Senate debates
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Liberal Party of Australia
Leadership and Office Holders
5:05 pm
Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—On behalf of the opposition, I congratulate Senator Evans and other ministers and office holders on their appointments. I congratulate the Labor Party on their election to government. They have been given an enormous responsibility by the people of Australia. It is our business and our job now to hold them to account for the responsibility they have for governing this great nation.
I inform the Senate that, as Senator Evans alluded to, I have been elected Leader of the Opposition in the Senate—a job I intend to hold for as little time as possible—and Senator Abetz the Deputy Leader. Senator Ellison is the Manager of Opposition Business and Senator Parry the Opposition Whip, with Senator Judith Adams as his deputy. Senator Scullion has been elected as the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, and I congratulate him on that election and on his election as a senator for the Northern Territory. He will presently inform the Senate of other arrangements for the National Party.
For the information of senators, I seek leave to incorporate in Hansard a list of the shadow ministry and parliamentary secretaries, including Senate representational arrangements.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY
PORTFOLIO | SHADOW MINISTER | OTHER CHAMBER |
Shadow Cabinet | ||
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 Sophie Mirabella, MP Jo Gash, MP Mark Coulton, MP Senator Marise Payne Senator Cory Bernardi | |
Local Government | ||
Tourism | ||
Ageing and the Voluntary Sector | ||
Foreign Affairs | ||
Families, Community Services | ||
Chief Opposition Whip | |
Deputy Opposition Whip | |
Nationals Whip | |
Opposition Whip in the Senate | Senator Stephen Parry |
Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate | Senator Judith Adams |
Nationals Whip in the Senate |
I join with Senator Evans in congratulating Lorna and I thank her for her erstwhile service in this chamber.