Assistant Ministers are designated as Parliamentary Secretaries under the Ministers of State Act 1952. Key People Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister The Hon. Patrick Gorman MP Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Senator the Hon. Malarndirri McCarthy Assistant Minister for Defence The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP Assistant Minister for Trade Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon. Tim Watts MP Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury The Hon. Dr. Andrew Leigh MP Assistant Minister for Education Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Ged Kearney MP Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention The Hon. Emma McBride MP Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health The Hon. Emma McBride MP Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Senator the Hon. Malarndirri McCarthy Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Senator the Hon. Jenny McAllister Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Senator the Hon. Carol Brown Assistant Minister for Regional Development Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm Assistant Minister for Social Services The Hon. Justine Elliot MP Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence The Hon. Justine Elliot MP Assistant Minister for the Republic The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres