Goss Ministry
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The Goss Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland
Government of Queensland
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...

, led by Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 Premier Wayne Goss
Wayne Goss
Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

. It commenced on 7 December 1989, five days after the Cooper Ministry, led by Premier Russell Cooper
Russell Cooper
Theo Russell Cooper is a former Australian National Party politician.He was Premier of Queensland for a period of 73 days, from 25 September 1989 to 7 December 1989...

 of the National Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

, was defeated at the 1989 election. The Goss Ministry was followed by the Borbidge Ministry
Borbidge Ministry
The Borbidge Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by National Party Premier Rob Borbidge and his deputy, Liberal leader Joan Sheldon....

 on 19 February 1996 following the loss by Labor of the Mundingburra by-election
Mundingburra state by-election, 1996
The Mundingburra state by-election, 1996 was a by-election held on 3 February 1996 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Mundingburra, located in the southern suburbs of Townsville...

 two weeks earlier, which deprived the Government of its majority.

First Ministry

On 7 December 1989, a ministry of 18 cabinet ministers was sworn in. It served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 16 December 1991 following the departure of Terry Mackenroth
Terry Mackenroth
Terence Michael "Terry" Mackenroth is a former Queensland Australian Labor Party politician, serving almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier....

 and Ken McElligott from the Ministry.

The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
Office Minister

Premier

Minister for Economic and Trade Development

Minister for the Arts

Minister for Police and Emergency Services (10–16 December 1991)
Wayne Goss
Wayne Goss
Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

, LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...

, MP

Deputy Premier
Deputy Premier of Queensland
The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier...



Minister for Housing

Minister for Local Government 

Minister for Health (10–16 December 1991)
Tom Burns
Tom Burns (Australian politician)
Tom Burns AO was an Australian politician who led the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996. He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996...

, MP

Leader of the House

Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Terry Mackenroth
Terry Mackenroth
Terence Michael "Terry" Mackenroth is a former Queensland Australian Labor Party politician, serving almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier....

, MP
(until 10 December 1991)

Treasurer
Treasurer of Queensland
The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:...



Minister for Regional Development (until 12 November 1990)
Keith De Lacy, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

, Dip.Agric., MP

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Sport

Minister for Racing
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs (Australian politician)
Robert James "Bob" Gibbs is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1999, representing Wolston until 1992 and Bundamba thereafter....

, MP

Minister for Transport

Minister assisting the Premier
  on Economic and Trade Development
David Hamill
David Hamill
David Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Queensland ALP politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to...

, BA(Hons), MA(Oxon), FCIT, FAICD, MP

Minister for Employment

Minister for Training

Minister for Industrial Relations
Nev Warburton
Nev Warburton
Neville George Warburton was a Queensland politician, who served as leader of the opposition from 1984 to 1988, and as a minister in the Goss Ministry from 1989 to 1992.-Early career:...

, MP

Minister for Resource Industries
Ken Vaughan
Ken Vaughan
Kenneth Hamilton "Ken" Vaughan was an Australian politician.Vaughan's father Clifford Llewelyn Vaughan, a butcher, died from blood poisoning in 1939 and he was raised by his mother, Ruby Sarah, in Richmond, attending school in Charters Towers. He was sent to Brisbane to live with his aunt in 1950...

, MP

Minister for Primary Industries
Ed Casey
Ed Casey
Edmund Denis Casey was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995...

, MP

Minister for Health
Ken McElligott, MP
(until 10 December 1991)

Minister for Education
Paul Braddy
Paul Braddy
Paul Joseph Braddy , Australian state politician, a solicitor before entering politics. He was served as an alderman in the Rockhampton City Council for three years from 1979. He entered the Queensland Parliament at a by-election for Rockhampton in 1985...

, LL.B., MP

Minister for Environment and Heritage
Pat Comben, BA, MP

Attorney-General
Attorney-General of Queensland
The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:...


Dean Wells, BA(Hons), MA, LL.B., MP

Minister for Family Services

Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs
Anne Warner, MP

Minister for Justice

Minister for Corrective Services
Glen Milliner, MP

Minister for Administrative Services
Ron McLean, MP

Minister for Manufacturing and Commerce (until 4 June 1990)

Minister for Manufacturing, Commerce and Small Business
  (4 June–12 November 1990)

Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development
  (from 12 November 1990)
Geoff Smith, MP

Minister for Land Management
Bill Eaton, MP

First Ministry (reconstituted)

The following served from 16 December 1991 until the new Ministry was constituted on 24 September 1992 after the 1992 election:
Office Minister

Premier

Minister for Economic and Trade Development

Minister for the Arts
Wayne Goss
Wayne Goss
Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

, LL.B., MP

Deputy Premier
Deputy Premier of Queensland
The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier...



