The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the Government of Queensland in Australia.
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| Legal status | Constitution of Queensland 2001 (Qld) s 42 |
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| Purpose | Chief decision-making body of the Queensland Government |
| Location |
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| David Crisafulli | |
Current Cabinet | Crisafulli ministry (since October 2024) |
Membership | Maximum of 19 ministers[2] |
| Website | cabinet |
Composition
editThe 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
editThe Crisafulli Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by David Crisafulli. Crisafulli was sworn in on October 28 2024, following the 2024 Queensland State Election.[5]
Cabinet outlook
editInitial composition
editOn 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet. Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October.[6]
| Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | Duration of tenure | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| David Crisafulli |
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28 October 2024 | 1 November 2024 (all offices except Premier) | 13 days | Liberal National | Broadwater | ||
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Jarrod Bleijie |
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28 October 2024 | 1 November 2024 (all offices except those listed below) | 13 days | Kawana | ||
Full ministry
editOn 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows:[7]
| Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | Duration of tenure | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| David Crisafulli |
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28 October 2024 | Incumbent | 13 days | Liberal National | Broadwater | ||
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Jarrod Bleijie |
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28 October 2024 | Incumbent | 13 days | Kawana | ||
| David Janetzki |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Toowoomba South | |||
|
Ros Bates |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Mudgeeraba | ||
|
Tim Nicholls | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Clayfield | |||
|
Deb Frecklington |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Nanango | ||
| Dale Last |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Burdekin | |||
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John-Paul Langbroek |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Surfers Paradise | ||
| Dan Purdie |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Ninderry | |||
| Laura Gerber |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Currumbin | |||
|
Brent Mickelberg | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Buderim | |||
| Ann Leahy |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Warrego | |||
| Sam O'Connor |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Bonney | |||
| Tony Perrett | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Gympie | ||||
| Fiona Simpson |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Maroochydore | |||
| Andrew Powell |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Glass House | |||
| Amanda Camm |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Whitsunday | |||
| Tim Mander |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Everton | |||
|
Steve Minnikin |
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1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Chatsworth | ||
Role
editUnlike 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.[8] 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.[9]
Meetings
editMeetings 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)[9] chairs its meetings[10] and establishes its agenda.[11] All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier.[10]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In establishing his ministry, Campbell Newman renamed them assistant ministers as he believed the term more easily understood.[3] The Constitution of Queensland Act 2001 and other statutes still use the name parliamentary secretaries.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Games Funding Deal Doubt". The Courier Mail. News Corp Australia. 5 November 2024. pp. 8–9.
- ^ Constitution of Queensland 2001 (Qld) s 43
- ^ "Newman appoints familiar faces". Brisbane Times. 27 March 2012.
- ^ Constitution of Queensland Act 2001, section 24.
- ^ "David Crisafulli sworn in as Queensland premier — as it happened". ABC News. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ McKay, Jack (28 October 2024). "David Crisafulli sworn in as Queensland premier — as it happened". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Premier David Crisafulli reveals new Queensland cabinet moments before swearing in ceremony begins". ABC News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "6.3 Approval Process". Executive Council Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b "1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b "1.3 Ministers". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
- ^ "4.3 Determination of the business list for Cabinet meetings". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.