House debates
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Shadow Ministry
4:00 pm
Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
On the issue of ministerial arrangements, following the resignation on 9 March 2007 of the member for Wills from the portfolio of shadow Attorney-General, I have made changes to the size and responsibilities of the opposition frontbench. For the information of the House I table a revised list of the opposition frontbench.
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SHADOW MINISTRY
9 March 2007
PORTFOLIO | SHADOW MINISTER | OTHER CHAMBER |
Leader | Senator Chris Evans | |
Deputy Leader Employment & Industrial Relations; Social Inclusion | Senator Penny Wong | |
Leader in the Senate National Development, Resources & Energy | Senator Chris Evans | |
Deputy Leader in the Senate Communications & Information Technology | Senator Stephen Conroy | |
Infrastructure & Water Manager of Opposition Business in the House | Anthony Albanese | Senator Penny Wong |
Homeland Security; Justice & Customs; Territories | Senator Joseph Ludwig (Homeland Security; Justice & Customs) Senator Kate Lundy (Territories) | |
Assistant Treasurer; Revenue & Competition Policy | Senator Nick Sherry (Assistant Treasurer; Revenue) Senator Stephen Conroy (Competition) | |
Immigration, Integration & Citizenship | Senator Joseph Ludwig | |
Industry; Innovation, Science & Research | Senator Kim Carr | Anthony Albanese |
Trade; Regional Development | Senator Kim Carr (Trade) Senator Kerry O’Brien (Regional Development) | |
Service Economy, Small Business & Independent Contractors | Senator Stephen Conroy | |
Senator Joseph Ludwig (Multicultural Affairs) Senator Kim Carr (Urban Development; Consumer Affairs) | ||
Transport & Roads; Tourism | Senator Kerry O’Brien | |
Defence | Senator Chris Evans | |
Climate Change, Environment & Heritage; Arts | Senator Penny Wong (Climate Change, Environment & Heritage) Senator Stephen Conroy (Arts) | |
Veterans’ Affairs; Defence Science & Personnel; Special Minister of State | Senator Kate Lundy (Veterans’ Affairs) Senator Chris Evans (Defence Science & Personnel) Senator Penny Wong (Special Minister of State) | |
Attorney-General; Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate | Senator Joseph Ludwig | |
Sport & Recreation; Health Promotion; Local Government | Senator Kate Lundy | Nicola Roxon (Health Promotion) Laurie Ferguson (Sport & Recreation; Local Government) |
Families & Community Services; Indigenous Affairs & Reconciliation | Senator Jan McLucas (Families and Community Services) Senator Kim Carr (Indigenous Affairs) | |
Foreign Affairs | Senator Chris Evans | |
Ageing, Disabilities and Carers | Senator Jan McLucas | Nicola Roxon |
Federal/State Relations; International Development Assistance; Deputy manager of Opposition Business in the House | Bob McMullan | Senator Stephen Conroy (Federal/State Relations) Senator Joseph Ludwig (International Development Assistance) |
Primary Industries, Fisheries & Forestry | Senator Kerry O’Brien | Simon Crean |
Human Services; Housing; Youth; Women | Senator Kate Lundy | |
Health | Nicola Roxon | Senator Jan McLucas |
Superannuation & Intergenerational Finance; Banking & Financial Services | Senator Nick Sherry | Chris Bowen |
Education & Training | Senator Kim Carr | |
Treasurer | Senator Nick Sherry | |
Finance | Senator Nick Sherry | |
Public Administration & Accountability; Corporate Governance & Responsibility; Workforce Participation | Senator Penny Wong | Chris Bowen (Public Administration & Accountability; Corporate Governance & Responsibility) Julia Gillard (Workforce Participation) |
Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |||
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence & Veterans’ Affairs | |||
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Heritage | |||
Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury | |||
Parliamentary Secretary for Education | |||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | |||
Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations | Brendan O’Connor | ||
Parliamentary Secretary for Industry & Innovation | Bemie Ripoll | ||
Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia and Indigenous Affairs | |||
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition (Social & Community Affairs) | |||
Chief Opposition Whip | Senate Opposition Whip | ||
Whip in the House of Representatives | Deputy Senate Whip | Senator Linda Kirk | |
Whip in the House of Representatives | Deputy Senate Whip | Senator Ruth Webber |