Sussan Penelope Ley is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Liberal Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since May 2022. She has been member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Farrer since 2001 and was a cabinet minister in the Abbott,Turnbull and Morrison governments.
Ian Elgin Macfarlane is an Australian former politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2016,representing the Liberal Party. He served as a minister in the Howard and Abbott Governments.
The Minister for Defence is the principal minister responsible for the organisation,implementation,and formulation of government policy in defence and military matters for the Australian Government. The individual who holds this office directs the government’s approach to such matters through the Australian Defence Organisation and,by extension,the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. The office of the Minister for Defence,like all Cabinet positions,is not referenced in the Constitution of Australia but rather exists through convention and the prerogative of the Governor-General to appoint ministers of state.
The Cabinet of Australia,officially the Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Australia,also known as the Federal Cabinet,is the chief decision-making body of the executive branch of the federal government of Australia. The cabinet is appointed by the prime minister of Australia and is composed of senior government ministers who head the executive departments and ministries of the federal government,this often includes assistant ministers and a number of special envoys and other government advisors. The cabinet is seperate to the federal Department of the Prime Ministers and Cabinet.
Warren Errol Truss,is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the Abbott Government and the Turnbull Government. Truss served as the federal leader of the National Party of Australia between 2007 and 11 February 2016 when he announced his decision to retire and not contest the 2016 federal election. He was the member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay from the 1990 election until his retirement in May 2016. Following the merger of the Queensland branches of the Nationals and Liberals,Truss was re-elected in 2010 for the Liberal National Party.
Kim John Carr is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for Victoria between 1993 and 2022. Representing the Labor Party,he was a minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments.
Ian Douglas Macdonald is a former Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1990 to 2019,representing the Liberal Party. He was Minister for Regional Services,Territories and Local Government (1998–2001) and Minister for Fisheries,Forestry and Conservation (2001–2006) in the Howard Government. He was defeated at the 2019 federal election,having been the longest-serving incumbent member of parliament for the final years of his career.
Michael John Randal MacKellar was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1994,representing the Division of Warringah. He was Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1975–1979) and Minister for Health (1979–1982) in the Fraser Government.
Maxwell William Moore-Wilton is an Australian corporate executive and former public servant,colloquially known as "Max the Axe".
Anthony John Roberts is an Australian politician. He was the New South Wales Minister for Planning and the Minister for Homes in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021 until March 2023 when the Perrottet government was defeated at the 2023 New South Wales state election. Roberts is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Lane Cove for the Liberal Party since 2003.
Neil Anthony Brown is an Australian former politician. He was deputy leader of the Liberal Party and deputy opposition leader from 1985 to 1987,under John Howard. He served as Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1981–1982) and Minister for Communications (1982–1983) in the Fraser Government.
Christopher Maurice Pyne is a retired Australian politician. As a member of the Liberal Party,he held several ministerial positions in the Howard,Abbott,Turnbull and Morrison governments,and served as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Sturt from 1993 until his retirement in 2019.
Arthur Sinodinos is an Australian diplomat and former Liberal Party politician who was the Ambassador to the United States between February 2020 and March 2023. He served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister John Howard from 1997 to 2007 and was a Senator for New South Wales from 2011 to 2019,becoming a minister in the Abbott and Turnbull Governments.
Darren Jeffrey Chester is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives for Gippsland in Victoria,representing the Nationals since 2008. Chester had served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Defence Personnel between March 2018 and July 2021 in the Turnbull and Morrison Governments. He was also Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC until May 2019.
Stuart Laurence Ayres is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 19 June 2010 to 25 March 2023,representing the electorate of Penrith as a member of the Liberal Party.
The Leader of the Government in the Senate is the government's most senior cabinet minister in the Australian Senate and the main government spokesperson in the Senate. His or her Opposition counterpart is the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
Melissa Lee Price is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Defence Industry from 2019 to 2022 and as Minister for Science and Technology from 2021 to 2022 in the Morrison Government. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013,representing the Division of Durack in Western Australia. A member of the Liberal Party,she previously served as Minister for the Environment (2018–2019) and Assistant Minister for the Environment (2017–2018).
The second Morrison ministry was the 72nd ministry of the Australian Government. It was 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. Following the Coalition's defeat at the 2022 election,the ministry was succeeded by the Albanese ministry on 23 May 2022.
The Leader of the Liberal Party,also known as Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party,is the highest office within the Liberal Party of Australia and the Liberal–National Coalition. The position is currently,and has been since 30 May 2022,held by Peter Dutton,who represents the Division of Dickson in Queensland. Peter Dutton is the fifteenth leader of the Liberal Party. Dutton is also the first leader of the party to represent a Queensland electorate.
The Bjelke-Petersen Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen,who led the Country Party and its successor,the National Party. It succeeded the Chalk Ministry on 8 August 1968 as part of a series of events following the death of former Premier Jack Pizzey on 31 July. It was succeeded by the Ahern Ministry on 1 December 1987 following Bjelke-Petersen's resignation as Premier.
