Added roles for Queensland cabinet shake-up
Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a suite of cabinet changes after formally winning her third term in office.
Queensland will have a minister for hydrogen and minister for rural communities as part of a suite of cabinet changes unveiled by Annastacia Palaszczuk after formally winning her third term in office.
The re-elected Labor Premier visited Government House on Wednesday to advise Governor Paul de Jersey she had the numbers to form government.
She then returned to Parliament House for a cabinet meeting to tell her ministers, including three newcomers, which portfolios they would hold. The new ministry will be sworn in on Thursday.
Meghan Scanlon, the state’s youngest ever minister, will hold the portfolios of environment and the Great Barrier Reef, and science and youth affairs.
Fellow newcomer Scott Stewart has been given the role of resources minister, one of the positions left vacant after the retirement of Anthony Lynham.
Leanne Linard, who was also newly appointed to the cabinet, will be the minister for children and youth justice, and minister for multicultural affairs.
Grace Grace will continue in the role of minister for education and industrial relations and will also be racing minister.
Mark Bailey has retained his role as transport and main roads minister. Mick de Brenni will be the minister for energy, eenewables and hydrogen, and minister for public works and procurement. His former sport portfolio will go to Stirling Hinchliffe, who will also be minister for tourism, industry development and innovation.
Di Farmer will be minister for employment and small business and minister for training and skills development, taking the roles formerly held by Shannon Fentiman, who will become the attorney-general and minister for justice, minister for women and minister for the prevention of domestic and family violence.
Mark Ryan will continue his role as police and corrective services minister, while also becoming the fire and emergency services minister.
Glenn Butcher will take the position of water minister, formerly part of the resources portfolio, alongside the role of regional development and manufacturing minister.
Leeanne Enoch will become the minister for communities and housing, minister for digital economy and minister for the arts. Mark Furner will continue on as agricultural industry development and fisheries minister, as well as the new role of minister for rural communities.
The reshuffle comes after Ms Palaszczuk on Tuesday announced changes to her senior leadership positions. Deputy Premier Steven Miles will be shifted from health to state development, infrastructure, local government and planning.
Treasurer Cameron Dick will also be investment minister and Yvette D’Ath will take the health and ambulance services role.
The Premier said the ministers would be expected to focus on Queensland’s economic recovery.
“Queenslanders expect us to get on with implementing our economic recovery plan,” she said.
“They expect the roads, schools and hospitals we need and the jobs that go with building them.
“It is our job to get on with the job and that’s exactly what we will do.”
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