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| Legal status | Constitution of Queensland 2001 (Qld) s 42 |
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| Purpose | Chief decision-making body of the Queensland Government |
| Location |
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| David Crisafulli | |
Current Cabinet | Crisafulli ministry (since October 2024) |
Membership | Maximum of 19 ministers [2] |
| Website | cabinet |
The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the Government of Queensland in Australia.
The Cabinet has the same membership as the Executive Council: the Premier and ministers (including the Deputy Premier and Attorney-General). Assistant ministers, formerly called parliamentary secretaries, [n 1] are not members.
The Crisafulli Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by David Crisafulli. Crisafulli was sworn in on October 28 2024, following the 2024 Queensland State Election. [5]
On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet. Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October. [6]
| Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | Duration of tenure | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| David Crisafulli |
| 28 October 2024 | 1 November 2024 (all offices except Premier) | 9 days | Liberal National | Broadwater | ||
 | Jarrod Bleijie |
| 28 October 2024 | 1 November 2024 (all offices except those listed below) | 9 days | Kawana | ||
On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows: [7]
| Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | Duration of tenure | Party | Electorate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
| David Crisafulli |
| 28 October 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Liberal National | Broadwater | ||
| | Jarrod Bleijie |
| 28 October 2024 | Incumbent | 9 days | Kawana | ||
| David Janetzki |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Toowoomba South | |||
 | Ros Bates |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Mudgeeraba | ||
 | Tim Nicholls | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Clayfield | |||
 | Deb Frecklington |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Nanango | ||
| Dale Last |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Burdekin | |||
 | John-Paul Langbroek |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Surfers Paradise | ||
| Dan Purdie |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Ninderry | |||
| Laura Gerber |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Currumbin | |||
 | Brent Mickelberg | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Buderim | |||
| Ann Leahy |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Warrego | |||
| Sam O'Connor |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Bonney | |||
| Tony Perrett | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Gympie | ||||
| Fiona Simpson |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Maroochydore | |||
| Andrew Powell |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Glass House | |||
| Amanda Camm |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Whitsunday | |||
| Tim Mander |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Everton | |||
 | Steve Minnikin |
| 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 5 days | Chatsworth | ||
Unlike the Executive Council, which is a mechanism for advising the Governor, the Cabinet meets without the Governor and is responsible for formulating and coordinating policy. In effect, the Executive Council is a vehicle for implementing decisions made in Cabinet. [8] Individual ministers are collectively responsible for the decisions made by Cabinet, so ministers are expected to resign if unwilling to publicly support a collective decision of Cabinet. [9]
Meetings of the Cabinet are usually held on 10:00 a.m. on Mondays in the Executive Building's Cabinet Room. The Premier (or Deputy Premier in her or his absence) [9] chairs its meetings [10] and establishes its agenda. [11] All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier. [10]
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