Who are our newly elected Senior Federal Labor Ministers
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stated that his government would have a hands on approach to tackling the main issues concerning all Australians.
If these Ministers don’t perform the Prime Minister has promised they will be re- allocated to the backbench.
The PM has also stated that his ministers are not to have shares or be shareholders in any
Business and or projects that have government contracts.
Minister’s upon leaving office cannot work for or act as consultants to business under Government contracts for a minimum period of 2 years .
Senior Cabinet Ministers
Kevin Rudd says about his ministers – They will bring life experiences as labourers/ nursing home workers/ experiences with the ‘Big Bods’at the top end of town and the life experiences as the sons and daughters of working families who struggled to give them opportunities in life.
Julia Gillard [Deputy Prime Minister/Education / Workplace Relations ]
Wayne Swan [Treasurer]
Lindsay Tanner [Finance / Deregulation Minister]
John Faulkner [ Special Minister of State / Cabinet Secretary / Vice President Executive Council ]
Chris Evans [ Immigration and Citizenship/ Leader in the Senate ]
Bill Shorten [ Community Services and Housing ] ‘The Messiah’
Peter Garrett [ Environment/Heritage and Arts]
Simon Creen [ Trade ]
Nicola Roxon [ Health ]
Anthony Albanese [ Infrastructure/Transport/Regional Development/Local Gov ]
Kate Ellis [ Youth and Sport ]
Stephen Conroy [ Broadband/digital Communications ]
Stephen Smith [ Foreign Minister ]
Robert McCelland [ Attorney General ]
Joel Fitzgibbon [ Defence ]
Tony Burke [ Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries ]
Warren Snowden [ Defence Science and Personnel ]
Martin Ferguson [ Tourism/Resources/Energy ]
Justine Elliot [ Ageing Care ]
Penny Wong [ Water / Climate Change ]
Chris Bowen [ Consumer Affairs/Competition Policy/Assistant Treasurer ]
Tanya Plibersek [ Housing and Womens Affairs]
Brendan O’Connor [ Employment Participation]
Allan Griffin [ Veterans Affairs ]
Nick Sherry [ Superannuation and Corporate Governance ]
Bob Debus [ Home Affairs ]
Kim Carr [ Innovation / Science/ Research ]
Joe Ludwig [ Human Services/ Manager of Government Business in Senate ]
Craig Emerson [ Small Business/Independent Contractors and Services Economy ]
Michael Jeffery [ Governor General ]
** We will be closely following the performance of these Elected Politicians to ensure that they act in the best interest of all Australians.