Queensland Government

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Queensland Government
Queensland Government logo.svg
Overview
Established
StateFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Leader Premier (David Crisafulli)
Appointed by Governor (Jeannette Young)
Main organ Cabinet
Ministries22 government departments [1]
Responsible to Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Annual budgetIncrease2.svg $87.6 billion (2023–24) [2]
Headquarters 1 William Street, Brisbane
Website qld.gov.au

The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. [3] The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution. Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government.

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Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch, Charles III), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Cabinet. The Cabinet is the government's chief policy-making organ which consists of the premier and all ministers. Each minister is responsible for exercising policy and legislation through the respective state government department.

The headquarters for each government department are located in the capital city of Brisbane, with most government departments based at 1 William Street, a purpose-built skyscraper in Brisbane CBD.

Executive and judicial powers

Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Queensland, which consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Queensland, and the one house, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. De jure executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the Governor and senior minister, but is exercised de facto by the state cabinet.

The Governor, as representative of the Crown, is the formal repository of power, which is exercised by him or her on the advice of the Premier of Queensland and the Cabinet. The Premier and Ministers are appointed by the Governor, and hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly. Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Queensland and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Australian Constitution.

Current Ministry

On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet, however which portfolios will be assigned to each of them is unknown. [4] Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October. [5] On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows: [6]

PortraitMinisterPortfolioTook officeLeft officeDuration of tenureParty Electorate
Cabinet Ministers
David Crisafulli
28 October 2024 Incumbent 69 daysLiberal National Broadwater
Jarrod Bleijie.jpg Jarrod Bleijie
  • Deputy Premier
  • Minister for State Development and Infrastructure
  • Minister for Industrial Relations
28 October 2024 Incumbent 69 days Kawana
David Janetzki
  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Energy
  • Minister for Homes
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Toowoomba South
RosBatesT1.jpg Ros Bates
  • Minister for Finance and Trade
  • Minister for Employment and Training
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Mudgeeraba
TimNicholls2023.png Tim Nicholls 1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Clayfield
Deb Frecklington headshot crop narrow.jpg Deb Frecklington
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Nanango
Dale Last
  • Minister for Natural Resources and Mines
  • Minister for Manufacturing
  • Minister for Rural and Regional Development
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Burdekin
John-Paul Langbroek 2021 (cropped).jpg John-Paul Langbroek
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Surfers Paradise
Dan Purdie
  • Minister for Police and Community Safety
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Ninderry
Laura Gerber
  • Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support
  • Minister for Corrective Services
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Currumbin
RockyRingRoadRally7.jpg Brent Mickelberg 1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Buderim
Ann Leahy
  • Minister for Local Government
  • Minister for Water
  • Minister for Fire and Emergency Services
  • Minister for Disaster Recovery
  • Minister for Volunteers
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Warrego
Sam O'Connor
  • Minister for Housing and Public Works
  • Minister for Youth
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Bonney
Tony Perrett 1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Gympie
Fiona Simpson
  • Minister for Women
  • Minister for Women's Economic Security
  • Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Maroochydore
Andrew Powell
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Glass House
Amanda Camm
  • Minister for Families, Seniors and Disabilities
  • Minister for Child Safety
  • Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Whitsunday
Tim Mander
  • Minister for Sport and Racing
  • Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Everton
Steve Minnikin.jpg Steve Minnikin
  • Minister for Customer Service
  • Minister for Open Data
1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Chatsworth
DrChristianRowanMP.jpg Christian Rowan 1 November 2024 Incumbent 65 days Moggill

Queensland Government departments

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Parliament House in Brisbane; the meeting place of the Parliament of Queensland
1 William Street, the main building of the government 1 William Street, Brisbane in March 2017, at sunset.jpg
1 William Street, the main building of the government

The Queensland Government delivers services, determines policy and regulations, including legal interpretation, by a number of agencies grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a government minister who is a member of the Parliament. As of December 2019 there were 23 lead agencies, called government departments, that consist of: [7]

A range of other agencies support the functions of these departments.

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