In 2020, 16 male and seven female cabinet ministers were in the federal government of Australia. This was a decrease in male cabinet ministers and an increase in female cabinet ministers from the previous year in the country.
Number of federal government cabinet ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by gender
The cabinet is the government's policy-making body consisting of senior ministers that are governed by the Prime Minister.
Figures were calculated according to the current number of parliamentarians. Vacant seats are not included.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Number of federal government cabinet ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/646711/australia-number-of-federal-government-cabinet-ministers-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of federal government cabinet ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by gender." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/646711/australia-number-of-federal-government-cabinet-ministers-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Number of federal government cabinet ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/646711/australia-number-of-federal-government-cabinet-ministers-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Federal Government Cabinet Ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/646711/australia-number-of-federal-government-cabinet-ministers-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of federal government cabinet ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/646711/australia-number-of-federal-government-cabinet-ministers-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of federal government cabinet ministers in Australia from 2010 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/646711/australia-number-of-federal-government-cabinet-ministers-by-gender/
