Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—On 24 January this year, the Prime Minister announced a number of changes to the ministry following the resignations of the Minister for Defence, Robert Hill, the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, the Hon. Warren Entsch MP. The swearing-in of the new ministry took place on 27 January 2006. For the information of honourable senators, I table an updated list of the full ministry with some minor changes to the Senate representation to that published in the list dated 30 January 2006.