Second Rockliff ministry

Last updated

Second Rockliff ministry
Flag of Tasmania.svg
47th Cabinet of Tasmania
Date formed11 April 2024 (2024-04-11)
People and organisations
Monarch Charles III
Governor Barbara Baker
Premier Jeremy Rockliff
Deputy-Premier Guy Barnett
Member party Liberal
Status in legislature
Opposition cabinet Winter Shadow ministry
Opposition party Labor
Opposition leader Dean Winter
History
Outgoing election 2024
Legislature term2024-2028
Predecessor First Rockliff ministry

The Second Rockliff ministry is the second and current cabinet of Premier Jeremy Rockliff that was formed following the final counting of the 2024 Tasmanian state election. [1]

Contents

Cabinet Members

The Second Rockliff ministry was sworn in on 11 April 2024. The table of ministers can be found below. [2]

Current composition

PartyMinisterPortfolioMinister Since
Liberal Jeremy Rockliff Premier
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Minister for Trade and Major Investment
11 April 2024
Liberal Guy Barnett Deputy Premier

Treasurer Attorney-General Minister for Justice

11 April 2024
Liberal Kerry Vincent Minister for Infrastructure

Minister for Local Government

11 April 2024
Liberal Felix Ellis Minister for Housing and Planning and Consumer Affairs
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management
Minister for Skills and Training
11 April 2024
Liberal Eric Abetz Minister for Business, Industry and Resources
Minister for Transport
Leader of the House
11 April 2024
Liberal Nick Duigan Minister for Energy and Renewables
Minister for Parks

Minister for Sport and Events

11 April 2024
Liberal Jo Palmer Minister for Education
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence
11 April 2024
Liberal Roger Jaensch Minister for Children and Youth
Minister for Community Services
Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Minister for Finance

11 April 2024
Liberal Jane Howlett Minister for Primary Industries and Water
Minister for Racing

Minister for Hospitality and Small Business

11 April 2024
Liberal Madeleine Ogilvie Minister for Innovation, Science, and the Digital Economy
Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation
Minister for Arts and Heritage
Minister for the Environment
11 April 2024
Liberal Jacquie Petrusma Minister for Health

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

11 April 2024
Liberal Simon Wood Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Government Whip
11 April 2024
Liberal Simon Behrakis Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Planning11 April 2024
Liberal Leonie Hiscutt Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council11 April 2024

Original composition

PartyMinisterPortfolioMinister Since
Liberal Jeremy Rockliff Premier
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Minister for Trade and Major Investment
11 April 2024
Liberal Michael Ferguson Deputy Premier
Treasurer
Minister for Infrastructure
11 April 2024
Liberal Guy Barnett Attorney-General
Minister for Justice
Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
11 April 2024
Liberal Felix Ellis Minister for Housing and Planning
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management
Minister for Skills and Training
11 April 2024
Liberal Eric Abetz Minister for Business, Industry and Resources
Minister for Transport
Leader of the House
11 April 2024
Liberal Nick Duigan Minister for Energy and Renewables
Minister for Parks and Environment
11 April 2024
Liberal Jo Palmer Minister for Education
Minister for Disability Services
Deputy Leader for the Government in the Legislative Council
11 April 2024
Liberal Roger Jaensch Minister for Children and Youth
Minister for Community Services
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
11 April 2024
Liberal Jane Howlett Minister for Primary Industries and Water
Minister for Racing
11 April 2024
Liberal Madeleine Ogilvie Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs
Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation
Minister for Arts
Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence
11 April 2024
Liberal Nic Street Minister for Finance
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Sport and Events
11 April 2024
Liberal Jacquie Petrusma Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier11 April 2024
Liberal Simon Wood Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Government Whip
11 April 2024
Liberal Simon Behrakis Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Planning11 April 2024
Liberal Leonie Hiscutt Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council11 April 2024

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guy Barnett (Australian politician)</span> Australian politician

Guy Barnett is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Liberal Party and was appointed deputy premier of Tasmania in 2024. He has been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2014 and has been a state government minister since 2016. He was previously a Senator for Tasmania from 2002 to 2011.

