Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia)

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Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Incumbent
Alex Hawke
since 28 May 2025
Appointer Opposition leader

The Manager of Opposition Business in the House, sometimes called Opposition Leader of the House, [1] is the member of the Australian Official Opposition Shadow Ministry responsible for negotiating with the Leader of the House regarding proceedings in the Australian House of Representatives. Among other things, the topics of negotiation are the order in which Government bills and other items of business are taken, the time allotted for debate, and the timing of Opposition business. [2]

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The Manager of Opposition Business in the House and the Deputy Manager are appointed by the Opposition leader. The duties of the Deputy Manager of Opposition Business are largely contingent, coming into play only when the Manager of Opposition Business is absent from the House or is on leave. When this happens, the deputy is referred to as Acting Manager of Opposition Business.

Three managers of Opposition Business in the House, John Howard, Julia Gillard, and Anthony Albanese, went on to become Prime Ministers.

Another future Prime Minister, Tony Abbott stepped in as Acting Manager in 2009 in the absence of Christopher Pyne. [3]

List

The Managers of Opposition Business since 1974 are as follows:

OrderManagerPartyLeader of the OppositionTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Ian Sinclair National Country Billy Snedden 14 June 197421 March 19751 year, 150 days
Malcolm Fraser 21 March 197511 November 1975
2 Gordon Scholes Labor Gough Whitlam 27 January 197622 December 19771 year, 336 days
Bill Hayden 22 December 197729 December 1977
3 Mick Young 29 December 197711 February 19802 years, 44 days
4 Chris Hurford 11 February 19807 November 1980270 days
5 Lionel Bowen 10 November 19803 February 19832 years, 121 days
Bob Hawke 3 February 198311 March 1983
(1) Ian Sinclair National Andrew Peacock 16 March 19835 September 19854 years, 43 days
John Howard 5 September 198528 April 1987
6 John Spender Liberal 29 April 198714 August 1987107 days
7 Wal Fife 14 August 19879 May 19894 years, 283 days
Andrew Peacock 9 May 19893 April 1990
John Hewson 3 April 199023 May 1992
8 Warwick Smith 23 May 19928 February 1993261 days
9 John Howard 7 April 199323 May 19941 year, 298 days
Alexander Downer 23 May 199430 January 1995
10 Peter Reith John Howard 31 January 199511 March 19961 year, 40 days
11 Simon Crean Labor Kim Beazley 20 March 199620 October 19982 years, 214 days
12 Bob McMullan 20 October 199825 November 20013 years, 36 days
13 Wayne Swan Simon Crean 25 November 200116 June 20031 year, 203 days
14 Mark Latham 16 June 20038 December 2003165 days
15 Julia Gillard Mark Latham 8 December 200318 January 20053 years, 2 days
Kim Beazley 18 January 200510 December 2006
16 Anthony Albanese Kevin Rudd 10 December 20063 December 2007358 days
17 Joe Hockey Liberal Brendan Nelson 2 December 200716 September 20081 year, 76 days
Malcolm Turnbull 16 September 200816 February 2009
18 Christopher Pyne 16 February 20091 December 20094 years, 214 days
Tony Abbott 1 December 200918 September 2013
19 Tony Burke Labor Bill Shorten 18 October 201330 May 20198 years, 217 days
Anthony Albanese 30 May 201923 May 2022
20 Paul Fletcher Liberal Peter Dutton 5 June 2022 [4] 25 January 20252 years, 234 days
21 Michael Sukkar 25 January 20253 May 2025200 days

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Parliamentary Library. "Ian McCahon Sinclair". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "The House, Government, and Opposition" Archived 4 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine , House of Representatives Infosheet No. 19, October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Abbott takes a warm glow into winter quarters". 27 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Fletcher welcomes Shadow Cabinet appointment". Paul Fletcher MP.


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