{{Australia’s Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott has unveiled his new cabinet, calling it a highly experienced line-up.}}<\/p>\n
The appointments broadly followed the line up while in opposition, but included a major promotion for finance.<\/p>\n
As expected Julie Bishop became foreign minister – the only woman to be named to Mr Abbott’s frontbench.<\/p>\n
Mr Abbott defeated outgoing Labor leader Kevin Rudd in a decisive election on 7 September.<\/p>\n
The prime minister-elect made the announcement on Monday, in his first news conference since the poll<\/p>\n
“It is, I believe, one of the most experienced incoming ministries in our history, and I think it’s important to have experience as you move from opposition to government,” he said.<\/p>\n
West Australian Senator Mathias Cormann was named finance minister over Liberal Senator Arthur Sinodinos, a move seen as a major endorsement from Mr Abbott.<\/p>\n
Mr Cormann, who was born in Belgium and migrated to Australia in 1994, has been the Liberal-National coalition’s spokesman on treasury and financial services.<\/p>\n
Asked about the lack of female appointees, Mr Abbott said he envisaged that changing.<\/p>\n
“I think you can expect to see as time goes by more women in the cabinet and the ministry,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Abbott nominated Bronwyn Bishop, another Liberal Party politician, to became speaker of parliament. Several women also received appointments to junior ministries.<\/p>\n
Other appointments include Andrew Robb, the coalition’s spokesman for finance in opposition, who was named trade minister, and Joe Hockney, the coalition’s shadow treasurer, as treasurer.<\/p>\n
Mr Abbott is expected to be formally sworn in on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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