Second Turnbull ministry | |
|---|---|
 70th ministry of Australia | |
 Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with members of the second Turnbull ministry | |
| Date formed | 19 July 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 24 August 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack |
| No. of ministers | 30 |
| Member party | Liberal–National coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government 76 / 150 |
| Opposition cabinet | Shorten Shadow Cabinet |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Bill Shorten |
| History | |
| Election | 2 July 2016 |
| Legislature term | 45th |
| Predecessor | First Turnbull ministry |
| Successor | First Morrison ministry |
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The second Turnbull ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 70th ministry of the Government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. It succeeded the first Turnbull ministry following the 2016 Australian federal election on 2 July 2016.
On 13 January 2017, Sussan Ley resigned from her portfolios after an expenses scandal. In the following rearrangement, the roles of Greg Hunt and Arthur Sinodinos were changed, while Ken Wyatt became the first Indigenous Australian to serve as a federal minister.[1]
On 25 July 2017, Matt Canavan resigned from Cabinet over doubts as to his eligibility to be a member of the parliament, after discovering that he was considered by the Italian authorities to be a citizen of Italy.[2] Dual citizens are generally ineligible to be elected or sit as a member of parliament under section 44 of the Australian Constitution. Barnaby Joyce took on Canavan's portfolio. On 27 October 2017, Joyce and Fiona Nash were disqualified from parliament by the High Court, also due to holding dual citizenship, while Canavan was ruled eligible.
The ministry ended with Malcolm Turnbull's replacement by Scott Morrison following the Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills, 2018.
- ^ Henry Belot (18 January 2017). "Ken Wyatt becomes first Indigenous minister under Malcolm Turnbull's reshuffle". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Belot, Henry (25 July 2017). "Matt Canavan resigns from Malcolm Turnbull's ministry over Italian citizenship". ABC News. Retrieved 26 July 2017.