The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making body of the Queensland Government in Australia. The cabinet's decisions are given effect through acts of parliament, resolutions of the Queensland Executive Council or the executive powers held by ministers in the administration of their portfolios. All significant or sensitive policy decisions are determined in Cabinet.
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, are not members. The Premier presides at all Cabinet meetings.
Each Minister acts jointly with and on behalf of Cabinet colleagues in their capacity as Ministers. This ensures collective responsibility, and enhances collective adherence to all decisions made in Cabinet. Cabinet decisions reflect collective conclusions and are binding on all Ministers as government policy. All Ministers are required to give their support in public to collective decisions of the Cabinet and the government. If a Minister is unable to publicly support a Cabinet decision, the proper course is to resign from Cabinet
Current members
The Crisafulli ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by David Crisafulli. Crisafulli was sworn in on October 28 2024, following the 2024 Queensland State Election.
Cabinet outlook Initial composition On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet. Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October. Portrait Minister Portfolio Took office Left office Duration of tenurePartyElectorate Cabinet Ministers David Crisafulli 28 October 2024 1 November 2024 (all offices except Premier) Liberal National Broadwater Jarrod Bleijie 28 October 2024 1 November 2024 (all offices except those listed below) Kawana
Full ministry On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows: Portrait Minister Portfolio Took office Left office Duration of tenurePartyElectorate Cabinet Ministers David Crisafulli 28 October 2024 Incumbent Liberal National Broadwater Jarrod Bleijie 28 October 2024 Incumbent KawanaDavid Janetzki1 November 2024IncumbentToowoomba South Ros Bates 1 November 2024 Incumbent Mudgeeraba Tim Nicholls 1 November 2024 Incumbent Clayfield Deb Frecklington 1 November 2024 Incumbent Nanango Dale Last 1 November 2024 Incumbent Burdekin John-Paul Langbroek 1 November 2024 Incumbent Surfers Paradise Dan Purdie 1 November 2024 Incumbent Ninderry Laura Gerber 1 November 2024 Incumbent Currumbin Brent Mickelberg 1 November 2024 Incumbent Buderim Ann Leahy 1 November 2024 Incumbent Warrego Sam O'Connor 1 November 2024 Incumbent Bonney Tony Perrett 1 November 2024 Incumbent Gympie Fiona Simpson 1 November 2024 Incumbent Maroochydore Andrew Powell 1 November 2024 Incumbent Glass House Amanda Camm 1 November 2024 Incumbent Whitsunday Tim Mander 1 November 2024 Incumbent Everton Steve Minnikin 1 November 2024 Incumbent Chatsworth
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. 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.
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) chairs its meetings and establishes its agenda. All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier.
See also Cabinet of Australia Government of Queensland First Palaszczuk Ministry Second Palaszczuk Ministry
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References
External links Cabinet Handbook