First Turnbull Ministry

Turnbull Ministry
70th Ministry of Australia
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with first arrangement of newly appointed ministers to the Turnbull Ministry
Date formed	15 September 2015
Date dissolved	19 July 2016
People and organisations
Head of government	Malcolm Turnbull
Deputy head of government	Warren Truss (2015–16) Barnaby Joyce (2016)
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Peter Cosgrove)
No. of ministers	30
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition cabinet	2013–present
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Bill Shorten
History
Legislature term(s)	44th
Predecessor	Abbott Ministry
Successor	Second Turnbull Ministry

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Prime Minister of Australia

The First Turnbull Ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 70th ministry of the Government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. It succeeded the Abbott Ministry after a leadership spill that took place on 14 September 2015 ended Prime Minister Tony Abbott's leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia. On 15 September, the National Party confirmed, after successful negotiations, that it would continue a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party, guaranteeing the Turnbull Government a majority in the Australian House of Representatives.

The Turnbull Ministry carried over from its predecessor Abbott Ministry, until Turnbull announced significant ministerial changes on 20 September 2015 which took effect the following day. On 29 December 2015, Jamie Briggs resigned from his portfolio following a complaint regarding a late night incident with a public servant; and on the same day, Mal Brough stood aside pending Australian Federal Police investigations into the James Ashby affair.