The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the Government of Queensland in Australia.
Composition
The Cabinet has the same membership as the Executive Council: the Premier and ministers (including the Deputy Premier and Attorney-General). Assistant ministers, formerly called parliamentary secretaries,[n 1] are not members.
Current members
The Miles Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by Steven Miles. Miles was elected the leader, of the Queensland Labor Party and subsequently premier following the resignation of Annastacia Palaszczuk on 15 December 2023.[3][4]
Cabinet outlook
Initial composition
Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Took office | Left office | Duration of tenure | Party | Electorate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cabinet Ministers | ||||||||
Steven Miles | 15 December 2023 | Incumbent | 212 days | Labor | Murrumba | |||
Cameron Dick |
| 15 December 2023 | Incumbent | 212 days | Labor | Woodridge | ||
Grace Grace |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | McConnel | ||
Shannon Fentiman |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Waterford | ||
Yvette D'Ath |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Redcliffe | ||
Mick de Brenni |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Springwood | ||
Meaghan Scanlon |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Gaven | ||
Mark Ryan |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Morayfield | ||
Leeanne Enoch |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Algester | ||
Di Farmer |
| 18 May 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Bulimba | ||
Mark Furner |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Ferny Grove | ||
Glenn Butcher |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Gladstone | ||
Scott Stewart |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Townsville | ||
Leanne Linard |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Nudgee | ||
Nikki Boyd |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Pine Rivers | ||
Bart Mellish |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Aspley | ||
Lance McCallum |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Bundamba | ||
Charis Mullen |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Jordan | ||
Michael Healy |
| 21 December 2023 | Incumbent | 206 days | Labor | Cairns | ||
Assistant Ministers[5][6] | ||||||||
Bruce Saunders |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Maryborough | ||
Julieanne Gilbert |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Mackay | ||
Brittany Lauga |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Keppel | ||
Ali King |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Pumicestone | ||
Jennifer Howard |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Ipswich | ||
Shane King |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Kurwongbah | ||
Corrine McMillan |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Mansfield | ||
Jimmy Sullivan |
| 18 December 2023 | Incumbent | 209 days | Labor | Stafford |
Role
Unlike the Executive Council, which is a mechanism for advising the Governor, the Cabinet meets without the Governor and is responsible for formulating and coordinating policy. In effect, the Executive Council is a vehicle for implementing decisions made in Cabinet.[7] Individual ministers are collectively responsible for the decisions made by Cabinet, so ministers are expected to resign if unwilling to publicly support a collective decision of Cabinet.[8]
Meetings
Meetings of the Cabinet are usually held on 10:00 a.m. on Mondays in the Executive Building's Cabinet Room. The Premier (or Deputy Premier in her or his absence)[8] chairs its meetings[9] and establishes its agenda.[10] All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier.[9]