The 45th Parliament
Shadow Ministry
11 October 2016 - 24 October 2017
Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Hon Bill Shorten MP
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Education
Shadow Minister for Women
Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Special Minister of State
Shadow Minister for Sport
Senator the Hon Don Farrell
Shadow Treasurer
Hon Chris Bowen MP
Shadow Minister for Small Business and Financial Services
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
Senator Katy Gallagher
Shadow Minister for Environment and Water
Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia
Shadow Minister for the Arts
Manager of Opposition Business (House)
Hon Tony Burke MP
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development
Shadow Minister for TAFE and Vocational Education
Hon Kate Ellis MP
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Hon Mark Butler MP
Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services
Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Shadow Minister for Defence
Hon Richard Marles MP
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Shadow Minister for Tourism
Hon Anthony Albanese MP
Shadow Minister for Finance
Dr Jim Chalmers MP
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Hon Brendan O’Connor MP
Shadow Attorney General
Shadow Minister for National Security
Deputy Manager of Opposition Business (House)
Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
Hon Shayne Neumann MP
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Senator the Hon Kim Carr
Shadow Minister for Communications
Michelle Rowland MP
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Australia
Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP
Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment
Hon Jason Clare MP
Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare
Hon Catherine King MP
Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health
Hon Julie Collins MP
Outer Shadow Ministry
Shadow Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships
Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness
Senator the Hon Doug Cameron
Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Senator Claire Moore
Shadow Assistant Treasurer
Shadow Minister for Competition and Productivity
Shadow Minister for Charities and Not-for-profits
Shadow Minister for Trade in Services
Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP
Shadow Minister for Human Services
Hon Linda Burney MP
Shadow Minister for Disability and Carers
Senator Carol Brown
Shadow Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Personnel
Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Shadow Minister for Regional Communications
Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
Stephen Jones MP
Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy
Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Workforce Participation
Ed Husic MP
Shadow Minister for Justice
Clare O'Neil MP
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
Tim Hammond MP
Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries
Shadow Assistant Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Senator Patrick Dodson
Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Shadow Assistant Minister for Early Childhood
Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia
Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins
Shadow Assistant Minister for Preventing Family Violence
Shadow Assistant Minister for Universities
Shadow Assistant Minister for Equality
Terri Butler MP
Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader (Tasmania)
Shadow Assistant Minister for Ageing
Senator Helen Polley
Shadow Assistant Minister for Schools
Andrew Giles MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury
Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Small Business
Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia
Julie Owens MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change
Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure
Pat Conroy MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Families and Communities
Senator Louise Pratt
Shadow Assistant Minister for Centenary of ANZAC
Shadow Assistant Minister for External Affairs
Shadow Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
Shadow Assistant Minister for Northern Australia
Hon Warren Snowdon MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence Personnel
Gai Brodtmann MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Industry and Support
The Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM, MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Science
Nick Champion MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Australia
Lisa Chesters MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Medicare
Tony Zappia MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Innovation
Shadow Assistant for Mental Health
Deborah O’Neill