The Shadow Ministry of Matthew Guy was the

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opposition, opposing the Andrews government in the

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, Australia.

Matthew Guy Matthew Jason Guy (born 6 March 1974) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia Member of the Parliament of Victoria since 2006, representing Northern Metropolitan Region in the Legislative Council (2006–2014) an ...

held the position of opposition leader twice, first from 4 December 2014 until 6 December 2018, following his loss in the

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, and then again from 7 September 2021 until 8 December 2022 when he defeated his successor, Michael O'Brien in a leadership spill. The shadow cabinet was made up of the caucuses from the Liberal Party and Nationals. The shadow ministry was replaced by the shadow ministry of John Pesutto after Pesutto succeeded Guy as Liberal Party leader in December 2022.

Second term

Final arrangement

A reshuffle of the shadow ministry was announced on 25 February 2022, with the reinstatement of former Leader of the Opposition Michael O'Brien to the frontbench. He was appointed to role of the shadow attorney-general, replacing

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Second arrangement

In October 2021,

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resigned from the shadow cabinet after he crashed his car while driving under the influence of alcohol. Shadow children and students minister

and shadow treasurer David Davis replaced Smith as shadow attorney-general and shadow finance minister respectively. Only the portfolios held by Bach and Davis are shown below.

First arrangement

Guy unveiled his shadow ministry for his second term as opposition leader on 12 September 2021.

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