There were three ministerial changes in this arrangement. The first came on 26 November 2018 when
David Littleproud was appointed as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response. This was on top of his responsibilities as
Minister for Agriculture and
Water Resources. The second came on 18 December 2018, when
Andrew Broad resigned as the
Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister following a sex scandal. He was replaced by
Andrew Gee who was sworn in on 25 January 2019. The final change was the appointment of
Linda Reynolds to the Cabinet as
Minister for Defence Industry on 2 March 2019, replacing
Steven Ciobo. Reynolds was also appointed
Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery following the
2019 North Queensland floods. This was following the announcement by Ciobo and the
Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne that they intend to retire at the
upcoming federal election.
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