Senate debates
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
The Nationals and the Liberal Party
Leadership and Office Holders
2:00 pm
Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—On 3 May, Senator Minchin, in defiance of his total party room, resigned as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate—a great way to leave. We wish him and his loved ones well. Consequent upon Senator Minchin’s decision, the Liberal senators elected me as leader and my colleague Senator the Hon. George Brandis SC as deputy leader. For the information of senators, I seek leave to incorporate in Hansard an updated list of the coalition shadow ministry.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
COALITION SHADOW MINISTRY
3 May 2010
TITLE | SHADOW MINISTER | OTHER CHAMBER | |
Leader of the Opposition | The Hon Tony Abbott MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | |
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 Emerging Trade Markets | Mr Mark Coulton MP | ||
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | Mr Michael Keenan MP | |
Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Apprenticeships and Training | Senator Mathias Cormann | ||
Shadow Attorney-General | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC | Mr Michael Keenan MP | |
(Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) | |||
Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection | Mr Michael Keenan MP | ||
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Security and Policing | Mr Jason Wood MP | ||
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 Indigenous Affairs (Deputy Leader of the Nationals) | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | The Hon Kevin Andrews MP | |
Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure and Water | Senator Barnaby Joyce | The Hon. Ian Macfarlane MP | |
(Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) | |||
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure | Senator Cory Bernardi | ||
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin | Senator Simon Birmingham | ||
Shadow parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development | Mr Mark Coulton MP | Senator Barnaby Joyce | |
Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction | Hon Andrew Robb AO MP | Senator Barnaby Joyce | |
(Chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee) | |||
Shadow Special Minister of State and Scrutiny of Government Waste | Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson | ||
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC | |
Shadow Minister for Tourism and the Arts | Mr Steven Ciobo MP | ||
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism | Mrs Jo Gash 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 | ||
(Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) 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 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 Mathias Cormann | |
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Mr Scott Morrison MP | Senator Gary Humphries | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for population Policy | Senator Cory Bernardi | Mr Scott Morrison MP | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship | Senator Gary Humphries | Mr Scott Morrison MP | |
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck | |
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck | ||
Shadow Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type.
In addition, the Hon Philip Ruddock MP will act as Shadow Cabinet Secretary.
2:01 pm
Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party, Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—Obviously the National Party would like to concur with the remarks of Senator Abetz and Senator Evans. We found Senator Minchin to be a person of utmost integrity and a great person to work with. We wish him all the best and understand completely his reasons for needing more time.
John Hogg
Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—It comes naturally to me to be nice to Senator Abetz. I wish him very well and congratulate him on the leadership position and Senator Brandis on the deputy’s position, and a word of happy resting over there on the new seat for the former leader.
2:02 pm
Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—I also want to wish Senators Abetz and Brandis well and congratulate them on their leadership positions, and I wish Senator Minchin all the best. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Senator Minchin and will continue to. Your family will get you back, and it is good to see you putting your family first!
2:03 pm
Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
by leave—Unlike Senator Brown, I am almost always on good terms with Senator Abetz, with some notable exceptions—but that may well change given his new role. I wish to congratulate Senator Abetz and Senator Brandis on their leadership positions. Also, to my fellow South Australian senator, Senator Minchin, I really do wish him all the best. I will not repeat my private conversations, but I think we are all with you given the traumatic events of the last few weeks. We are all delighted to see things are going much better for your lad. We are all very pleased about that.