The Opposition in the

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comprises the largest party or coalition of parties not in

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. The Opposition's purpose is to hold the Government to account and constitute a "Government-in-waiting" should the existing Government fall. To that end, a

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and Shadow Ministers for the various government departments question the

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and Ministers on Government policy and administration, and formulate the policy the Opposition would pursue in Government. It is sometimes styled " His Majesty's Loyal Opposition" to demonstrate that although it opposes the Government, it remains loyal to the King. At times, the Opposition consisted of more than one party, notably when the

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parties (the state Nationals and Liberals) were in Opposition. Those state parties entered Opposition in 1996 and merged to form the

Liberal National Party of Queensland The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. At a federal level and in most other ...

(LNP) in 2008, National Leader

Lawrence Springborg Lawrence James Springborg (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician. He led the National Party in the Queensland Parliament from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008, before becoming the first leader of the merged Liberal National Party ...

becoming Leader of the LNP and remaining Leader of the Opposition. The current Leader of the Opposition is LNP Leader

David Crisafulli David Frank Crisafulli (born 14 April 1979) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, representing the Gold Coast-based electorate of Broadwater for the Liberal National Party. He was ...

, and

Jarrod Bleijie Jarrod Pieter Bleijie (; born 25 January 1982) is an Australian politician in the Queensland parliament. Bleijie was elected as the member for Kawana at the 2009 state election, and is the third member since the seat's inception at the 2001 ...

is the Deputy Leader.

David Janetzki David Carl Janetzki (born 28 June 1978) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established ...

was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition between November 2020 and March 2022.

Current arrangement

Following the resignation of Janetzki as deputy party leader and the election of

as the new leader, a reshuffle of the shadow ministry was undertaken on 15 March 2022. Six members of the Crisafulli Shadow Ministry are women, comprising 22% of the shadow ministry. The longest-serving Shadow Minister is Fiona Simpson MP, the Mother of the House, who has been a Member of Parliament since 1992. The shortest-serving Shadow Minister is Amanda Camm MP, who was elected as the Member for Whitsunday at the 2020 State Election.

First arrangement

The first shadow ministry was announced on 12 November 2020, with effect from 16 November. It is led by

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References

External links

Office of the Queensland Opposition
{{Government of Queensland Politics of Queensland Queensland shadow ministries

Current arrangement

First arrangement

See also

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