Minister for Housing

Minister for Local Government
Tom Burns
Tom Burns (Australian politician)
Tom Burns AO was an Australian politician who led the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996. He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996...

, MP

Leader of the House

Treasurer
Treasurer of Queensland
The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:...



Minister for Regional Development (until 12 November 1990)
Keith De Lacy, BA, Dip.Agric., MP

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Sport

Minister for Racing
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs (Australian politician)
Robert James "Bob" Gibbs is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1999, representing Wolston until 1992 and Bundamba thereafter....

, MP

Minister for Transport

Minister assisting the Premier
  on Economic and Trade Development
David Hamill
David Hamill
David Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Queensland ALP politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to...

, BA(Hons), MA(Oxon), FCIT, FAICD, MP

Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Nev Warburton
Nev Warburton
Neville George Warburton was a Queensland politician, who served as leader of the opposition from 1984 to 1988, and as a minister in the Goss Ministry from 1989 to 1992.-Early career:...

, MP

Minister for Employment

Minister for Training

Minister for Industrial Relations
Ken Vaughan
Ken Vaughan
Kenneth Hamilton "Ken" Vaughan was an Australian politician.Vaughan's father Clifford Llewelyn Vaughan, a butcher, died from blood poisoning in 1939 and he was raised by his mother, Ruby Sarah, in Richmond, attending school in Charters Towers. He was sent to Brisbane to live with his aunt in 1950...

, MP

Minister for Primary Industries
Ed Casey
Ed Casey
Edmund Denis Casey was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995...

, MP

Minister for Education
Paul Braddy
Paul Braddy
Paul Joseph Braddy , Australian state politician, a solicitor before entering politics. He was served as an alderman in the Rockhampton City Council for three years from 1979. He entered the Queensland Parliament at a by-election for Rockhampton in 1985...

, LL.B., MP

Minister for Environment and Heritage
Pat Comben, BA, MP

Attorney-General
Attorney-General of Queensland
The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:...


Dean Wells, BA(Hons), MA, LL.B., MP

Minister for Family Services

Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs
Anne Warner, MP

Minister for Justice

Minister for Corrective Services
Glen Milliner, MP

Minister for Administrative Services
Ron McLean, MP

Minister for Manufacturing and Commerce (until 4 June 1990)

Minister for Manufacturing, Commerce and Small Business
  (4 June–12 November 1990)

Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development
  (from 12 November 1990)
Geoff Smith, MP

Minister for Land Management
Bill Eaton, MP

Minister for Health
Ken Hayward
Ken Hayward
Kenneth William "Ken" Hayward is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2009....

, BCom, Dip.Acctg., MP

Minister for Resource Industries
Tony McGrady
Tony McGrady
Anthony "Tony" McGrady is a former Australian politician. Born in Liverpool in the United Kingdom, he moved to Mount Isa in Queensland, eventually serving as its mayor. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1989 as the member for Mount Isa...

, MP

Second Ministry

On 24 September 1992, a ministry of 18 cabinet ministers was sworn in. It served until a major redistribution of portfolios on 21 February 1995.

The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
Office Minister

Premier

Minister for Economic and Trade Development
Wayne Goss
Wayne Goss
Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

, LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...

, MP

Deputy Premier
Deputy Premier of Queensland
The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier...




Minister for Administrative Services (until 18 October 1993)

Minister for Emergency Services (from 18 October 1993)

Minister for Consumer Affairs (from 18 October 1993)


Minister for Rural Communities (until 16 December 1994)

Minister assisting the Premier on Rural Affairs (from 16 December 1994)
Tom Burns
Tom Burns (Australian politician)
Tom Burns AO was an Australian politician who led the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996. He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996...

, MP

Leader of the House

Treasurer
Treasurer of Queensland
The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:...


Keith De Lacy, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

, Dip.Agric., MP

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Sport

Minister for Racing
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs (Australian politician)
Robert James "Bob" Gibbs is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1999, representing Wolston until 1992 and Bundamba thereafter....

, MP

Minister for Transport

Minister assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development
David Hamill
David Hamill
David Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Queensland ALP politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to...

, BA(Hons), MA(Oxon), FCIT, FAICD, MP

Minister for Primary Industries
Ed Casey
Ed Casey
Edmund Denis Casey was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995...

, MP

Minister for Police and Emergency Services (until 18 October 1993)

Minister for Police (from 18 October 1993)

Minister for Corrective Services (from 18 October 1993)
Paul Braddy
Paul Braddy
Paul Joseph Braddy , Australian state politician, a solicitor before entering politics. He was served as an alderman in the Rockhampton City Council for three years from 1979. He entered the Queensland Parliament at a by-election for Rockhampton in 1985...

