Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Queensland) explained

The Manager of Opposition Business in the House, also known as the Leader of Opposition Business in the House, is a member of the Shadow Cabinet of Queensland responsible for working with the Leader of the House on the management and scheduling of business in the Legislative Assembly. The holder of the post is ex officio a member of the Committee of the Legislative Assembly unless the position is designated to another Opposition member. The Committee has responsibility for the way the body is run.[1] The Leader of Opposition Business is one of the few Opposition members to receive a government salary in addition to that earned as a member of Parliament.[2]

List of officeholders

Notes
NameTerm beganTerm endedPartyLeader of the Opposition
Keith Wright[3] 19781980LaborTom Burns
Ed Casey
Bill Prest[4] 5 March 198120 October 1982[5] Labor
Brian Davis[6] 20 October 198229 August 1984LaborKeith Wright
Bill Prest29 August 19842 December 1989[7] LaborNev Warburton
Wayne Goss
Kev Lingard[8] 1 March 1990[9] 19 September 1992The NationalsRussell Cooper
Rob Borbidge
Tony Fitzgerald[10] 5 November 1992[11] 19 February 1996[12] National
Terry Mackenroth[13] 27 February 199619 May 1998LaborPeter Beattie
Denver Beanland[14] 30 July 199817 February 2001LiberalRob Borbidge
Kev Lingard12 March 200129 January 2007NationalMike Horan
Lawrence Springborg
Jeff Seeney[15]
Stuart Copeland[16] 29 January 200730 September 2008National
Lawrence Springborg
John-Paul Langbroek[17] 30 September 200821 March 2009Liberal National
Jeff Seeney[18] 6 April 200923 March 2011Liberal NationalJohn-Paul Langbroek
David Gibson[19] 23 March 201111 April 2011Liberal National
Rosemary Menkens[20] 11 April 201119 February 2012Liberal NationalJeff Seeney (Opp)
Campbell Newman (LNP)[21]
Curtis Pitt[22] 19 April 201231 January 2015LaborAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Ray Stevens31 January 20159 May 2016Liberal NationalLawrence Springborg
Jeff Seeney9 May 201625 November 2017Liberal NationalTim Nicholls
Jarrod Bleijie15 December 201714 March 2022Liberal NationalDeb Frecklington
David Crisafulli
Andrew Powell14 March 20221 October 2024Liberal NationalDavid Crisafulli
Mick de Brenni8 November 2024currentLaborSteven Miles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, s 79A et seq.
  2. Web site: Queensland MPs to receive 2.5% salary increase in line with Government's wage policy . Government of Queensland . 7 October 2011 . 21 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321160444/http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=77008 . dead .
  3. Web site: Member biography: Keith Webb Wright . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  4. Web site: Member biography: William George Prest . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  5. Despite the references to July 1982 in the biographies of Prest and Davis, no change regarding the Leader of Opposition Business was announced in August when Parliament first sat after a four-month recess. In addition, Wright replaced Casey as Leader of the Opposition on 20 October and announced he had appointed Davis the following day.
  6. Web site: Member biography: Brian John Davis . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  7. Labor won the 1989 election on 2 December.
  8. Web site: Member biography: Kevin Rowson Lingard . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  9. Queensland, Legislative Assembly, Weekly Hansard, 1 March 1990 at 31.
  10. Web site: Member biography: Andrew Anthony Fitzgerald . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  11. Queensland, Legislative Assembly, Weekly Hansard, 5 November 1992 at 29.
  12. Following the Mundingburra by-election on 3 February 1996, the ALP and Coalition each had 44 members. On 19 February, Wayne Goss resigned as Premier and Borbide was sworn in his stead, following independent MP Liz Cunningham's decision to support the Coalition.
  13. Web site: Member biography: Hon. Terrence Michael Mackenroth . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  14. Web site: Member biography: Denver Edward Beanland . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  15. Dates for Seeney, Langbroek, Gibson, and Menkens are taken from their parliamentary biographies, which are currently unavailable at the Parliamentary Library website because of the election.
  16. Web site: Member biography: Stuart William Copeland . 23 March 2012 . Re-Member . Parliament of Queensland.
  17. Web site: Current Member biography: John-Paul Langroek . 2 May 2012 . Parliament of Queensland.
  18. Web site: Current Member biography: Jeffrey (Jeff) Seeney . 2 May 2012 . Parliament of Queensland.
  19. Web site: Current Member biography: David Gibson . 2 May 2012 . Parliament of Queensland.
  20. Web site: Current Member biography: Rosemary Menkens . 2 May 2012 . Parliament of Queensland.
  21. Newman as LNP leader appointed Menkens, but because Newman did not have a seat in Parliament, Seeney was Leader of the Opposition
  22. Web site: Current Member biography: Curtis Pitt . 2 May 2012 . Parliament of Queensland.

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