Shadow ministry of Simon Crean explained

The Shadow Ministry of Simon Crean was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry of Australia from November 2001 to December 2003, opposing John Howard's Coalition ministry.

The shadow cabinet is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative Cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.

Simon Crean became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Australian Labor Party on 11 November 2001, and appointed his first Shadow Cabinet on 22 November.^[1]

November 2001 to August 2002

The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet:^[2]

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Simon Crean MP	Leader of the Opposition
Jenny Macklin MP	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Science
Senator John Faulkner	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Home Affairs
Bob McMullan MP	Shadow Treasurer
Senator Stephen Conroy	Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Finance, Small Business and Financial Services
Craig Emerson MP	Shadow Minister for Innovation and Industry
Stephen Martin MP	Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism
Senator Chris Evans	Shadow Minister for Defence
Martin Ferguson MP	Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Transport and Infrastructure
Julia Gillard MP	Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration
Carmen Lawrence MP	Shadow Minister for Reconciliation, Aboriganal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Shadow Minister for the Arts Shadow Minister for the Status of Women
Robert McClelland MP	Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations
Senator Kerry O'Brien	Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Resources
Kevin Rudd MP	Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Stephen Smith MP	Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Wayne Swan MP	Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Manager of Opposition Business
Lindsay Tanner MP	Shadow Minister for Communications
Kelvin Thomson MP	Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage

Shadow Outer Ministry

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Senator Kim Carr	Shadow Minister for Science and Research
David Cox MP	Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training
Daryl Melham MP	Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
Mark Latham MP	Assistant Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for Economic Ownership Shadow Minister for Urban Development and Housing
Senator Nick Sherry	Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
Senator Kate Lundy	Shadow Minister for Information Technology and Sport
Senator Mark Bishop	Shadow Ministry for Veterans' Affairs
Gavan O'Connor MP	Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
Laurie Ferguson	Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Joel Fitzgibbon MP	Shadow Minister for Resources
Anthony Albanese MP	Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors
Nicola Roxon MP	Shadow Minister for Children and Youth

Parliamentary Secretaries

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Alan Griffin MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Banking Services
Senator George Campbell	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister the Manufacturing Industry
Graham Edwards MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Defence
Warren Snowdon MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and the Territories
Senator Joe Ludwig	Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General
Sid Sidebottom MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Resources
John Murphy MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Annette Ellis MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services
Christian Zahra MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Communications
Kirsten Livermore MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage

August 2002 to December 2002

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Simon Crean MP	Leader of the Opposition
Jenny Macklin MP	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Science
Senator John Faulkner	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Home Affairs
Bob McMullan MP	Shadow Treasurer
Senator Stephen Conroy	Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Finance, Small Business, and Financial Services
Craig Emerson MP	Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Trade
Gavan O'Connor MP	Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government Shadow Minister for Tourism
Senator Chris Evans	Shadow Minister for Defence
Martin Ferguson MP	Shadow Minister for Regional and Urban Development, Transport and Infrastructure
Julia Gillard MP	Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration
Carmen Lawrence MP	Shadow Minister for Reconciliation, Aboriganal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Shadow Minister for the Arts Shadow Minister for the Status of Women
Robert McClelland MP	Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations
Senator Kerry O'Brien	Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Resources
Kevin Rudd MP	Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Stephen Smith MP	Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Wayne Swan MP	Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Manager of Opposition Business
Lindsay Tanner MP	Shadow Minister for Communications
Kelvin Thomson MP	Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage

Shadow Outer Ministry

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Senator Kim Carr	Shadow Minister for Science and Research
Anthony Albanese MP	Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training
Daryl Melham MP	Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs
Mark Latham MP	Shadow Minister for Community Security Shadow Minister for Economic Ownership Shadow Minister for Urban Development and Housing
David Cox MP	Assistant Shadow Treasurer
Senator Nick Sherry	Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
Senator Kate Lundy	Shadow Minister for Information Technology and Sport
Senator Mark Bishop	Shadow Ministry for Veterans' Affairs
Laurie Ferguson MP	Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Joel Fitzgibbon MP	Shadow Minister for Resources
Annette Ellis MP	Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors
Nicola Roxon MP	Shadow Minister for Children and Youth

Parliamentary Secretaries

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Alan Griffin MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Banking Services
Senator George Campbell	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister the Manufacturing Industry
Graham Edwards MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Defence
Warren Snowdon MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and the Territories
Senator Joe Ludwig	Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General
Sid Sidebottom MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Resources
John Murphy MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Senator Michael Forshaw	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services
Christian Zahra MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Communications
Kirsten Livermore MP	Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage

See also

• Third Howard Ministry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shadow Ministers in the Crean Shadow Ministry from 22.11.2001 to 02.12.2003 . 2023-10-26 . Parliamentary Handbook.
2. Web site: Shadow Ministry 23 November 2001 – 23 August 2002 . 2023-10-26 . Australian Parliament House.