, LL.B., MP

Minister for Education
Pat Comben, BA, MP

Minister for Housing

Minister for Local Government

Minister for Planning

Minister for Rural Communities (from 16 December 1994)
Terry Mackenroth
Terry Mackenroth
Terence Michael "Terry" Mackenroth is a former Queensland Australian Labor Party politician, serving almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier....

, MP

Attorney-General
Attorney-General of Queensland
The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:...



Minister for Justice

Minister for the Arts
Dean Wells, BA(Hons), MA, LL.B., MP

Minister for Family Services

Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs
Anne Warner, MP

Minister for Consumer Affairs (until 18 October 1993)

Minister for Corrective Services (until 18 October 1993)

Minister for Administrative Services (from 18 October 1993)
Glen Milliner, MP

Minister for Lands 
Geoff Smith, MP

Minister for Health
Ken Hayward
Ken Hayward
Kenneth William "Ken" Hayward is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2009....

, MP

Minister for Minerals and Energy
Tony McGrady
Tony McGrady
Anthony "Tony" McGrady is a former Australian politician. Born in Liverpool in the United Kingdom, he moved to Mount Isa in Queensland, eventually serving as its mayor. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1989 as the member for Mount Isa...

, MP

Minister for Employment

Minister for Training

Minister for Industrial Relations
Matt Foley
Matt Foley (Australian politician)
The Hon. Matthew Joseph "Matt" Foley is a former Australian politician. Before entering politics, he was a barrister and social worker, and sub-dean of the Social Work Faculty at Queensland University 1981–1983...

, BA, BSW, LL.B.(Hons), MP

Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development
Jim Elder
Jim Elder (politician)
James Peter "Jim" Elder is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2001, representing Manly until 1992 and Capalaba thereafter...

, MP

Minister for Environment and Heritage
Molly Robson, MP

Second Ministry (reconstructed)

On 21 February 1995, a reshuffle of portfolios took place after Pat Comben's departure from the ministry to resume his studies and enter the Anglican Church, with Warren Pitt
Warren Pitt
Frederick Warren Pitt is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009.Born in Cairns, Pitt was a school teacher before entering politics...

 being appointed in his place. The ministers below served until a new Ministry was constituted on 31 July 1995 following the 1995 election.
Office Minister

Premier

Minister for Economic and Trade Development
Wayne Goss
Wayne Goss
Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

, LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...

, MP

Deputy Premier
Deputy Premier of Queensland
The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier...



Minister for Emergency Services

Minister for Consumer Affairs

Minister assisting the Premier on Rural Affairs
Tom Burns
Tom Burns (Australian politician)
Tom Burns AO was an Australian politician who led the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996. He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996...

, MP

Leader of the House

Treasurer
Treasurer of Queensland
The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:...


Keith De Lacy, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

, Dip.Agric., MP

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Sport

Minister for Racing
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs (Australian politician)
Robert James "Bob" Gibbs is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1999, representing Wolston until 1992 and Bundamba thereafter....

, MP

Minister for Education
David Hamill
David Hamill
David Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Queensland ALP politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to...

, BA(Hons), MA(Oxon), FCIT, FAICD, MP

Minister for Primary Industries
Ed Casey
Ed Casey
Edmund Denis Casey was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995...

, MP

Minister for Police

Minister for Corrective Services
Paul Braddy
Paul Braddy
Paul Joseph Braddy , Australian state politician, a solicitor before entering politics. He was served as an alderman in the Rockhampton City Council for three years from 1979. He entered the Queensland Parliament at a by-election for Rockhampton in 1985...

, LL.B., MP

Minister for Housing

Minister for Local Government

Minister for Planning

Minister for Rural Communities
Terry Mackenroth
Terry Mackenroth
Terence Michael "Terry" Mackenroth is a former Queensland Australian Labor Party politician, serving almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier....

, MP

Attorney-General
Attorney-General of Queensland
The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:...



Minister for Justice

Minister for the Arts
Dean Wells, BA(Hons), MA, LL.B., MP

Minister for Family Services

Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs
Anne Warner, MP

Minister for Administrative Services
Glen Milliner, MP

Minister for Lands
Geoff Smith, MP

Minister for Transport

Minister assisting the Premier
  on Economic and Trade Development
Ken Hayward
Ken Hayward
Kenneth William "Ken" Hayward is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2009....

, MP

Minister for Minerals and Energy
Tony McGrady
Tony McGrady
Anthony "Tony" McGrady is a former Australian politician. Born in Liverpool in the United Kingdom, he moved to Mount Isa in Queensland, eventually serving as its mayor. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1989 as the member for Mount Isa...

, MP

Minister for Employment

Minister for Training

Minister for Industrial Relations
Matt Foley
Matt Foley (Australian politician)
The Hon. Matthew Joseph "Matt" Foley is a former Australian politician. Before entering politics, he was a barrister and social worker, and sub-dean of the Social Work Faculty at Queensland University 1981–1983...

