The Shadow ministry of Lawrence Springborg is the Liberal National Party opposition between February 2015 and May 2016, opposing the Palaszczuk government in the Parliament of Queensland. It was led by Lawrence Springborg following his election as leader of the party and Opposition Leader on 14 February 2015. John-Paul Langbroek was the deputy party leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Their elections came after the shock loss of Government for the LNP in which the Premier Campbell Newman also lost his seat of Ashgrove to Labor's Kate Jones.
The current Shadow Ministry was announced on 20 February 2015. [1] It succeeded the Palaszczuk shadow ministry and was replaced by the Nicholls shadow ministry 6 May 2016.
| Portfolio | Shadow Minister | |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | Lawrence Springborg | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for the Commonwealth Games | John-Paul Langbroek | |
| Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning, Small Business, Employment and Trade | Tim Nicholls | |
| Shadow Minister for Health | Mark McArdle | |
| Shadow Minister for Education and Training | Tim Mander | |
| Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, State Development and Northern Development | Andrew Cripps | |
| Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Justice, Industrial Relations and the Arts | Ian Walker | |
| Shadow Minister for Police, Fire, Emergency Services and Corrective Services | Jarrod Bleijie | |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government and Main Roads, Community Recovery and Resilience | Fiona Simpson | |
| Shadow Minister for Transport | Scott Emerson | |
| Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Deb Frecklington | |
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Public Works | Rob Molhoek | |
| Shadow Minister for Environment, Heritage Protection and National Parks | Stephen Bennett | |
| Shadow Minister for Energy and Water Supply | Andrew Powell | |
| Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services | Tracy Davis | |
| Shadow Minister for Science, Information Technology and Innovation | John McVeigh | |
| Shadow Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Sport and Racing | Jann Stuckey | |
| Shadow Minister for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs | Tarnya Smith | |
| Shadow Assistant Minister | ||
| Shadow Assistant Minister to the Opposition Leader for North Queensland | Jason Costigan | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Roles | ||
| Leader of Opposition Business | Ray Stevens | |
| Chairman of Parliamentary Policy Committees | Jeff Seeney | |
| Opposition Whip | Ian Rickuss | |
| Deputy Opposition Whip | Steve Minnikin | |
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