Anna Bligh was sworn in as

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on 13 September 2007 with her first ministry, replacing

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, who had retired from politics, and his ministry. She subsequently won the 2009 state election with a reduced majority against the newly merged

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. Shortly thereafter, on 26 March 2009, Bligh reshuffled the ministry. She conducted a second reshuffle on 21 February 2011. Following her party's loss at the 2012 state election, she soon resigned as Premier to make way for the

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Initial ministry

The first Bligh ministry was sworn in on 13 September 2007. ;Changes * On 25 April 2008, Bligh reassigned two parliamentary secretaries.

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moved from assisting the Minister for Main Roads and Local Government to working for the Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister assisting the Premier in Western Queensland. Specifically, he was to assist on the Fair Trade portfolio, dealing with payday loans and the like.

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, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, took on the additional responsibility of Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans. * Ronan Lee defected to the Greens on 5 October 2008;

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was appointed to his former post of Parliamentary Secretary for Main Roads and Local Government on 9 October 2008.

March 2009 reshuffle

On 26 March 2009, following the 2009 election, Bligh's reshuffled ministry was sworn in.

February 2011 reshuffle

Bligh again reshuffled the ministry on 21 February 2011. ;Changes * On 22 June 2011,

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resigned to concentrate on her re-election contest in Ashgrove, fighting against Liberal National Party Leader Campbell Newman.

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took over the Environment part of her portfolio and was in turn replaced as a Deputy Government Whip by

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. The Natural Resources portion of the brief was given to

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, making her Minister for Finance, Natural Resources and The Arts. * Paul Lucas resigned as Deputy Premier (retaining his other portfolios), having announced the previous day he would stand down from politics at the next election. Andrew Fraser replaced him.

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