, BA, BSW, LL.B.(Hons), MP

Minister for Health
Jim Elder
Jim Elder (politician)
James Peter "Jim" Elder is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2001, representing Manly until 1992 and Capalaba thereafter...

, MP

Minister for Environment and Heritage
Molly Robson, MP

Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development
Warren Pitt
Warren Pitt
Frederick Warren Pitt is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009.Born in Cairns, Pitt was a school teacher before entering politics...

, MP

Third Ministry

On 31 July 1995, a new ministry of 18 cabinet ministers was sworn in, returning Ken McElligott to the ministry and replacing four who had retired at the election. It served until the defeat of the Government in a vote of no-confidence on 19 February 1996 following the Mundingburra by-election
Mundingburra state by-election, 1996
The Mundingburra state by-election, 1996 was a by-election held on 3 February 1996 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Mundingburra, located in the southern suburbs of Townsville...

.
Office Minister

Premier

Minister for Economic and Trade Development
Wayne Goss
Wayne Goss
Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

, LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...

, MP

Deputy Premier
Deputy Premier of Queensland
The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier...



Minister for Tourism

Minister for Sport

Minister for Youth
Tom Burns
Tom Burns (Australian politician)
Tom Burns AO was an Australian politician who led the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996. He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996...

, MP

Leader of the House

Treasurer
Treasurer of Queensland
The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:...


Keith De Lacy, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

, Dip.Agric., MP

Minister for Primary Industries

Minister for Racing
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs (Australian politician)
Robert James "Bob" Gibbs is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1999, representing Wolston until 1992 and Bundamba thereafter....

, MP

Minister for Housing

Minister for Local Government

Minister for Planning

Minister for Rural Communities

Minister for Provision of Infrastructure
   for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

(from 12 December 1995:)
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Terry Mackenroth
Terry Mackenroth
Terence Michael "Terry" Mackenroth is a former Queensland Australian Labor Party politician, serving almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier....

, MP

Minister for Education
David Hamill
David Hamill
David Hamill born at Ipswich, Queensland on 18 September 1957, is a former Queensland ALP politician, who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development, Minister for Education and Treasurer. He was elected to...

, BA(Hons), MA(Oxon), FCIT, FAICD, MP

Minister for Transport

Minister assisting the Premier
  on Economic and Trade Development
Jim Elder
Jim Elder (politician)
James Peter "Jim" Elder is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2001, representing Manly until 1992 and Capalaba thereafter...

, MP

Minister for Police

Minister for Corrective Services
Paul Braddy
Paul Braddy
Paul Joseph Braddy , Australian state politician, a solicitor before entering politics. He was served as an alderman in the Rockhampton City Council for three years from 1979. He entered the Queensland Parliament at a by-election for Rockhampton in 1985...

, LL.B., MP

Minister for Health
Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...

, BA, LL.B., MA, MP

Attorney-General
Attorney-General of Queensland
The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:...



Minister for Justice

Minister for Industrial Relations

Minister for the Arts
Matt Foley
Matt Foley (Australian politician)
The Hon. Matthew Joseph "Matt" Foley is a former Australian politician. Before entering politics, he was a barrister and social worker, and sub-dean of the Social Work Faculty at Queensland University 1981–1983...

, BA, BSW, LL.B.(Hons), MP

Minister for Administrative Services
Glen Milliner, MP

Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development
Ken Hayward
Ken Hayward
Kenneth William "Ken" Hayward is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2009....

, MP

Minister for Minerals and Energy
Tony McGrady
Tony McGrady
Anthony "Tony" McGrady is a former Australian politician. Born in Liverpool in the United Kingdom, he moved to Mount Isa in Queensland, eventually serving as its mayor. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1989 as the member for Mount Isa...

, MP

Minister for Environment and Heritage
Tom Barton, MP

Minister for Employment and Training

Minister assisting the Premier on Public Service Matters
Wendy Edmond
Wendy Edmond
Wendy Marjorie Edmond, née Wood is a former Australian politician. Born in Bundaberg, she was a nuclear medicine technologist before entering politics. She was also a member of Amnesty International and the Wildlife Preservation Society, and had served as president of the Rainsworth Branch of the...

, DipRadiog, DipNuclMed, MP

Minister for Lands
Ken McElligott, MP

Minister for Family and Community Services

Minister assisting the Premier on the Status of Women
Margaret Woodgate, MP

Minister for Emergency Services

Minister for Consumer Affairs
Ken Davies
Ken Davies (politician)
Ken Davies is an Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Mundingburra, Queensland state, for the Labor Party. He was first elected in 1989. For six years, he was the head of the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commission, and then was promoted to cabinet, in a junior...

, MP
(until 12 December 1995)
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