Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Ministerial Arrangements
5:21 pm
Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I have the honour to inform the Senate that, following the election held on 21 August 2010, the Governor-General commissioned the Prime Minister to form a government. Ministers and parliamentary secretaries were appointed on 14 September 2010. For the information of honourable senators I have a list of the full ministry. The document lists all ministers and parliamentary secretaries and the offices they hold. It shows those ministers who comprise the cabinet and provides details of representation arrangements in each chamber. I would also like to inform the Senate that Senator McEwen has been elected as the Government Whip in the Senate and that Senator Carol Brown and Senator Polley have been elected as Deputy Government Whips in the Senate. I look forward to working with them in their new roles.
I would like to congratulate all our frontbenchers on their election to the roles of ministers and parliamentary secretaries. I am pleased to say we have a larger frontbench than last time, although we are down one minister—but that position has been ably replaced by five parliamentary secretaries. I would particularly like to congratulate Senators Lundy, Collins, Feeney and Farrell on their new appointments and to welcome Senator McLucas on her return to the frontbench. I would also like to place on record my thanks to the other members of the government team who served on the frontbench in the first term of the government for the contribution they made. I particularly note the contributions of Senator Faulkner and Senator Stephens, who no doubt will continue to serve with distinction in the Senate.
In conclusion, on behalf of Labor senators I note the passing of Neil Bessell, who I understand passed away on 5 July this year. Neil was a long-serving and dedicated Senate officer who was known to all senators. On behalf of the government and, I am sure, all members of the Senate, I would like to acknowledge Neil’s contribution to the Senate and extend our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
I would also like to congratulate those members of the coalition who have been appointed to their frontbench, particularly those who have recently moved into shadow ministerial roles. We look forward to crossing swords with them in the years to come.
Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
In the days to come.
Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
We will see. I seek leave to have the document I described earlier in these remarks incorporated in Hansard.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
GILLARD MINISTRY
Title | Minister | Other Chamber |
Prime Minister | The Hon Julia Gillard MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government | The Hon Simon Crean MP | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry |
Minister for the Arts | The Hon Simon Crean MP | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib |
Minister for Social Inclusion | The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib |
Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information | The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Minister for Sport | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib | The Hon Kate Ellis MP |
Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity | The Hon Gary Gray AO MP | Senator the Hon Penny Wong |
The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP | Senator the Hon Penny Wong | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | Senator the Hon Kate Lundy | |
Treasurer (Deputy Prime Minister) | The Hon Wayne Swan MP | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry |
Assistant Treasurer | The Hon Bill Shorten MP | |
Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation | The Hon Bill Shorten MP | |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | The Hon David Bradbury MP | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry |
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations | Senator the Hon Chris Evans | The Hon Simon Crean MP (Jobs and Workplace Relations) The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP (Tertiary Education and Skills) |
Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth | The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare | The Hon Kate Ellis MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib | The Hon Jenny Macklin MP |
Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations | Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins | |
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity | Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy | The Hon Anthony Albanese MP |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | The Hon Kevin Rudd MP | Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy |
Minister for Trade | The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP | Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy |
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade | The Hon Justine Elliot MP | |
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs | The Hon Richard Marles MP | |
Minister for Defence (Deputy Leader of the House) | The Hon Stephen Smith MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | The Hon Warren Snowdon MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel | The Hon Warren Snowdon MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Minister for Defence Materiel | The Hon Jason Clare MP | Senator the Hon Chris Evans |
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence | Senator the Hon David Feeney | Senator the Hon Kim Carr |
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | The Hon Chris Bowen MP | |
Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship | Senator the Hon Kate Lundy | |
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (Leader of the House) | The Hon Anthony Albanese MP | Senator the Hon Kim Carr |
Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport | The Hon Catherine King MP | |
Minister for Health and Ageing | The Hon Nicola Roxon MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Minister for Indigenous Health | The Hon Warren Snowdon MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing | The Hon Mark Butler MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing | The Hon Catherine King MP | |
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | The Hon Jenny Macklin MP | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib |
Minister for the Status of Women | The Hon Kate Ellis MP | Senator the Hon Penny Wong |
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib | The Hon Jenny Macklin MP |
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers | Senator the Hon Jan McLucas | |
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services | The Hon Julie Collins MP | |
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities | The Hon Tony Burke MP | Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy |
Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water | Senator the Hon Don Farrell | |
Minister for Finance and Deregulation | Senator the Hon Penny Wong | The Hon Wayne Swan MP |
Special Minister of State | The Hon Gary Gray AO MP | Senator the Hon Penny Wong |
Minister Assisting on Deregulation | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry | |
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Senator the Hon Kim Carr | The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP |
Minister for Small Business | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry | The Hon Bill Shorten MP |
Attorney-General (Vice President of the Executive Council) | The Hon Robert McClelland MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Minister for Home Affairs | The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Minister for Justice | The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Manager of Government Business in the Senate) | Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig | The Hon Tony Burke MP |
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | The Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP | |
Minister for Resources and Energy | The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry |
Minister for Tourism | The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry |
Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism | Senator the Hon Nick Sherry | |
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | The Hon Greg Combet AM MP | Senator the Hon Penny Wong |
Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP | |
Minister for Human Services | The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP | Senator the Hon Mark Arbib |
Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. However, there is a Department of Veterans’ Affairs in the Defence portfolio and a Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Prime Minister’s portfolio. The title of a department does not necessarily reflect the title of a minister in all cases.