Senate debates
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
The Nationals and Liberal Party
Leadership and Office Holders
2:00 pm
Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—There have been some minor amendments to the coalition’s shadow ministry and representative arrangements since we last sat. I seek leave to table the updated list of the coalition shadow ministry and have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY
Title | Minister | Other Chamber |
Leader of the Opposition | The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Shadow Treasurer | The Hon Julie Bishop MP | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan |
Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law | The Hon Chris Pearce MP | |
Shadow Assistant Treasurer | The Hon Tony Smith MP | |
Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | The Hon Warren Truss MP | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Transport | Mr Don Randall MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development | Mr John Forrest MP | |
Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin | The Hon Bruce Billson MP |
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP |
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and COAG and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Emissions Trading Design | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities | The Hon Bruce Billson MP | |
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan | The Hon Andrew Robb MP |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation | The Hon Joe Hockey MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Shadow Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) | Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Energy and Resources | Mr Barry Haase MP | |
Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | The Hon Tony Abbott MP | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion |
Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government | Mr Scott Morrison | Senator Marise Payne |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector | Senator Cory Bernardi | |
Shadow Special Minister of State and Shadow Cabinet Secretary | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson | The Hon Christopher Pyne MP |
Shadow Minister for Human Services | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | The Hon Tony Abbott MP |
Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water | The Hon Greg Hunt MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation | Mr Mark Coulton MP | |
Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing | The Hon Peter Dutton MP | Senator Mathias Cormann |
Shadow Minister for Ageing | Mrs Margaret May MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration | Senator Mathias Cormann | |
Shadow Minister for Defence | Senator the Hon David Johnston | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP |
Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP | |
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | Mrs Louise Markus MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence | The Hon Peter Lindsay MP | |
Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training | The Hon Christopher Pyne MP | Senator the Hon Brett Mason |
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare, Status of Women and Youth | Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP | Senator Marise Payne |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Senator the Hon Brett Mason | |
Shadow Attorney-General | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC | The Hon Sussan Ley MP |
Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs | The Hon Sussan Ley MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Justice and Public Security | Mr Jason Wood MP | |
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | The Hon John Cobb MP | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck | |
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Mr Michael Keenan MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Training and Sport | Dr Andrew Southcott MP | Senator Cory Bernardi |
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | The Hon Dr Sharman Stone | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader in the Senate | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | |
Shadow Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors, Tourism and the Arts | Mr Steven Ciobo | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson |
Shadow Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type.