Shadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson

The Shadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from December 2007 to September 2008, opposing Kevin Rudd's Australian Labor Party 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.

Following the Labor Party's win, in the 2007 federal election, the Liberal-National Coalition became the official Opposition. Brendan Nelson was elected Leader of the Liberal Party on 29 November 2007 and announced that his deputy Julie Bishop would be Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations and that his unsuccessful rival for the Liberal leadership, Malcolm Turnbull, would be offered the position of Shadow Treasurer. Warren Truss was elected leader of the National Party. The composition of the remainder of the shadow cabinet was announced on 6 December 2007. Nelson's Cabinet lasted until 16 September 2008, following a leadership spill, which saw Turnbull emerge as the new leader.

Members of the Shadow Cabinet (2007–2008)
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(for political parties)
  Liberal
  National
  Country Liberal
  Liberal National
Shadow Minister Portfolio
Brendan Nelson MP Leader of the Opposition
Julie Bishop MP Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Employment, Business and Workplace Relations
Senator Nick Minchin Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Defence
Senator Eric Abetz Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Warren Truss MP Leader of the Nationals
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Local Government
Senator Nigel Scullion Deputy Leader of the Nationals
Leader of the Nationals in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Joe Hockey MP Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
Senator Chris Ellison Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Malcolm Turnbull MP Shadow Treasurer
Andrew Robb AO MP Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ian Macfarlane MP Shadow Minister for Trade
Tony Abbott MP Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector
Senator Helen Coonan Shadow Minister for Human Services
Tony Smith MP Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Greg Hunt MP Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water
Peter Dutton MP Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation
Bruce Billson MP Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy
Senator George Brandis Shadow Attorney-General
Senator David Johnston Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy
Shadow Minister for Tourism
John Cobb MP Shadow Minister for Regional Development
Shadow Minister for Water Security

Members of the Outer Shadow Ministry (2007–2008)
Shadow Minister Portfolio
Luke Hartsuyker MP Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Shadow Minister for Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs
Christopher Pyne MP Shadow Minister for Justice
Shadow Minister for Border Protection
Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Michael Ronaldson MP Shadow Special Minister of State
Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Steven Ciobo MP Shadow Minister for Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism
Sharman Stone MP Shadow Minister for Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs
Michael Keenan MP Shadow Assistant Treasurer
Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Governance
Margaret May MP Shadow Minister for Ageing
Bob Baldwin MP Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Bronwyn Bishop MP Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Andrew Southcott MP Shadow Minister for Employment Participation and Apprenticeships and Training
Sussan Ley MP Shadow Minister for Housing
Shadow Minister for Status of Women
Pat Farmer MP Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport

Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries (2007–2008)
Shadow Minister Portfolio
Don Randall MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Senator Ian Macdonald Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia
Senator Richard Colbeck Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health
Senator Brett Mason Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education
Peter Lindsay MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence
Barry Haase MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Roads and Transport
John Forrest MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Trade
Louise Markus MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship
Sophie Mirabella MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government
Joanna Gash MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism
Mark Coulton MP Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Ageing and the Voluntary Sector
Senator Marise Payne Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Senator Cory Bernardi Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Community Services
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