House debates

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Shadow Ministerial Arrangements

3:52 pm

Photo of Brendan NelsonBrendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the House that I have had the honour of being elected as Leader of the Opposition and also that the honourable member for Curtin, Julie Bishop, has been elected as Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I also inform the House that the honourable member for Fairfax, Alex Somlyay, has been elected to the position of Chief Opposition Whip; the honourable member for Ryan, Mr Michael Johnson, has been elected as Opposition Whip; and the new member for Forrest, Ms Nola Marino, has been appointed as Deputy Opposition Whip. For the information of the House, I table the full list of the shadow ministry, and I congratulate all of them on their appointment.

The document read as follows—

COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY

Portfolio

Shadow Minister

Other Chamber

Shadow Cabinet

Leader of the Opposition

Brendan Nelson, MP

Senator Nick Minchin

Employment, Business and Workplace Relations

Julie Bishop, MP

Senator Eric Abetz

Infrastructure, Transport and Local Government

Warren Truss, MP

Senator Nigel Scullion

Defence

Senator Nick Minchin

Bob Baldwin

Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Senator Eric Abetz

Bruce Billson

Treasury

Malcolm Turnbull, MP

Senator Helen Coonan

Health and Ageing

Joe Hockey, MP

Senator Richard Colbeck

Foreign Affairs

Andrew Robb, MP

Senator Marise Payne

Trade

Ian MacFarlane, MP

Senator Chris Ellison

Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector

Tony Abbott, MP

Senator Cory Bernardi

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Senator Nigel Scullion

Warren Truss

Human Services

Senator Helen Coonan

Joe Hockey

Education, Apprenticeships and Training

Tony Smith, MP

Senator Brett Mason

Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water

Greg Hunt, MP

Senator David Johnston

Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation

Peter Dutton, MP

Senator George Brandis

Immigration and Citizenship

Senator Chris Ellison

Christopher Pyne

Louise Markus

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Bruce Billson, MP

Senator Michael Ronaldson

Attorney General

Senator George Brandis

Christopher Pyne

Resources and Energy, Tourism

Senator David Johnston

Ian Macfarlane

Steven Ciobo

Regional Development, Water Security

John Cobb, MP

Senator Ian Macdonald

Shadow Outer Ministry

Justice, Border Protection and Assisting Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

Chris Pyne, MP

Senator George Brandis

Shadow Special Minister of State

Senator Michael Ronaldson

Peter Dutton

Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism

Steven Ciobo, MP

Senator David Johnston

Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs

Sharman Stone, MP

Senator Ian Macdonald

Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Superannuation and Corporate Governance

Michael Keenan, MP

Senator Helen Coonan

Ageing

Margaret May, MP

Senator Richard Colbeck

Defence Science, Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence

Bob Baldwin, MP

Senator Nick Minchin

Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs and Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House

Luke Hartsuyker, MP

Senator Eric Abetz

Veterans’ Affairs

Bronwyn Bishop, MP

Senator Nick Minchin

Employment Participation and Apprenticeships and Training

Andrew Southcott, MP

Senator Brett Mason

Housing, Status of Women

Sussan Ley, MP

Senator Marise Payne

Youth and Sport

Pat Farmer, MP

Senator Cory Bernardi

Parliamentary Secretaries

Assisting the Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Cabinet Secretary

Don Randall, MP

Assisting the Leader of the Opposition, Northern Australia

Senator Ian Macdonald

Health

Senator Richard Colbeck

Education

Senator Brett Mason

Defence

Peter Lindsay, MP

Infrastructure, Roads and Transport

Barry Haase, MP

Trade

John Forrest, MP

Immigration and Citizenship

Louise Markus, MP

Local Government

Sophie Mirabella, MP

Tourism

Jo Gash, MP

Ageing and the Voluntary Sector

Mark Coulton, MP

Foreign Affairs

Senator Marise Payne

Families, Community Services

Senator Cory Bernardi

Chief Opposition Whip

Alex Somlyay

Deputy Opposition Whip

Michael Johnson

Nationals Whip

Kay Hull

Opposition Whip in the Senate

Senator Stephen Parry

Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate

Senator Judith Adams

Nationals Whip in the Senate

Senator Fiona Nash

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