Cabinet of Queensland

The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the Government of Queensland in Australia.

Composition

The Cabinet has the same membership as the Executive Council: the Premier and ministers (including the Deputy Premier and Attorney-General). Assistant ministers, formerly called parliamentary secretaries,[n 1] are not members.

Current members
See also: Third Palaszczuk Ministry

On 18 May 2023, Premier Palaszczuk announced a cabinet reshuffle.[3][4][5]

Portfolio Minister
Annastacia Palaszczuk
  • Deputy Premier
  • Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
 Steven Miles
  • Treasurer of Queensland
  • Minister for Investment
 Cameron Dick
  • Minister for Education
  • Minister for Industrial Relations
  • Minister for Racing
 Grace Grace
  • Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
 Shannon Fentiman
  • Minister for Transport and Main Roads
 Mark Bailey
  • Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen
  • Minister for Public Works and Procurement
 Mick de Brenni
  • Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
  • Minister for Women
  • Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
 Yvette D'Ath
  • Minister for Police and Corrective Services
  • Minister for Fire and Emergency Services
 Mark Ryan
  • Minister for Tourism Industry Development and Innovation
  • Minister for Sport
 Stirling Hinchliffe
  • Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries
  • Minister for Rural Communities
 Mark Furner
  • Minister for Communities and Housing
  • Minister for Digital Economy
  • Minister for Arts
 Leeanne Enoch
  • Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing
  • Minister for Water
 Glenn Butcher
  • Minister for Employment and Small Business
  • Minister for Training and Skills Development
 Di Farmer
  • Minister for Seniors and Disability Services
  • Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
 Craig Crawford
  • Minister for Resources
 Scott Stewart
  • Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef
  • Minister for Science and Youth Affairs
 Meaghan Scanlon
  • Minister for Children and Youth Justice
  • Minister for Multicultural Affairs
 Leanne Linard
Assistant Ministers
  • Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans' Affairs, Trade and COVID Economic Recovery
  • Assistant Minister for Veteran Affairs
 Bart Mellish
  • Assistant Minister for Local Government
 Nikki Boyd
  • Assistant Minister for Treasury
 Charis Mullen
  • Assistant Minister for Education
 Brittany Lauga
  • Assistant Minister for Health Infrastructure
 Julieanne Gilbert
  • Assistant Minister for Train Manufacturing and Regional Roads
 Bruce Saunders
  • Assistant Minister for Hydrogen Development and the 50% Renewable Energy Target by 2030
 Lance McCallum
  • Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development
 Michael Healy
Parliamentary Roles
Government Chief Whip Don Brown
Senior Government Whip Joan Pease
Deputy Government Whip Jess Pugh

Role

Unlike the Executive Council, which is a mechanism for advising the Governor, the Cabinet meets without the Governor and is responsible for formulating and coordinating policy. In effect, the Executive Council is a vehicle for implementing decisions made in Cabinet.[6] Individual ministers are collectively responsible for the decisions made by Cabinet, so ministers are expected to resign if unwilling to publicly support a collective decision of Cabinet.[7]

Meetings

Meetings of the Cabinet are usually held on 10:00 a.m. on Mondays in the Executive Building's Cabinet Room. The Premier (or Deputy Premier in her or his absence)[7] chairs its meetings[8] and establishes its agenda.[9] All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier.[8]

See also

Notes
  1. In establishing his ministry, Campbell Newman renamed them assistant ministers as he believed the term more easily understood.[1] The Constitution of Queensland Act 2001 and other statutes still use the name parliamentary secretaries.[2]

References
  1. "Newman appoints familiar faces". Brisbane Times. 27 March 2012.
  2. Constitution of Queensland Act 2001, section 24.
  3. Riga, Rachel; Jurss-Lewis, Tobias (17 May 2023). "Meaghan Scanlon tipped to get housing portfolio as Palaszczuk's Queensland cabinet reshuffle takes shape". ABC News. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. Wuth, Robyn (17 May 2023). "Next batter up: Rising star Fentiman's turn to take swing at health portfolio". In Queensland.
  5. Lynch, Lydia (17 May 2023). "Queensland cabinet reshuffle: Shannon Fentiman handed 'poisoned chalice' health portfolio". The Australian.
  6. "6.3 Approval Process". Executive Council Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  7. "1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
  8. "1.3 Ministers". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
  9. "4.3 Determination of the business list for Cabinet meetings". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
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