Senate debates
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Liberal and National Parties
Leadership and Office Holders
2:00 pm
Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
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 | 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.