The new Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Brendan Nelson, has announced the coalition’s shadow ministry.
The team comprises a mix of former Howard government ministers and new faces.
- Read Nelson’s statement on the Shadow Ministry
- Listen to the Press Conference held by Brendan Nelson, Julie Bishop and Warren Truss (32m)
This is the Shadow Ministry as announced by Dr. Brendan Nelson.
Shadow Cabinet
- Brendan Nelson – Leader of the Opposition
- Julie Bishop – Deputy Leader of the Opposition; Employment, Business and Workplace Relations
- Warren Truss – Leader of The Nationals; Infrastructure and Transport and Local Government
- Senator Nick Minchin – Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; Defence
- Senator Eric Abetz – Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Malcolm Turnbull – Treasury
- Joe Hockey – Health and Ageing; Leader of Opposition Business in the House
- Andrew Robb – Foreign Affairs
- Ian MacFarlane – Trade
- Tony Abbott – Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector
- Senator Nigel Scullion – Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Senator Helen Coonan – Human Services
- Tony Smith – Education, Apprenticeships and Training
- Greg Hunt – Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water
- Peter Dutton – Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation
- Senator Chris Ellison – Immigration and Citizenship; Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
- Senator George Brandis – Attorney General
- Senator David Johnston – Resources and Energy, Tourism
- John Cobb – Regional Development, Water Security
Outer Shadow Ministry
- Chris Pyne – Justice, Border Protection and Assisting Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
- Senator Michael Ronaldson – Shadow Special Minister of State
- Steven Ciobo – Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism
- Sharman Stone – Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs
- Michael Keenan – Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Superannuation and Corporate Governance
- Margaret May – Ageing
- Bob Baldwin – Defence Science, Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence
- Luke Hartsuyker – Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs; Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House
- Bronwyn Bishop – Veterans’ Affairs
- Andrew Southcott – Employement Participation and Apprenticeships and Training
- Sussan Ley – Housing, Status of Women
- Pat Farmer – Youth and Sport
Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries
- Don Randall – Assisting the Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Cabinet Secretary
- Senator Ian Macdonald – Assisting the Leader of the Opposition, Northern Australia
- Senator Richard Colbeck – Health
- Senator Brett Mason – Education
- Peter Lindsay – Defence
- Barry Haase – Infrastructure, Roads and Transport
- John Forrest – Trade
- Louise Markus – Immigration and Citizenship
- Sophie Mirabella – Local Government
- Jo Gash – Tourism
- Mark Coultan – Ageing and the Voluntary Sector
- Senator Marise Payne – Foreign Affairs
- Senator Cory Bernardi – Families, Community Services
