The Abbott ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 68th ministry of the Government of Australia. It succeeded the Second Rudd Ministry after a federal election that took place on 7 September 2013. It was led by Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.

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Abbott ministry
68th Ministry of Australia
Governor-General Quentin Bryce with the Abbott ministry
Date formed	18 September 2013
Date dissolved	15 September 2015
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Dame Quentin Bryce, later Sir Peter Cosgrove
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott
Deputy Prime Minister	Warren Truss
No. of ministers	30
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government 90 / 150
Opposition cabinet	Shorten Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Bill Shorten
History
Election(s)	2013 Australian federal election
Legislature term(s)	44th
Predecessor	Second Rudd Ministry
Successor	First Turnbull Ministry

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Abbott announced his first ministry on 16 September 2013,^[1] and the ministry was sworn in by the Governor-General on 18 September.^[2] Abbott expressed regret at the low number of women in cabinet, but still received strong criticism on the lack of female representation in the ministry, including from members of his own party.^[3] Abbott added a second woman to his cabinet in Sussan Ley following a reshuffle announced on 21 December 2014, and sworn in on 23 December.^[4][5][6][7]

Following the defeat of Abbott by Malcolm Turnbull in the Liberal leadership spill of 14 September 2015,^[8] the ministry was replaced by the First Turnbull Ministry.

The initial arrangement of the Abbott ministry remained virtually^a unchanged from the initial swearing-in of the Cabinet on 18 September 2013 until the reshuffle that was announced on 23 December 2014.

The second arrangement of the Abbott ministry was sworn in on 23 December 2014 following a reshuffle announced on 21 December.

• Abbott government

a ^ Senator Arthur Sinodinos stepped down from his position as Assistant Treasurer on 19 March 2014 while his possible involvement in alleged corruption in New South Wales were being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. During this period, Sinodinos' duties were partially fulfilled by Minister for Finance, Mathias Cormann. Sinodinos officially resigned as Assistant Treasurer on 19 December 2014.

b ^ Malcolm Turnbull resigned as Minister for Communications on 14 September 2015 with the intent of challenging Tony Abbott for the leadership of the Liberal Party. In the ballot held later that evening, Turnbull was elected to the leadership.