Factbox: Gillard's cabinet

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced her new ministry, four days after Labor secured the support of two country independents to form minority government in the first hung federal parliament in 70 years.

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Key players:

Prime Minister: Julia Gillard
Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer: Wayne Swan
Foreign Affairs: Kevin Rudd
Jobs, Skills, Workplace Relations and Higher Education: Chris Evans
Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Arts: Simon Crean
Defence: Stephen Smith
Health and Ageing: Nicola Roxon
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: Jenny Macklin
Infrastructure and Transport: Anthony Albanese
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Stephen Conroy
Innovation, Industry and Science:Kim Carr
Finance and Deregulation: Penny Wong
Schools, Early Childhood and Youth: Peter Garrett
Attorney-General: Robert McClelland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Joe Ludwig
Sustainable Population, Communities, Environment and Water: Tony Burke
Resources, Energy and Tourism: Martin Ferguson
Immigration and Citizenship: Chris Bowen
Trade: Craig Emerson
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: Greg Combet

Outer ministry:


Human Services, Social Inclusion: Tanya Plibersek
Home Affairs and Justice, Privacy and FOI: Brendan O'Connor
Employment Participation and Childcare: Kate Ellis
Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Sport, Social Housing and Homelessness: Mark Arbib
Small Business, Assistant Minister for Tourism: Nick Sherry
Veterans Affairs and Defence Science and Personnel: Warren Snowdon
Assistant Treasurer, Financial Services and Superannuation: Bill Shorten
Mental Health and Ageing: Mark Butler
Special Minister of State: Gary Gray
Defence Materiel: Jason Clare
Indigenous Health: Warren Snowdon

Parliamentary secretaries:

David Bradbury: Treasury
Jacinta Collins: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Julie Collins: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Mark Dreyfus: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Cabinet Secretary
Justine Elliot: Foreign Affairs and Trade
Don Farrell: Sustainable Population, Communities, Environment and Water
David Feeney: Defence
Mike Kelly: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Catherine King: Health and Ageing, Infrastructure and Transport
Kate Lundy: Immigration and Citizenship, Prime Minister and Cabinet
Richard Marles: Foreign Affairs and Trade
Jan McLucas: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs


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