Coalition Shadow Ministry From December 6, 2007

Listen to the Press Conference held by Brendan Nelson, Julie Bishop and Warren Truss:

This is the Shadow Ministry as announced by Dr. Brendan Nelson.

Shadow Cabinet

1. Brendan Nelson - Leader of the Opposition

2. Julie Bishop - Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Employment, Business and Workplace Relations

3. Warren Truss - Leader of The Nationals; Infrastructure and Transport and Local Government

4. Senator Nick Minchin - Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; Defence

5. Senator Eric Abetz - Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

6. Malcolm Turnbull - Treasury

7. Joe Hockey - Health and Ageing; Leader of Opposition Business in the House

8. Andrew Robb - Foreign Affairs

9. Ian MacFarlane - Trade

10. Tony Abbott - Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector

11. Senator Nigel Scullion - Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

12. Senator Helen Coonan - Human Services

13. Tony Smith - Education, Apprenticeships and Training

14. Greg Hunt - Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water

15. Peter Dutton - Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation

16. Senator Chris Ellison - Immigration and Citizenship; Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate

17. Senator George Brandis - Attorney General

18. Senator David Johnston - Resources and Energy, Tourism

19. John Cobb - Regional Development, Water Security

Outer Shadow Ministry

1. Chris Pyne - Justice, Border Protection and Assisting Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

2. Senator Michael Ronaldson - Shadow Special Minister of State

3. Steven Ciobo - Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism

4. Sharman Stone - Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs

5. Michael Keenan - Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Superannuation and Corporate Governance

6. Margaret May - Ageing

7. Bob Baldwin - Defence Science, Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence

8. Luke Hartsuyker - Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs; Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House

9. Bronwyn Bishop - Veterans’ Affairs

10. Andrew Southcott - Employement Participation and Apprenticeships and Training

11. Sussan Ley - Housing, Status of Women

12. Pat Farmer - Youth and Sport

Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries

1. Don Randall - Assisting the Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Cabinet Secretary

2. Senator Ian Macdonald - Assisting the Leader of the Opposition, Northern Australia

3. Senator Richard Colbeck - Health

4. Senator Brett Mason - Education

5. Peter Lindsay - Defence

6. Barry Haase - Infrastructure, Roads and Transport

7. John Forrest - Trade

8. Louise Markus - Immigration and Citizenship

9. Sophie Mirabella - Local Government

10. Jo Gash - Tourism

11. Mark Coultan - Ageing and the Voluntary Sector

12. Senator Marise Payne - Foreign Affairs

13. Senator Cory Bernardi - Families, Community Services