Senate debates
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Shadow Ministerial Arrangements
2:01 pm
Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I also have a short statement to make, about shadow ministry arrangements. May I first congratulate Senator Arbib and Senator Stephens on their appointment and promotion respectively and wish them well in their new roles. I advise the Senate that Senator Stephen Parry has been appointed Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate, a role that he will serve concurrently with his pre-existing role as Chief Opposition Whip, and I warmly congratulate Senator Parry on that responsibility.
I also advise of amendments to the shadow ministry, with Senator Helen Coonan becoming the shadow finance minister and Senator Mitch Fifield being appointed to the front bench as shadow parliamentary secretary for disabilities, carers and the voluntary sector. I seek leave to table the list of revised shadow ministerial arrangements and have that incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY 23 February 2009
TITLE | MINISTER | OTHER CHAMBER |
Leader of the Opposition | The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) | The Hon Julie Bishop MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for InternationalDevelopment Assistance | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Leader of The Nationals) | 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 (Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP |
Shadow Treasurer | The Hon Joe Hockey 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 Education, Apprenticeships and Training Manager of Opposition Business in the House) | 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 Minister for Infrastructure and COAG and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Emissions Trading Design | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities | The Hon Bruce Billson MP | |
Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan | The Hon Joe Hockey MP |
Shadow Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP | |
Shadow Minister for Human Services (Deputy Leader of The Nationals) | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | The Hon Tony Abbott MP |
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
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 MP | Senator M arise Payne |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector | Senator Mitch Fifield | |
Shadow Special Minister of State and Shadow Cabinet Secretary | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson | The Hon Christopher Pyne 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 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 Mitch Fifield |
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 MP | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson |
Shadow Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type.