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22 Apr 2009 Appointments 25
The Honourable Neil Stuart Roberts, to be Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services;
The Honourable Craig Andrew Wallace, to be Minister for Main Roads;
The Honourable Timothy Sean Mulherin, to be Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional
Queensland;
The Honourable Desley Carole Boyle, to be Minister for Local Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Partnerships;
The Honourable Stirling James Hinchliffe, to be Minister for Infrastructure and Planning;
The Honourable Rachel Genevieve Nolan, to be Minister for Transport;
The Honourable Peter Joseph Lawlor, to be Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading;
The Honourable Philip Gerard Reeves, to be Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport;
The Honourable Karen Lee Struthers, to be Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women;
The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk, to be Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs;
The Honourable Kate Jennifer Jones, to be Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability; and
The Honourable Cameron Robert Dick, to be Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations, and
(d) Also appointed those Ministers to be members of the Executive Council.
I also inform the House that on 2 April 2009, in accordance with the Constitution of Queensland 2001, Her Excellency the
Governor, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council, appointed—
Judith Caroline Spence MP to be Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Minister for the Arts.
In addition, on 9 April 2009, in accordance with the same provisions, the Governor in Council appointed—
Murray Patrick Watt MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Health;
Janice Heather Jarratt MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Employment and Economic Development;
Michael Wai-Man Choi MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources, Water and Energy and Trade;
Julie Maree Attwood MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs;
Carolyn Therese Male MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Education;
Peta-Kaye Croft MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services;
Simon David Finn MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations; and
Stephen Peter Arthur Wettenhall MP to be Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism.
I also inform the House that, in accordance with the Constitution of Queensland 2001, Her Excellency the Governor, acting by and
with the advice of the Executive Council, approved:
• on 26 March 2009, Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 2009; and
• on 16 April 2009, Administrative Arrangements Amendment Order (No. 1) 2009.
I lay upon the table of the House copies of the relevant notifications from the Queensland Government Gazette.
Tabled paper: Extraordinary Queensland Government Gazette, dated Thursday, 9 April 2009 [69].
Tabled paper: Extraordinary Queensland Government Gazette, dated Thursday, 26 March 2009 [70].
Leader of the House
Hon. AM BLIGH (South Brisbane—ALP) (Premier and Minister for the Arts) (9.34 am): I have to
inform the House that arrangements have been made, and the honourable Speaker informed
accordingly, for Ms Judy Spence, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Minister for the Arts and
member for Sunnybank, to be Leader of the House.
Government Whip and Deputy Government Whips
Hon. AM BLIGH (South Brisbane—ALP) (Premier and Minister for the Arts) (9.35 am): I have to
inform the House that Mrs Margaret Keech has been appointed Government Whip and Ms Betty
Kiernan and Ms Vicky Darling have been appointed deputy government whips.
Opposition
Mr LANGBROEK (Surfers Paradise—LNP) (Leader of the Opposition) (9.35 am): I seek leave to
present the opposition appointments to the House at a later stage.
Leave granted.