Shadow Cabinet of Tony Abbott

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The Shadow Cabinet of Australia is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative Cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government. The Shadow Cabinet was led by Tony Abbott from December 2009 to September 2013.[1]

Since the 2007 federal election, the Liberal–National Coalition had been the Official Opposition, initially led by Brendan Nelson and later Malcolm Turnbull. In 2009, Tony Abbott defeated Turnbull in a leadership spill 42 votes to 41 in the second round and took on the role of Opposition Leader.

Structure

The "opposition front bench" comprises the full shadow ministry including the shadow cabinet, other shadow ministers and shadow parliamentary secretaries. As an institution, the shadow cabinet is much less defined—or studied—than the Cabinet with its well established formal procedures. Shadow Cabinet operates more as a committee of an opposition political party than an institution of Government or Parliament. The Cabinet Handbook was first published in 1926 and the updated version is available on-line[2] but no such equivalent exists for Shadow Cabinet.[3]

Members of the Shadow Cabinet (2009–2013)

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Shadow Minister Portfolio
Tony Abbott MP Leader of the Opposition
Julie Bishop MP Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Shadow Minister for Trade (From 14 September 2010)
Senator Nick Minchin Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (To 25 March 2010)
Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy (To 25 March 2010)
Senator Eric Abetz Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (From 14 September 2010)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (To 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Senator George Brandis SC Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for the Arts (From 14 September 2010)
Attorney-General
Warren Truss MP Leader of the Nationals
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport and Local Government (25 March 2010 – 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (To 25 March 2010)
Senator Nigel Scullion Deputy Leader of the Nationals
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Christopher Pyne MP Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Barnaby Joyce MP Leader of The Nationals in the Senate (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure and Water (25 March 2010 – 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction (To 25 March 2010)
Joe Hockey MP Shadow Treasurer
Ian Macfarlane MP Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources (From 25 March 2010)
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water (To 25 March 2010)
Senator David Johnston Shadow Minister for Defence
Peter Dutton MP Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Kevin Andrews MP Shadow Minister for Families, Housing and Human Services
Greg Hunt MP Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage
John Cobb MP Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Food Security, Fisheries and Forestry (8 December 2009 – 14 September 2010)
Bruce Billson MP Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities (To 14 September 2010)
Malcolm Turnbull MP Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband (From 14 September 2010)
Tony Smith MP Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (8 December 2009 – 14 September 2010)
Scott Morrison MP Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Shadow Minister for Productivity and Population (From 14 September 2010)
Sophie Mirabella MP Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (To 14 September 2010)
Andrew Robb AO MP Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction (25 March 2010 – 14 September 2010)
Chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee
Philip Ruddock MP Shadow Cabinet Secretary (8 December 2009 – 14 September 2010)

Members of the Outer Shadow Ministry (2009–2013)

Shadow Minister Portfolio
Luke Hartsuyker MP Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Regional Communications (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Mitch Fifield Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector (From 14 September 2010)
Senator Mathias Cormann Shadow Assistant Treasurer (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Apprenticeships and Training (To 14 September 2010)
Bronwyn Bishop MP Shadow Special Minister of State (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Seniors
Senator Michael Ronaldson Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on the Centenary of ANZAC (From 3 March 2011)
Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Special Minister of State and Scrutiny of Government Waste (To 14 September 2010)
Stuart Robert MP Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel (From 14 September 2010)
Sharman Stone MP Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare (To 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for the Status of Women (To 14 September 2010)
Steven Ciobo MP Shadow Minister for Tourism and the Arts (To 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport (To 14 September 2010)
Michael Keenan MP Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs (To 14 September 2010)
Sussan Ley MP Shadow Minister for Employment Participation (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Childhood Learning (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Assistant Treasurer (To 14 September 2010)
Bob Baldwin MP Shadow Minister Regional Development (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Tourism (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (To 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Defence (To 14 September 2010)
Louise Markus MP Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Shadow Minister for Ageing
Shadow Minister for Mental Health (From 14 September 2010)
Senator Marise Payne Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for COAG (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for Housing (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Minister for COAG and Modernising the Federation (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Brett Mason Shadow Minister for Universities and Research (From 14 September 2010)

Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries (2009–2013)

Shadow Minister Portfolio
Senator Michaelia Cash Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate (From 19 September 2012)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration (From 14 September 2010)
Senator Arthur Sinodinos Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition (From 19 September 2012)
Senator Ian Macdonald Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Defence Force and Defence Support (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia
Andrew Southcott MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services, Health and Wellbeing (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Brett Mason Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education and School Curriculum Standards (To 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Mitch Fifield Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Richard Colbeck Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation, Industry and Science (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Cory Bernardi Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition (To 19 September 2012)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Supporting Families (14 September 2010 – 19 September 2012)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Population Policy (To 14 September 2010)
Darren Chester MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Regional Transport (From 14 September 2010)
Don Randall MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Transport (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Simon Birmingham Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin
Teresa Gambaro MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Settlement (From 14 September 2010)
Stuart Robert MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Gary Humphries Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel (From 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families, Housing and Human Services (To 14 September 2010)
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship (To 14 September 2010)
Tony Smith MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tax Reform (From 14 September 2010)
Deputy Chairman, Coalition Policy Development Committee (From 14 September 2010)
Andrew Laming MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services and Indigenous Health (From 14 September 2010)
Senator Fiona Nash Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Education (From 14 September 2010)
Jamie Briggs MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Supporting Families (From 19 September 2012)
Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee (From 14 September 2010)
Senator Scott Ryan Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition (From 14 September 2010)
Joanna Gash MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism (To 14 September 2010)
Jason Wood MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Security and Policing (To 14 September 2010)
Mark Coulton MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Emerging Trade Markets (To 14 September 2010)
Senator Guy Barnett Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee (To 14 September 2010)

Other positions

Party Shadow Minister Portfolio
Liberal Philip Ruddock MP
  • Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Liberal Warren Entsch MP
  • Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives
Liberal Patrick Secker MP
  • Opposition Whip in House of Representatives:
Liberal Nola Marino MP
Liberal Senator Helen Kroger
  • Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate
Liberal Senator David Bushby
  • Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate
Liberal Senator Chris Back
National Mark Coulton MP
  • Nationals Chief Whip in the House of Representatives
National Paul Neville MP
  • Nationals Whip in the House of Representatives
National Senator John Williams
  • Nationals Whip in the Senate

Previous Shadow Cabinets

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook/Shadow
  2. ↑ http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/cabinet_handbook.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/monographs/Bateman/Bateman_monograph.pdf

External links

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