House debates
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Shadow Ministerial Arrangements
3:52 pm
Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to 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 |
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 | |
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Senator Eric Abetz | |
Treasury | Malcolm Turnbull, MP | Senator Helen Coonan |
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 | |
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | Bruce Billson, MP | Senator Michael Ronaldson |
Senator George Brandis | Christopher Pyne | |
Resources and Energy, Tourism | Senator David Johnston | |
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 |
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 | |
Opposition Whip in the Senate | Senator Stephen Parry |
Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate | Senator Judith Adams |
Nationals Whip in the Senate |