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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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Source: AAP



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