Michael Darrel Joseph Ferguson is an Australian politician who served as the Deputy Premier of Tasmania from April 2022 to October 2024. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the Division of Bass since the 2010 state election. Ferguson was appointed to cabinet after his party's victory in the 2014 state election and has served continuously as Minister in a range of portfolios including Finance, Health, Infrastructure, Transport, State Growth and Science and Technology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parliament of Tasmania</span> Bicameral parliament in Tasmania

The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Tasmania. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of the governor of Tasmania, the Legislative Council, and the House of Assembly. Since 1841, the Legislative Council has met in Parliament House, Hobart, with the House of Assembly following suit from its establishment in 1856. The Parliament of Tasmania first met in 1856.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tasmanian Government</span> State government of Tasmania, Australia

The Tasmanian Government or the Government of Tasmania is the executive branch of the Australian state of Tasmania. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invited by the governor of Tasmania to form the executive. The governor appoints the premier of Tasmania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Will Hodgman</span> 45th Premier of Tasmania, Australia

William Edward Felix Hodgman is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He was the premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 and state leader of the Liberal Party from 2006 to 2020. He later served as High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore from 2021 to 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeremy Rockliff</span> Australian politician (born 1970)

Jeremy Page Rockliff is an Australian politician. He has served as premier of Tasmania since 2022, as state leader of the Liberal Party. He previously served as deputy premier from 2014 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Gutwein</span> 46th Premier of Tasmania

Peter Carl Gutwein is a former Australian politician who was the 46th premier of Tasmania from 2020 to 2022. He was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2002 to 2022, representing the electorate of Bass. He succeeded Will Hodgman as leader of the Liberal Party and Tasmanian Premier on 20 January 2020.

The Bartlett Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Tasmania, and was led by Labor Premier David Bartlett and his deputy Lara Giddings. It succeeded the Lennon Ministry on 26 May 2008 due to the departure of Paul Lennon from politics. Following the 2010 state election, which reduced Labor to minority government, an agreement was formed with the Tasmanian Greens who held two cabinet positions. The Bartlett Ministry was dissolved on 23 January 2011 and was succeeded by the Giddings Ministry, after Bartlett resigned as Premier,

Jacqueline Anne Petrusma is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2022, representing the electorate of Franklin, and served as a minister in the governments of Will Hodgman, Peter Gutwein and Jeremy Rockliff.

The Department of Health (DoH), previously the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the Tasmanian Government department responsible for hospitals, ambulances and community health, while also supporting related areas such as primary healthcare. The department is the largest of all the Tasmanian Government agencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah Courtney</span> Australian financial analyst, viticulturist and politician

Sarah Jane Courtney is an Australian financial analyst, viticulturist and a former politician. She was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party in the Division of Bass at the 2014 state election. As a Senior Minister in the Second Hodgman Ministry, First Gutwein Ministry, and Second Gutwein Ministry, Courtney was responsible for the policy development, service delivery and overall governance of a significant part of the public sector, including accountability for the multibillion-dollar health and education budgets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madeleine Ogilvie</span> Australian lawyer and politician

Madeleine Ruth Ogilvie is an Australian lawyer and politician. She is a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Division of Clark and is a minister in the Second Rockliff ministry

The First Hodgman Ministry was the Cabinet of Tasmania from 31 March 2014 to 21 March 2018. It was created after the defeat of the Giddings Ministry at the 2014 Tasmanian state election, and was replaced by the Second Hodgman Ministry after the 2018 Tasmanian state election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacqui Lambie Network</span> Australian political party

The Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) is a political party in Australia, formed in May 2015, bearing the name of its founder, Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie.

The Tasmanian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division) and more simply as the Tasmanian Liberals, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Tasmania. The party currently governs in Tasmania as the only Liberal government in Australia above the local level. The party is part of the federal Liberal Party of Australia, currently in opposition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Tasmanian state election</span> Election for the House of Assembly in the 51st Tasmanian Parliament

The 2024 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 March 2024 to elect all 35 members to the House of Assembly.

The Second Gutwein Ministry is a former ministry of the Government of Tasmania, led by Peter Gutwein of the Tasmanian Liberals. It was formed on 19 May 2021, after the Liberal Party won the 2021 Tasmanian state election. The ministry dissolved on 8 April 2022, after Gutwein resigned from his premiership and quit politics, and was succeeded by the Rockliff ministry.

The First Rockliff ministry is the former ministry of the Tasmanian Government, led by Jeremy Rockliff of the Tasmanian Liberals. It was formed on 8 April 2022, after Rockliff was elected unopposed as leader of the Liberal Party and sworn as the state's 47th Premier by Governor Barbara Baker. The ministry replaced the Second Gutwein ministry, after former Premier Peter Gutwein resigned from his position and quit politics.

Following the results of the 2024 Tasmanian state election, which resulted in a hung parliament with the Liberal Party winning the most seats, the incumbent Liberal government, led by Premier Jeremy Rockliff, will negotiate with independents and the Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) to seek confidence and supply to form a minority government for the party's fourth consecutive term in office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Next Tasmanian state election</span>

The Next Tasmanian state election will be held no later than 3 June 2028, to elect all 35 seats in the House of Assembly. The election will be conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC).

References

  1. Tasmania, Premier of (2024-06-28). "First meeting of the new Tasmanian Liberal Government Cabinet". Premier of Tasmania. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  2. "New Rockliff Cabinet". Tasmanian Times. April 11, 2024.