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His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that:
He has been pleased to appoint the Honourable Scott Morrison MP as Prime Minister and Minister for the Public Service.
He has been pleased to swear in as Executive Councillors:
Mrs Nola Marino MP
Mr Jason Wood MP
Mr Trevor Evans MP
Mr Luke Howarth MP
Senator Jane Hume
Mr Ben Morton MP Senator Jonathon Duniam
He has been pleased to make the following appointments on the recommendation of the Prime Minister: Cabinet Ministers:
the Honourable Michael McCormack MP as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
the Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP as Treasurer
Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann as Minister for Finance
Senator the Honourable Bridget McKenzie as Minister for Agriculture
Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment the Honourable Christian Porter MP as Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations Senator the Honourable Marise Payne as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women
the Honourable Greg Hunt MP as Minister for Health
the Honourable Peter Dutton MP as Minister for Home Affairs
the Honourable Paul Fletcher MP as Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts
the Honourable Dan Tehan MP as Minister for Education
the Honourable David Littleproud MP as Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management
Senator the Honourable Michaelia Cash as Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
the Honourable Karen Andrews MP as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
the Honourable Angus Taylor MP as Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction
Senator the Honourable Linda Reynolds CSC as Minister for Defence
Senator the Honourable Matthew Canavan as Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator the Honourable Anne Ruston as Minister for Families and Social Services
the Honourable Sussan Ley MP as Minister for the Environment
the Honourable Stuart Robert MP as Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services
the Honourable Ken Wyatt AM MP as Minister for Indigenous Australians
the Honourable Alan Tudge MP as Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure Outer Ministry:
Senator the Honourable Richard Colbeck as Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians and Minister for Youth and Sport
the Honourable Alex Hawke MP as Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Assistant Defence Minister
the Honourable Darren Chester MP as Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel
the Honourable David Coleman MP as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
the Honourable Melissa Price MP as Minister for Defence Industry
the Honourable Michael Sukkar MP as Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing
the Honourable Mark Coulton MP as Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, and Assistant Trade and Investment Minister Parliamentary Secretaries (Assistant Ministers):
Senator the Honourable Zed Seselja as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and known as Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters
the Honourable Scott Buchholz MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Development, and known as Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport
the Honourable Steve Irons MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, and known as Assistant Minister for Vocational Education, Training and Apprenticeships
the Honourable Michelle Landry MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Families and Social Services, and known as Assistant Minister for Children and Families
the Honourable Andrew Gee MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, and known as Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
the Honourable Nola Marino MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, and known as Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories
the Honourable Jason Wood MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs, and known as Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs
the Honourable Luke Howarth MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Families and Social Services, and known as Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services the Honourable Trevor Evans MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, and known as Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management
Senator the Honourable Jane Hume as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and known as Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology
the Honourable Ben Morton MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, and known as Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and
Senator the Honourable Jonathon Duniam as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, and known as Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism, and Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries
He has also been pleased to appoint Senator the Honourable Mathias Cormann to be Vice President of the Executive Council on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.