Shadow Ministry of Bill Hayden

The Shadow Ministry of Bill Hayden was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry of Australia from 29 December 1977 to 3 February 1983, opposing Malcolm Fraser's Coalition ministry.

The shadow cabinet is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative cabinet of Australia, the members of which shadow or mark each individual minister or portfolio of the government.

Bill Hayden became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Labor Party on 22 December 1977, and his first shadow cabinet was appointed. A second, rearranged shadow cabinet led by Hayden was appointed after Labor lost the 1980 election.

Shadow Ministry (1977-1980)

The following were members of the shadow cabinet from 29 December 1977 to 7 November 1980:[1]

Shadow Minister Portfolio
Bill Hayden MP
Lionel Bowen MP
Senator Ken Wriedt
Senator John Button
  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
  • Shadow Minister for Education and Science
Dr Moss Cass MP
  • Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
Barry Cohen MP
  • Shadow Minister for Environment, Sport and Recreation
  • Shadow Minister for Tourism and Home Affairs
Doug Everingham MP
  • Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Australia (to 19 March 1980)
  • Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory and Veterans' Affairs (from 19 March 1980)
Senator Arthur Gietzelt
  • Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
  • Shadow Minister for Administrative Services (5 February 1978 to 19 March 1980)
Senator Donald Grimes
  • Shadow Minister for Social Security
Chris Hurford MP
  • Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce, Productivity and Consumer Affairs
Ted Innes MP
  • Shadow Minister for Australian Capital Territory, Post and Telecommunications
Paul Keating MP
  • Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy. Northern Australia (from 19 March 1980)
Dick Klugman MP
  • Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs
  • Shadow Minister for Administrative Services (from 19 March 1980)
Peter Morris MP
  • Shadow Minister for Transport
Senator Susan Ryan
  • Shadow Minister for Arts and Letters
  • Shadow Minister for Communications (to 19 March 1980)
  • Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs (from 1 February 1979)
Gordon Scholes MP
  • Shadow Minister for Defence
Tom Uren MP
  • Shadow Minister for Urban and Regional Affairs
  • Shadow Minister for Decentralisation, Local Government, Housing and Construction
Senator Peter Walsh
  • Shadow Minister for Primary Industry
  • Shadow Minister for Administrative Services (to 5 February 1978)
Ralph Willis MP
  • Shadow Treasurer
  • Shadow Minister for Finance and Economic Development
Mick Young MP
  • Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (to 17 September 1980)
Neal Blewett MP
  • Shadow Minister for Health (from 19 March 1980)
Stewart West MP
  • Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (from 19 March 1980)
Mr Bob Hawke
  • Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment, Youth Affairs (from 17 September 1980)
  • Candidate for Wills

Shadow Ministry (1980-1983)

The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet:[1]

Shadow Minister Portfolio
The Hon. Bill Hayden MP
The Hon. Lionel Bowen MP
Senator John Button
Senator Don Grimes
  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
  • Shadow Minister for Social Security and Veterans' Affairs
Neal Blewett MP
  • Shadow Minister for Health
  • Shadow Minister for Tasmanian Affairs
John Brown MP
  • Shadow Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs,
  • Shadow Minister for Tourism, Physical Fitness and Sport
John Dawkins MP
  • Shadow Minister for Education
Senator Gareth Evans
  • Shadow Attorney-General
Senator Arthur Gietzelt
  • Shadow Minister for Administrative Services
Bob Hawke MP
  • Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment
  • Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs
Chris Hurford MP
  • Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce
The Hon. Paul Keating MP
  • Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy (to 14 January 1983)
  • Shadow Treasurer (from 14 January 1983)
John Kerin MP
  • Shadow Minister for Primary Industry
Barry Jones MP
  • Shadow Minister for Science and Technology
Peter Morris MP
  • Shadow Minister for Transport
Senator Susan Ryan
  • Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
  • Shadow Minister for Arts and Letters
  • Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs
The Hon. Gordon Scholes MP
  • Shadow Minister for Defence
  • Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory
The Hon. Tom Uren MP
  • Shadow Minister for Urban and Regional Affairs
Senator Peter Walsh
  • Shadow Minister for Finance
  • Shadow Minister for Trade
  • Shadow Minister for National Development
Stewart West MP
  • Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation
Ralph Willis MP
  • Shadow Treasurer (to 14 January 1983)
  • Shadow Minister for Economic Development (from 14 January 1983)
Mick Young MP
  • Shadow Minister for Immigration

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "OPPOSITION EXECUTIVES AND SHADOW MINISTRIES" (txt). Retrieved 2023-08-19.