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. It commenced on 19 February 1996 after the Goss Ministry, led by Premier Wayne Goss of the Labor Party, resigned following the loss of the Mundingburra by-election two weeks earlier. The Coalition party leaders were sworn in by the Governor of Queensland as a two-member cabinet. A week later, on 26 February 1996, they resigned so that a full ministry could be sworn in. The Borbidge Ministry was followed by the Beattie Ministry on 26 June 1998 upon the Government's defeat at the 1998 election.
First Ministry
On 26 February 1996, a full ministry of 18 cabinet ministers (consisting of 12 Nationals and 6 Liberals) and 3 parliamentary secretaries was sworn in. It served until the end of the Ministry on 26 June 1998 following the 1998 election.
The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party.
Office | Minister |
---|---|
Rob Borbidge, MP | |
Deputy Premier |
Joan Sheldon, BPhysio, MP |
Leader of the House |
Kev Lingard, BEdSt, BA, AEd, MP (until 13 February 1998) |
Attorney-General |
Denver Beanland, MP |
Minister for Police and Corrective Services |
Russell Cooper, MP |
Minister for Health |
Mike Horan, MP |
Minister for Education |
Bob Quinn, DipTeach, MP |
Minister for Economic Development and Trade |
Doug Slack, MP |
Minister for Tourism |
Bruce Davidson, MP |
Minister for Environment and Heritage |
Brian Littleproud, DipTeach, MP |
Minister for Primary Industries |
Trevor Perrett, MP (until 13 February 1998) |
Minister for Local Government and Planning |
Di McCauley, BA, MP |
Minister for Training |
Santo Santoro, BA, BEcon(Hons), MP |
Minister for Natural Resources |
Howard Hobbs, MP (until 13 February 1998) |
Minister for Transport |
Vaughan Johnson, MP |
Minister for Public Works and Housing |
Ray Connor, MP (until 28 April 1997) |
Minister for Emergency Services |
Mick Veivers, MP |
Minister for Public Works and Housing |
Dr David Watson, BCom(Hons), AAUQ (Qld), MA, PhD, FCPA, FCA, MP (from 28 April 1997) |
Minister for Primary Industries |
Marc Rowell, MP (from 16 February 1998) |
Minister for Natural Resources |
Lawrence Springborg, MP (from 16 February 1998) |
Minister for Families |
Naomi Wilson, BEd, DipTeach, MP (from 16 February 1998) |
Parliamentary Secretaries |
Mark Stoneman |
References
- All information about ministries was sourced from Ministries from December 1989, extracted from the Queensland Parliamentary Handbook.
- All information about events was sourced from the "Australian Political Chronicle" in various instalments of the Australian Journal of Politics and History.
Preceded by Goss Ministry |
Borbidge Ministry 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Beattie Ministry |