Manager of Government Business in the Senate

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In the Parliament of Australia, the Manager of Government Business in the Senate is a government member, usually a minister, whose responsibilities include negotiating with the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate regarding proceedings in the Australian Senate. Among other things, negotiations would involve the order in which Government bills and other items of business, the time allotted for debate, and the timing of Opposition business. The position is distinct to that of Leader of the Government in the Senate and party whip, each of which also have deputy positions.

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ManagerTerm beganTerm endedPortfolioPartyPrime Minister
  Doug McClelland [1] Doug McClelland 1973.jpg 9 July 197411 November 1975Labor Gough Whitlam
None11 November 197521 April 1983 Malcolm Fraser
Don Grimes [2] No image.svg 21 April 198317 February 1987Labor Bob Hawke
Gareth Evans [3] GarethEvans-crop.JPG 17 February 19872 September 1988
Labor
Robert Ray [4] Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Ray).jpg 2 September 19884 June 1991Labor
Bob McMullan [5] Bob McMullan.jpg 4 June 199124 March 1993Parliamentary SecretaryLabor
Paul Keating
John Faulkner [6] Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Faulkner).png 24 March 199311 March 1996Labor
Rod Kemp [7] Senator Kemp b.jpg 17 March 19966 November 1996
  • Parliamentary Secretary (to Oct 1996)
  • Minister Assisting the Treasurer (from Oct 1996)
Liberal John Howard
Ian Campbell [8] No image.svg 6 November 199617 November 2004
Liberal
Chris Ellison [9] Chris Ellison.jpg 17 November 20049 March 2007 Minister for Justice and Customs Liberal
Eric Abetz [10] Senator Eric Abetz crop.jpg 9 March 20073 December 2007 Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation Liberal
Joe Ludwig [11] [12] Joe Ludwig Portrait 2008.JPG 12 December 200714 December 2011Labor Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Mark Arbib [13] Mark Arbib Portrait 2009.JPG 14 December 20115 March 2012Labor
Jacinta Collins [14] [15] Jacinta Collins.jpeg 5 March 20127 September 2013
Labor
Kevin Rudd
Mitch Fifield [16] [17] Mitch Fifield.jpg 18 September 201320 December 2017Liberal Tony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Simon Birmingham [18] Simon Birmingham.jpg 20 December 201723 August 2018Liberal
Mitch Fifield [16] [17] Mitch Fifield.jpg 26 August 201829 May 2019Liberal Scott Morrison
Anne Ruston Anne Ruston 2018-11-21.jpg 29 May 2019 [19] 23 May 2022Liberal
Katy Gallagher Katy Gallagher 2022.jpg 1 June 2022 [20] Incumbent
Labor Anthony Albanese

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References

  1. Australian Parliamentary Library. "McClelland, Douglas (1926–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Grimes, Don". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Evans, Gareth (1944–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Ray, Robert, (Robert Francis) (1947–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. Australian Parliamentary Library. "McMullan, Bob (1947–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Faulkner, John". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Kemp, Rod, (Charles Roderick) (1944–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  8. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Campbell, Ian, (Ian Gordon) (1959–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  9. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Ellison, Chris (1954–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  10. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Abetz, Eric". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  11. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Ludwig, Joseph William, (the Hon) (1959–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  12. "Biography for Ludwig, the Hon. Joseph William". Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  13. "Biography for Arbib, the Hon. Mark Victor". Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  14. Australian Parliamentary Library. "Collins, Jacinta". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  15. "Biography for Collins, the Hon. Jacinta Mary Ann". Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  16. 1 2 Australian Parliamentary Library. "Fifield, Mitchell Peter (1967–)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  17. 1 2 "Biography for Fifield, Mitchell (Mitch) Peter". Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  18. "Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  19. "Senator the Hon Anne Ruston". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  20. "Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 6 June 2022.