Senate debates
Monday, 22 September 2008
Ministerial Arrangements
2:01 pm
Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—There have been a number of changes to the shadow ministry, announced at midday by the Leader of the Opposition, which of course affect the Senate. I draw the Senate’s attention to the fact that Senator Helen Coonan has been appointed the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate, replacing the redoubtable Senator Ellison, who will be sadly missed from that position. I also congratulate all those senators who have been reappointed and who join our front bench. I note with great pleasure there is a very high level of representation of coalition senators on the shadow front bench—a record, I think—reflecting the talent that we have in the opposition in this place. I seek leave to have a list of the shadow ministry and parliamentary secretaries including Senate representational arrangements incorporated in Hansard.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY
22 September 2008
TITLE | MINISTER | OTHER CHAMBER |
Leader of the Opposition | The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Shadow Treasurer | The Hon Julie Bishop MP | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan |
Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law Shadow | The Hon Chris Pearce MP | |
Assistant Treasurer | The Hon Tony Smith MP | |
Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | The Hon Warren Truss MP | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia | Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Transport | Mr Barry Haase MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development | Mr John Forrest MP | |
Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin | The Hon Bruce Billson MP |
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP |
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and COAG and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Emissions Trading Design | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities | The Hon Bruce Billson MP | |
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation | The Hon Joe Hockey MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Shadow Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House) | Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP | |
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Energy and Resources | Mr Don Randall MP | |
Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | The Hon Tony Abbott MP | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion |
Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government | Mr Scott Morrison MP | Senator Marise Payne |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs | Senator Marise Payne | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector | Senator Cory Bernardi | |
Shadow Special Minister of State and Shadow Cabinet Secretary | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson | Hon Christopher Pyne MP |
Shadow Minister for Human Services | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | The Hon Tony Abbott MP |
Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water | The Hon Greg Hunt MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources and Conservation | ||
Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing | The Hon Peter Dutton MP | Senator Mathias Cormann |
Shadow Minister for Ageing | Mrs Margaret May MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration | Senator Mathias Cormann | |
Shadow Minister for Defence | Senator the Hon David Johnston | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP |
Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP | |
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs | Mrs Louise Markus MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence | The Hon Peter Lindsay MP | |
Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training | The Hon Christopher Pyne MP | Senator the Hon Brett Mason |
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare, Women and Youth | Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP | Senator Marise Payne |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education | Senator the Hon Brett Mason | |
Shadow Attorney-General | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC | The Hon Sussan Ley MP |
Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs | The Hon Sussan Ley MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Justice and Public Security | Mr Jason Wood MP | |
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, 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 Employment and Workplace Relations | Mr Michael Keenan MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz Senator Cory Bernardi |
Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Training and Sport | Dr Andrew Southcott MP | |
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP | Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader in the Senate | Senator Concetta Fierravanti- Wells | |
Shadow Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors, Tourism and the Arts | Mr Steven Ciobo MP | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson |
Each box represents a portfolio. Shadow Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type.