Shadow ministry of the Australian opposition, from 1990 to 1994
The Shadow Ministry of John Hewson was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 11 April 1990 to 23 May 1994, opposing the Australian Labor Party 's Hawke–Keating government .
The shadow cabinet is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative Cabinet to the government 's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.
John Hewson became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party on 3 April 1990, and appointed his first Shadow Cabinet . He appointed a second, rearranged Shadow Cabinet after losing the 1993 election .
First arrangement
Shadow Cabinet
The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet:[1]
Colour key(for political parties)
Outer shadow ministry
Shadow minister
Portfolio
Senator Richard Alston
Shadow Minister for Social Security
Senator Michael Baume
Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage, Sport and Youth Affairs
Julian Beale MP
Shadow Minister for Privatisation
Ray Braithwaite MP
Shadow Minister for Community Services and Aged Care
Peter Costello MP
Shadow Minister for Corporate Law Reform, Consumer Affairs
Shadow Attorney-General (from 23 May 1992)
Alexander Downer MP
Shadow Minister for Trade
Shadow Minister for Trade Negotiations
David Hawker MP
Shadow Minister for Land Transport
Peter McGauran MP
Shadow Minister for Science and Technology
Senator Jocelyn Newman
Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Shadow Minister for Status of Women
Senator Warwick Parer
Shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Local Government
Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory (to 28 April 1992)
Geoff Prosser MP
Shadow Minister for Small Business, Housing and Customs
Phillip Ruddock MP
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
Senator Jim Short
Shadow Minister for Finance
Warwick Smith MP
Shadow Minister for Communications (from 25 February 1991)
Senator Grant Tambling
Shadow Minister for Regional Development, External Territories and Northern Australia
Dr Bob Woods MP
Shadow Minister for Health
Dr Michael Wooldridge MP
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Senator Ian Macdonald
Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory (from 28 April 1992)
Second arrangement
The Shadow Ministry was rearranged following the 1993 election.
Shadow Cabinet
Colour key(for political parties)
Shadow Minister
Portfolio
John Hewson MP
Dr Michael Wooldridge MP
Tim Fischer MP
John Anderson MP
Senator Robert Hill
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Senator Richard Alston
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Communications
Senator Ron Boswell
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and External Territories
Peter Costello MP
Shadow Minister for Finance
Alexander Downer MP
John Howard MP
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
David Jull MP
Shadow Minister for Tourism and Aviation
Dr David Kemp MP
Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Export Development
Senator Ian McDonald
Shadow Minister for Local Government and the Australian Capital Territory
Peter McGauran MP
Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy
Ian McLachlan MP
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and National Development
Senator Jocelyn Newman
Shadow Minister for the Family
Shadow Minister for Health
Andrew Peacock MP
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Phillip Ruddock MP
Shadow Minister for Social Security
Senator Jim Short
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Outer shadow ministry
Shadow minister
Portfolio
Kevin Andrews MP
Shadow Minister for Privatisation, Administrative Services
David Connolly MP
Shadow Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training
Chris Gallus MP
Shadow Minister for the Environment
Senator Sue Knowles
Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Senator David MacGibbon
Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Defence Science and Personnel
Peter Nugent MP
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Senator Kay Patterson
Shadow Minister for Senior Citizens and Aged Care
Michael Ronaldson MP
Shadow Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation
Bruce Scott MP
Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Development
John Sharp MP
Shadow Minister for Transport
Senator Grant Tambling
Shadow Minister for Public Housing and Community Services
Senator Amanda Vanstone
Shadow Minister for Justice
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
Daryl Williams QC MP
