Rudd shadow ministry

Rudd Shadow Ministry

Shadow ministry of Australia
4 December 20063 December 2007
Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard at a press conference after being elected Labor leader and deputy leader
Date formed4 December 2006
Date dissolved3 December 2007
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Leader of the OppositionKevin Rudd
Deputy Leader of the OppositionJulia Gillard
Member party
  •   Labor Party
Status in legislatureOfficial Opposition
60 / 150(40%)
History
Legislature term41st Parliament of Australia
Incoming formation2006 Labor Party leadership spill
Outgoing formation2007 federal election
PredecessorShadow Ministry of Kim Beazley
SuccessorShadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson

The Shadow Ministry of Kevin Rudd was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry of Australia from December 2006 to December 2007, opposing John Howard's Coalition ministry.

  • Leader of the Opposition: Kevin Rudd
  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Inclusion: Julia Gillard
  • Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Minister for National Development, Resources and Energy: Chris Evans
  • Shadow Treasurer: Wayne Swan
  • Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs: Robert McClelland
  • Shadow Minister for Defence: Joel Fitzgibbon
  • Shadow Minister for Finance: Lindsay Tanner
  • Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing: Nicola Roxon
  • Shadow Attorney-General, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate: Joe Ludwig
  • Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage: Peter Garrett
  • Shadow Minister for Water and Infrastructure, Manager of Opposition Business in the House: Anthony Albanese
  • Shadow Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Stephen Conroy
  • Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development: Simon Crean
  • Shadow Minister for Immigration, Integration and Citizenship: Tony Burke
  • Shadow Minister for Education and Training: Stephen Smith
  • Shadow Minister for Families and Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation: Jenny Macklin
  • Shadow Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research: Kim Carr
  • Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism: Martin Ferguson
  • Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry: Kerry O'Brien
  • Shadow Minister for Human Services and Housing, Youth, and the Status of Women: Tanya Plibersek
  • Shadow Minister for Homeland Security, Territories, Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs: Arch Bevis

This opposition made no distinction between the Shadow Cabinet and the Shadow Ministry.