House debates
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Shadow Ministerial Arrangements
4:04 pm
Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Mr Speaker, I have the honour to inform the House that the parliamentary Liberal Party has elected me as its leader and the honourable member for Curtin as deputy leader. The honourable member for Leichhardt has been appointed Chief Opposition Whip and the honourable members for Forrest and Barker have been appointed as opposition whips. I understand that a full list of the shadow ministry will be published in the Hansard.
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COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY
Title | Shadow Minister | Other Chamber |
Leaderof the Opposition | The Hon Tony Abbott MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition | Senator Cory Bernardi | |
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister forTrade (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) | The Hon Julie Bishop MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance | The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP | |
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (Leader of The Nationals) | The Hon Warren Truss MP | Senator Barnaby Joyce |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Regional Transport | Mr Darren Chester MP | |
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | The Hon Sussan Ley MP |
Shadow Minister for Employment Participation | The Hon Sussan Ley MP | |
Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for the Arts (Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC | Mr Michael Keenan MP |
Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection | Mr Michael Keenan MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney- General | Senator Gary Humphries | |
Shadow Treasurer | The Hon Joe Hockey MP | Senator Mathias Cormann |
Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation | Senator Mathias Cormann | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tax Reform (Deputy Chairman, Coalition Policy Development Committee) | 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 Childcare and Early Childhood Learning | The Hon Sussan Ley MP | |
Shadow Minister for Universities and Research | Senator the Hon Brett Mason | The Hon Christopher Pyne MP |
Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport (Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) | Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP | Senator Fiona Nash |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education | Senator Fiona Nash | |
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Deputy Leader of the Nationals) | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | The Hon Kevin Andrews MP |
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water (Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) | Senator Barnaby Joyce | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP |
Shadow Minister for Regional Development | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government | Mr Don Randall MP | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin | Senator Simon Birmingham | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP |
Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction (Chairman, Coalition Policy Development Committee) | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP | Senator Mathias Cormann |
Shadow Special Minister of State | The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP | Senator Mathias Cormann |
Shadow Minister for COAG | Senator Marise Payne | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP |
(Chairman, Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee) | (Mr Jamie Briggs MP) | |
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Shadow Minister for Tourism | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP | |
Shadow Minister for Defence | Senator the Hon David Johnston | Mr Stuart Robert MP |
Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel | Mr Stuart Robert MP | |
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson | Mr Stuart Robert MP |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel | Senator Gary Humphries | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Defence Force and Defence Support | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald | |
Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband | The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP | Senator Simon Birmingham |
Shadow Minister for Regional Communications | Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP | |
Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing | The Hon Peter Dutton MP | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
Shadow Minister for Ageing Shadow Minister for Mental Health | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | The Hon Peter Dutton MP |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare | Dr Andrew Southcott MP | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services and Indigenous Health | Dr Andrew Laming MP | |
Shadow Minister for Families, Housing and Human Services | The Hon Kevin Andrews MP | Senator Mitch Fifield |
Shadow Minister for Seniors | The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector (Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) | Senator Mitch Fifield | The Hon Kevin Andrews |
Shadow Minister for Housing | Senator Marise Payne | The Hon Kevin Andrews |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Supporting Families | Senator Cory Bernardi | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women | Senator Michaelia Cash | |
Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage | The Hon Greg Hunt MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment | Senator Simon Birmingham | |
Shadow Minister for Productivity and Population Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Mr Scott Morrison MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Settlement | The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP | Senator Michaelia Cash |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration | Senator Michaelia Cash | |
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science | Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry, and Science | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck | |
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security | The Hon John Cobb MP | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck | |
Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs | The Hon Bruce Billson MP | Senator Scott Ryan |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition | Senator Scott Ryan |