May 31, 2022
Queensland Senator Murray Watt has been named Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – and Minister for Emergency Management – in the new Federal Cabinet.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his new Ministry on Tuesday evening.
Senator Watt has previously served in several Shadow Minister portfolios: Northern Australia; Natural Disaster and Emergency Management; and Queensland Resources.
He is the former State Member for Everton and was elected to the Senate in 2016.
West Australian Madeleine King, the Member for Brand, has been appointed Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia.
There is a record 10 women in Cabinet and 13 in the new Ministry.
Cabinet:
- Richard Marles – Deputy PM and Minister for Defence
- Penny Wong – Senate Leader and Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Don Farrell – Deputy Senate Leader, Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister of State
- Jim Chalmers – Treasurer
- Katy Gallagher – Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Women
- Tony Burke – Leader of the House, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, and Minister for the Arts
- Mark Butler – Deputy Leader of the House and Minister for Health and Aged Care
- Chris Bowen – Minister for Climate Change and Energy
- Tanya Plibersek – Minister for the Environment and Water
- Catherine King – Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Linda Burney – Minister for Indigenous Australians
- Amanda Rishworth – Minister for Social Services
- Bill Shorten – Minister for the NDIS and Minister for Government Services
- Mark Dreyfus – Attorney-General and Cabinet Secretary
- Brendan O’Connor – Minister for Skills and Training
- Jason Clare – Minister for Education
- Julie Collins – Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Small Business
- Michelle Rowland – Minister for Communications
- Madeleine King – Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia
- Murray Watt – Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and Minister for Emergency Management
- Ed Husic – Minister for Industry and Science
- Clare O’Neil – Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security
Outer Ministry
- Matt Keogh – Minister for Veterans Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel
- Pat Conroy – Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for International Development and the Pacific
- Stephen Jones – Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services
- Andrew Giles – Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
- Anne Aly – Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth
- Anika Wells – Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport
- Kristy McBain – Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
Assistant Ministers
- Justine Elliot – Assistant Minister for Social Services, Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence
- Matt Thistlethwaite – Assistant Minister for Defence, Assistant Minister for Veterans Affairs, Assistant Minister for the Republic
- Andrew Leigh – Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury
- Patrick Gorman – Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
- Jenny McAllister – Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
- Carol Brown – Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
- Ged Kearney – Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
- Emma McBride – Assistant Minister for Mental Health, Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health
- Malarndirri McCarthy – Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
- Tim Ayres – Assistant Minister for Trade, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing
- Anthony Chisholm – Assistant Minister for Education, Assistant Minister for Regional Development
- Tim Watts – Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs
Special Envoys
- Pat Dodson – Special Envoy for Reconciliation and the Implementation of the Uluru Statement From The Heart
- Nita Green – Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef
- Susan Templeman – Special Envoy for the Arts
