER MINISTRY
  
  Bob Debus
  Home Affairs
  
  Chris Bowen, MP
  Assistant Treasurer
  Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
  
  Alan Griffin, MP
  Veterans’ Affairs
  
  Tanya Plibersek, MP
  Housing
  Status of Women
  
  Brendan O’Connor, MP
  Employment Participation
  
  Warren Snowdon, MP
  Defence Science and Personnel
  
  Craig Emerson, MP
  Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy
  Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation
  
  Senator Nick Sherry
  Superannuation and Corporate Governance
  
  Justine Elliot, MP
  Ageing
  
  Kate Ellis, MP
  Youth
  Sport
  
  PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES
  Maxine McKew
  Prime Minister and Cabinet
  
  Greg Combet
  Defence
  
  Mike Kelly
  Defence
  
  Gary Gray
  Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
  
  Bill Shorten
  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  
  Bob McMullan, MP
  Foreign Affairs
  
  Duncan Kerr, MP
  Foreign Affairs
  
  Anthony Byrne, MP
  Prime Minister and Cabinet
  
  Senator Ursula Stephens
  Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
  
  John Murphy, MP
  Trade
  
  Senator Jan McLucas
  Health and Ageing
  
  Laurie Ferguson, MP
  Immigration and Citizenship