Swearing-in ceremony of the Gillard Ministry

On Tuesday 14 September 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Prime Minister, the Honourable Julia Gillard MP.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General administered the Affirmation of Office as Prime Minister of Australia to Ms Gillard.

Later, the Governor-General presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council and signed the instruments abolishing, establishing and re-naming Departments of State. Then, the Governor-General signed instruments of appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries to their respective new offices.

In the afternoon, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General issued the Oaths and Affirmation of Office and Executive Councillor Oaths and Affirmations to the newly appointed Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries: the Honourable Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer; Senator the Honourable Christopher Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations; Senator the Honourable Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy; the Honourable Simon Crean MP, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, and Minister for the Arts; the Honourable Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Defence; the Honourable Christopher Bowen MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport; the Honourable Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health and Ageing; the Honourable Jennifer Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; the Honourable Anthony Burke MP, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Senator the Honourable Penelope Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation; the Honourable Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth; Senator the Honourable Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research; the Honourable Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General; Senator the Honourable Joseph Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; the Honourable Martin Ferguson AM MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, and Minister for Tourism; the Honourable Dr Craig Emerson MP, Minister for Trade; the Honourable Gregory Combet AM MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; the Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Human Services, and Minister for Social Inclusion; the Honourable Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, and Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information; the Honourable Katherine Ellis MP, Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare, and Minister for the Status of Women; Senator the Honourable Mark Arbib, Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Minister for Sport, and Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness; Senator the Honourable Nicholas Sherry, Minister for Small Business; the Honourable Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, and Minister for Indigenous Health; the Honourable William Shorten MP, Assistant Treasurer, and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation; the Honourable Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing; the Honourable Gary Gray AO, Special Minister of State, and Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity; the Honourable Jason Clare MP, Minister for Defence Materiel; the Honourable Maria Elliot MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Trade; the Honourable Dr Michael Kelly AM MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs; Senator the Honourable Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers; the Honourable David Bradbury MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury; Senator the Honourable Jacinta Collins, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations; the Honourable Julie Collins MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Communities; the Honourable Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and Cabinet Secretary; Senator the Honourable Donald Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water; Senator the Honourable David Feeney, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence; the Honourable Catherine King MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing; and Senator the Honourable Kate Lundy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship.