Senate debates

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Liberal and National Parties

Leadership and Office Holders

2:00 pm

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I seek leave to incorporate in Hansard, the new coalition shadow ministry following the election of Mr Tony Abbott as the new opposition leader.

Leave granted.

The list read as follows—

COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY

2 February 2010

TITLE

SHADOW MINISTER

OTHER CHAMBER

Leader of the Opposition

The Hon Tony Abbott MP

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition

Senator Cory Bernardi

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs

(Deputy Leader of the Opposition)

The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Senator the Hon David Johnston

Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

(Leader of The Nationals)

The Hon Warren Truss MP

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Transport

Mr Don Randall MP

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Emerging Trade Markets

Mr Mark Coulton MP

Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy

(Leader of the Opposition in the Senate)

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP

Shadow Minister for Tourism and the Arts

Mr Steven Ciobo

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism

Mrs Jo Gash MP

Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

(Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Shadow

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

Mr Michael Keenan MP

Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Apprenticeships and Training

Senator Mathias Cormann

Shadow Treasurer

The Hon Joe Hockey

Senator Barnaby Joyce

Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law

(Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House)

Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP

Shadow Assistant Treasurer

The Hon Sussan Ley MP

Senator Mitch Fifield

Shadow Minister for COAG and Modernising the Federation

Senator Marise Payne

Hon Joe Hockey 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 Early Childhood Education and Childcare

The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

Senator Marise Payne

Shadow Minister for the Status of Women

The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

Senator Marise Payne

Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport

Mr Steven Ciobo MP

Senator the Hon Brett Mason

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education and School Curriculum Standards

Senator the Hon Brett Mason

Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water

The Hon Ian Macfarlane

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Population Policy

Senator Cory Bernardi

Senator Cory Bernardi

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin

Senator Simon Birmingham

Senator Simon Birmingham

Shadow Attorney-General

Senator the Hon George Brandis SC

Mr Michael Keenan MP

Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs

Mr Michael Keenan MP

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Security and Policing

Mr Jason Wood MP

Shadow Minister for Defence

Senator the Hon David Johnston

The Hon Bob Baldwin MP

Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence

The Hon Bob Baldwin MP

Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Mrs Louise Markus MP

Senator the Hon David Johnston

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence

Mr Stuart Robert MP

Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing

The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Shadow Minister for Ageing

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services, Health and Wellbeing

Dr Andrew Southcott 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 Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector

Senator Mitch Fifield

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families, Housing and Human Services

Senator Gary Humphries

Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage

The Hon Greg Hunt MP

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Action

Senator Simon Birmingham

Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs

(Deputy Leader of the Nationals)

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

The Hon Kevin Andrews MP

Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction

(Leader of the Nationals in the Senate)

Senator Barnaby Joyce

The Hon Joe Hockey MP

Shadow Special Minister of State and Scrutiny of Government Waste

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson

Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Food Security, Fisheries and Forestry

The Hon John Cobb MP

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities

The Hon Bruce Billson MP

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson

Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

The Hon Tony Smith MP

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

Mr Scott Morrison MP

Senator Gary Humphries

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship

Senator Gary Humphries

Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee

The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP

Shadow Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type.

In addition, the Hon Philip Ruddock MP will act as Shadow Cabinet Secretary.

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