Second Turnbull ministry

Second Turnbull ministry

70th ministry of Australia
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with members of the second Turnbull ministry
Date formed19 July 2016
Date dissolved24 August 2018
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSir Peter Cosgrove
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Deputy Prime MinisterBarnaby Joyce
Michael McCormack
No. of ministers30
Member partyLiberalNational coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
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Opposition cabinetShorten Shadow Cabinet
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderBill Shorten
History
Election2 July 2016
Legislature term45th
PredecessorFirst Turnbull ministry
SuccessorFirst Morrison ministry

The second Turnbull ministry (LiberalNational 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.

  1. ^ Henry Belot (18 January 2017). "Ken Wyatt becomes first Indigenous minister under Malcolm Turnbull's reshuffle". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ Belot, Henry (25 July 2017). "Matt Canavan resigns from Malcolm Turnbull's ministry over Italian citizenship". ABC News. Retrieved 26 July 2017.