Gillard's new ministers to be sworn in PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is wasting no time getting her new ministers straight into the job with the official swearing-in by the governor-general to be held in Canberra on Monday. With last week's surprise resignations of Senator Chris Evans and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, the prime minister took the opportunity to reshuffle the cabinet and bring in new blood. Mike Kelly gets his first ministry being appointed minister for defence materiel. Chris Bowen will replace Senator Evans as minister for tertiary education, skills, science and research with responsibility for small business. Mark Dreyfus will replace Ms Roxon as attorney-general and minister for emergency management, relinquishing the role of cabinet secretary to Jason Clare, who retains home affairs and justice. Brendan O'Connor will become minister for immigration and citizenship and Mark Butler takes on housing and homelessness. Ms Gillard said the departure of Senator Evans and Ms Roxon opened the way for fresh talent, new ideas and new energy. "It means a rejuvenated team who will keep building a smarter, fairer modern Australia," she said in a statement. New parliamentary secretaries Yvette D'Ath (climate change and energy efficiency), Kelvin Thompson (trade) and Melissa Parke (mental health, homelessness and social housing) will also be sworn in.