Opposition (Queensland)
The Opposition in the Australian state of Queensland comprises the largest party or coalition of parties not in Government. The Opposition's purpose is to hold the Government to account and constitute a "Government-in-waiting" should the existing Government fall. To that end, a Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Ministers for the various government departments question the Premier and Ministers on Government policy and administration, and formulate the policy the Opposition would pursue in Government. It is sometimes styled "Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition" to demonstrate that although it opposes the Government, it remains loyal to the Queen.
At times, the Opposition consisted of more than one party, notably when the Coalition parties (the state Nationals and Liberals) were in Opposition. Those state parties entered Opposition in 1996 and merged to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) in 2008, National Leader Lawrence Springborg becoming Leader of the LNP and remaining Leader of the Opposition.
The current Leader of the Opposition is LNP Leader David Crisafulli, and David Janetzki is the Deputy Leader.
Current Shadow Ministry
The current shadow ministry was announced on 12 November 2020. It is led by Opposition Leader David Crisafulli [1]
| Portfolio | Shadow Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Tourism |
David Crisafulli MP | |||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for Investment and Trade |
David Janetzki MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Water and the Construction of Dams, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing | Deb Frecklington MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Employment and Small and Training Shadow Minister for Open Data |
Brent Mickelberg MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Shadow Minister for Medical Research Shadow Minister for Women |
Ros Bates MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Finance | Jarrod Bleijie MP | |||
| Shadow Attorney-General | Tim Nicholls MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Customer Service Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads |
Steve Minnikin MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy | Pat Weir MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs |
Dale Last MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation Shadow Minister for Youth |
Sam O'Connor MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Agriculture Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry |
Tony Perrett MP | |||
| Shadow Minister Housing and Public Works Shadow Minister for Sport and Racing |
Tim Mander MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Local Government Shadow Minister for Disaster Recovery, Shadow Minister for Volunteers |
Ann Leahy MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Seniors, Communities and Disability Services Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships |
John-Paul Langbroek MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Sport, Racing and the Commonwealth Games Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affaris |
John-Paul Langbroek MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Child Protection Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence |
Amanda Camm MP | |||
| Shadow Minister for Integrity in Government Shadow Minister for State Development and Planning |
Fiona Simpson MP | |||
| Shadow Assistant Minister | ||||
| Shadow Parliamentary Roles | ||||