the Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 2018. Scott Morrison replaced Turnbull as Prime Minister two days later on 24 August 2018. Cash was then appointed the Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education in the First Morrison Ministry. In the Second Morrison Ministry, Cash was appointed the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business in May 2019. In October 2020, she was additionally appointed the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. On 29 March 2021, it was announced that Cash would be appointed as Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations in a cabinet reshuffle replacing Christian Porter. She was sworn in the following day. Cash is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party. Personal life Cash is married to Richard Price, a barrister. They met while working together at the same law firm. Price is the brother of late political journalist Matt Price. Cash was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 25, which progressed into psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. She was unable to have children due to the associated medication, and "also never wanted to risk passing on a chronic illness to another person". See also Abbott Ministry First Turnbull Ministry Second Turnbull Ministry First Morrison Ministry Second Morrison Ministry Notes References External links Senator Cash's first speech Summary of parliamentary voting for Senator Michaelia Cash on TheyVoteForYou.org.au 1970 births Living people 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Abbott Government Alumni of the University of London Curtin University alumni Female justice ministers Government ministers of Australia Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia Members of the Cabinet of Australia Morrison Government Turnbull Government University of Western Australia alumni Women government ministers of Australia Women members of the Australian Senate