Media Statements

Premier Anna Bligh has today unveiled her reshaped, re-invigorated Cabinet including portfolio responsibilities for three new Ministers as well as sweeping changes to portfolios to reflect the government’s key priority of rebuilding the state.

“We face an enormous task this year as we get on with the job of rebuilding Queensland after the dual disasters of widespread flooding and Tropical Cyclone Yasi,” Ms Bligh said.

“And this is the right team and the right mix of portfolio responsibilities to get Queensland through this massive job of rebuilding and recovery.

“My message to the new Cabinet is clear: We each have two priorities this year – rebuilding and delivering.

“That means getting on with the job of reconstructing our state in the wake of the most devastating disasters in our recent history and getting on with the job of delivering services like health and education and transport for all Queenslanders.”

Bligh Government Ministry

Anna Bligh

Premier and Minister for Reconstruction

Paul Lucas

Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Local Government and Special Minister of State.

Andrew Fraser

Treasurer and Minister for State Development and Trade

Geoff Wilson

Health

Neil Roberts

Police, Corrective and Emergency Services

Stephen Robertson

Energy and Water Utilities

Craig Wallace

Main Roads, Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure

Cameron Dick

Education and Industrial Relations

Tim Mulherin

Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies

Stirling Hinchliffe

Employment, Skills and Mining

Rachel Nolan

Finance and Arts

Kate Jones

Environment and Resource Management

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Transport and Multicultural Affairs

Phil Reeves

Child Safety and Sport

Karen Struthers

Community Services, Housing and Women

Jan Jarratt

Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business

Simon Finn

Government Services, Building Industry and ICT

Curtis Pitt

Disabilities, Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

Parliamentary Secretaries

• Judy Spence - Parliamentary Reform
• Michael Choi - Trade and Multicultural Affairs
• Murray Watt - Treasurer and State Development
• Julie Attwood - Health
• Peta-Kaye Croft - Assisting the Premier on the Gold Coast and Commonwealth Games
• Betty Kiernan - Emergency Services
• Steve Wettenhall - Assisting the Premier and Economic Development in the Far North

21 February 2011

MEDIA: Premier’s Office on 07 3224 4500