The Shadow Ministry of Andrew Peacock was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 16 March 1983 to 5 September 1985, opposing Bob Hawke's Labor government.
The shadow ministry is a group of senior opposition spokespeople who form an alternative ministry to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.
Andrew Peacock became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 11 March 1983 and appointed a new Shadow Ministry.
First arrangement The following were members of the Shadow Ministry: Colour key Shadow Minister Portfolio Andrew Peacock Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party John Howard Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Doug Anthony Leader of the National Party (to 17 January 1984) Shadow Minister for Trade (to 17 January 1984) Ian Sinclair Leader of the National Party (from 18 January 1984) Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 17 January 1984) Shadow Minister for Defence Ralph Hunt Shadow Minister for Trade (from 18 January 1984) Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 18 January 1984) Senator Fred Chaney Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources Senator Peter Durack Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General Senator Peter Baume Shadow Minister for Education and Youth Ray Braithwaite Shadow Minister for Local Government and Northern Development Jim Carlton Shadow Minister for Health David Connolly Shadow Minister for Environment and Public Administration David Connolly Shadow Minister for Environment and Public Administration Harold Edwards Shadow Minister for Science and Technology Wal Fife Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction Peter Fisher Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation Senator Margaret Guilfoyle Shadow Minister for Taxation Steele Hall Shadow Special Minister of State Michael Hodgman Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Bruce Lloyd Shadow Minister for Communications Stephen Lusher Shadow Minister for Transport Michael MacKellar Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Ian Macphee Shadow Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations, Status of Women Tom McVeigh Shadow Minister for Primary Industry Senator Tony Messner Shadow Minister for Social Security John Moore Shadow Minister for Finance James Porter Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Senator Peter Rae Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce Philip Ruddock Shadow Minister for Australian Capital Territory and the Public Service Douglas Scott Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs Roger Shipton Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism John Spender Shadow Minister for Aviation and Defence Support Senator Kathy Sullivan Shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Home Affairs
Second arrangement The Shadow Ministry was reshuffled on 14 December 1984 following the 1984 Australian federal election. Colour key Shadow Minister Portfolio Andrew Peacock Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party John Howard Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Ian Sinclair Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Defence Ralph Hunt Shadow Minister for Primary Industry Deputy Leader of the National Party Senator Fred Chaney Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce Senator Peter Durack Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources Senator Peter Baume Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for the Status of Women Charles Blunt Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation Ray Braithwaite Shadow Minister for Social Security Neil Brown Shadow Attorney-General Senator Stan Collard Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs David Connolly Shadow Minister for Environment, Public Administration, Arts and Heritage Paul Everingham Shadow Minister for Local Government Shadow Minister for Northern Development Michael Hodgman Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction Senator Austin Lewis Shadow Minister for Territories Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory Bruce Lloyd Shadow Minister for Transport and Aviation Michael MacKellar Shadow Special Minister of State Shadow Minister for Science Ian Macphee Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Tom McVeigh Shadow Minister for Trade Senator Tony Messner Shadow Minister for Community Services John Moore Shadow Minister for Communications James Porter Shadow Minister for Health Senator Peter Rae Shadow Minister for Finance Philip Ruddock Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Peter Shack Shadow Minister for Employment, Youth and Industrial Relations Roger Shipton Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Wilson Tuckey Shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Small Business
See also Fourth Fraser Ministry Howard shadow ministry (1985–89) First Hawke Ministry Second Hawke Ministry
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