It was appointed on 1 November 2016, following the 2016 general election held two weeks earlier.

Following Labor's re-election at the 2016 general election, a new ministry was appointed on 1 November 2016.

[2] Gordon Ramsay and Rachel Stephen-Smith were new ministers appointed to the ministry, replacing Simon Corbell who retired and Chris Bourke who was defeated at the 2016 election.

[8][9] On 24 June 2019, Meegan Fitzharris announced she would resign from her cabinet roles (Transport, Health and Tertiary Education) on 1 July and politics for family reasons.

[11][12] Gordon Ramsay took over as Minister for Government Services and Procurement from Stephen-Smith.