Palaszczuk Ministry

Palaszczuk Ministry
39th cabinet of Queensland
Incumbent
Date formed	14 February 2015
People and organisations
Head of government	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy head of government	Jackie Trad
Head of state	Elizabeth II (represented by Paul de Jersey)
Number of ministers	17
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Minority Labor Government
Opposition party	Liberal National
Opposition leader	Lawrence Springborg
History
Election(s)	Queensland state election, 2015
Predecessor	Newman Ministry

The Palaszczuk Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by Annastacia Palaszczuk. Palaszczuk led the Australian Labor Party to victory in the 2015 state election, forming a minority government with the support of independent MP Peter Wellington.^[1] Her interim ministry was sworn in on 14 February 2015 by Governor Paul de Jersey.^[2]The full Palaszczuk Ministry was sworn in 2 days later. Several changes were made to the ministry on 8 December 2015, with 3 cabinet positions and one assistant ministry added.

Interim ministry

The interim ministry, a triumvirate consisting of Annastacia Palaszczuk, Jackie Trad and Curtis Pitt, was sworn in on 14 February 2015.^[3] It had only one more member than the First Whitlam Ministry, which was a duumvirate and the smallest ministry in Australia's history.

It was only the second Australian ministry in which both the Premier and Deputy Premier were women; the first was Kristina Keneally and Carmel Tebbutt in New South Wales (4 December 2009 to 28 March 2011).

The Interim Palaszczuk Ministry after the swearing-in at Government House, 14 February 2015

Portfolio	Minister
Premier Minister for Education, Training and Employment Attorney-General Minister for Justice Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister for Energy and Water Supply Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and Commonwealth Games	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy Premier Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Minister for Health Minister for Transport and Main Roads Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection Minister for Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing	Jackie Trad
Treasurer Minister for Trade Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Housing and Public Works Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs Minister Assisting the Premier	Curtis Pitt

First full ministry

The full ministry was sworn in on 16 February 2015.^[4][5] The full ministry was majority female (8 of 14), a first in Australia.^[6]

The Palaszczuk Ministry after the swearing-in at Government House, 16 February 2015

Portfolio	Minister (District)
Premier Minister for the Arts	Annastacia Palaszczuk (Inala)
Deputy Premier Minister for Transport Minister for Trade Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning	Jackie Trad (South Brisbane)
Treasurer Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships	Curtis Pitt (Mulgrave)
Minister for Health Minister for Ambulance Services	Cameron Dick (Woodridge)
Minister for Education Minister for Tourism, Major Events and Small Business Minister for the Commonwealth Games	Kate Jones (Ashgrove)
Minister for State Development Minister for Natural Resources and Mines	Anthony Lynham (Stafford)
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Minister for Training and Skills	Yvette D'Ath (Redcliffe)
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Corrective Services	Jo-Ann Miller (Bundamba)
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister for Sport and Racing	Bill Byrne (Rockhampton)
Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports Minister for Energy and Water Supply	Mark Bailey (Yeerongpilly)
Minister for Housing and Public Works Minister for Science and Innovation	Leeanne Enoch (Algester)
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef	Steven Miles (Mount Coot-tha)
Minister for Disability Services Minister for Seniors Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland	Coralee O'Rourke (Mundingburra)
Minister for Communities, Women and Youth Minister for Child Safety Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Shannon Fentiman (Waterford)
Leader of the House Assistant Minister of State Assisting the Premier	Stirling Hinchliffe (Sandgate)

First reshuffle

On 7 December 2015, Premier Palaszczuk announced several changes to the ministry, including the expansion of cabinet from 14 ministers to 17, and the inclusion of a second assistant minister.^[7] The announcement followed the resignation of the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Jo-Ann Miller.^[8] The new ministry was sworn in at Government House on December 8, 2015.^[9] Following the reshuffle, the Palaszczuk Ministry maintained its female majority (9 of 17).

Members of the reshuffled Palaszczuk Ministry at Government House, 8 December 2015

Portfolio	Minister (District)
Premier Minister for the Arts	Annastacia Palaszczuk (Inala)
Deputy Premier Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Minister for Trade and Investment	Jackie Trad (South Brisbane)
Treasurer Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister for Sport	Curtis Pitt (Mulgrave)
Minister for Health Minister for Ambulance Services	Cameron Dick (Woodridge)
Minister for Education Minister for Tourism and Major Events	Kate Jones (Ashgrove)
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Minister for Training and Skills	Yvette D'Ath (Redcliffe)
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister for Corrective Services	Bill Byrne (Rockhampton)
Minister for State Development Minister for Natural Resources and Mines	Anthony Lynham (Stafford)
Leader of the House Minister for Transport and the Commonwealth Games	Stirling Hinchliffe (Sandgate)
Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply	Mark Bailey (Yeerongpilly)
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef	Steven Miles (Mount Coot-tha)
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Racing	Grace Grace (Brisbane Central)
Minister for Disability Services Minister for Seniors Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland	Coralee O'Rourke (Mundingburra)
Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy Minister for Small Business	Leeanne Enoch (Algester)
Minister for Communities, Women and Youth Minister for Child Safety Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence	Shannon Fentiman (Waterford)
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Leanne Donaldson (Bundaberg)
Minister for Housing and Public Works	Mick de Brenni (Springwood)
Assistant Ministers
Assistant Minister of State Assisting the Premier	Mark Ryan (Morayfield)
Assistant Minister for Local Government	Jennifer Howard (Ipswich)

References

1. Frost, Pamela (13 February 2015). "Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed as Queensland Premier". The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. Killoran, Matthew; Wardill, Steven (14 February 2015). "Queensland Government: Annastacia Palaszczuk sworn in as Premier, Jackie Trad named Deputy Premier, Curtis Pitt named Treasurer". The Courier Mail (Queensland). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. Atfield, Cameron (14 February 2015). "Palaszczuk takes Premier's reins". The Age (Melbourne). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new Cabinet". Brisbane Times. 15 February 2015.
5. "Queensland's new Labor Cabinet sworn in at Government House". Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
6. "Historic day for women in Queensland". Sunshince Coast Daily. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
7. "Labor's old guard wins in reshuffle". www.brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
8. "Jo-Ann Miller quits Cabinet after demotion from Police Minister". www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
9. "Four new faces in expanded Queensland Cabinet revealed by Palaszczuk". www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 December 2015.