Shadow ministry of Barry O'Farrell

The shadow ministry of Barry O'Farrell was the opposition led by Barry O'Farrell MLA, opposing the Iemma, Rees and Keneally governments of the Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales. The shadow cabinet was made up of members of the Liberal Party and the National Party of Australia in a Coalition agreement.

O'Farrell led from the majority Coalition partner, the Liberal Party and served as leader of the opposition from 4 April 2007 until the 2011 state election. The deputy leader of the shadow ministry during this period was Andrew Stoner MLA from the minority Coalition partner, the National Party.[1] The leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council was Mike Gallacher MLC from the Liberal Party and the deputy leader of the Legislative Council was Duncan Gay MLC from the National Party.[1]

Final arrangement

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Shadow ministers from the Legislative Assembly

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Shadow Ministerial Portfolio Shadow Minister
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Liberal Party
Shadow Minister for Western Sydney
  Barry O'Farrell
Leader of the National Party
Shadow Minister for Roads, Ports and State Development
  Andrew Stoner
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Health
  Jillian Skinner
Deputy Leader of the Nationals
Shadow Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
  Adrian Piccoli
Shadow Treasurer
  Mike Baird
Shadow Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
  Brad Hazzard
Shadow Minister for Inter-Government Relations,
Special Minister for State and the Central Coast
  Chris Hartcher
Shadow Minister for Hospitality, Tourism, Racing and Major Events   George Souris
Shadow Minister for Transport   Gladys Berejiklian
Shadow Minister for Small Business and Regulatory Reform
and Shadow Minister for the North Coast
  Don Page
Shadow Minister for Aging and Disability Services   Andrew Constance
Shadow Minister for Natural Resource Management   Katrina Hodgkinson
Shadow Minister for Fair Trading   Greg Aplin
Shadow Attorney General and for Justice   Greg Smith
Shadow Minister for Women and Community Services   Pru Goward
Shadow Minister for Citizenship, Voluenteering and the Arts   Anthony Roberts
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Healthy Lifestyles and for Western New South Wales   Kevin Humphries

Shadow ministers from the Legislative Council

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Shadow Ministerial Portfolio Shadow Minister
Leader of the Opposition in the Upper Legislative Council,
Shadow Minister for Police and the Hunter
  Mike Gallacher
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
Shadow Minister for Industry
  Duncan Gay
Shadow Minister for Finance, Housing Strategy,
Industrial Relations and Shadow Minister for the Illawara
  Greg Pearce
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability   Catherine Cusack
Shadow Minister for Emergency Services   Melinda Pavey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "NSW Shadow Ministry". NSW Liberal Party. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2009.