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The '''Shadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson''' was the opposition [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Shadow Ministry of Australia|shadow ministry]] of [[Australia]] from December 2007 to September 2008, opposing [[Kevin Rudd]]'s [[Australian Labor Party]] [[First Rudd Ministry|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 [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]'s win, in the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 federal election]], the [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal–National Coalition]] became the official Opposition. [[Brendan Nelson]] was elected Leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|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 [[2008 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election|leadership spill]], which saw Turnbull emerge as the new leader.

==Members of the Shadow Cabinet (2007–2008) ==

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{| class="wikitable"
! width=80 colspan="2" | Shadow Minister
! width=700 | Portfolio
|-
| [[Brendan Nelson]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Leader of the Opposition]]
|-
| [[Julie Bishop]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition#Deputy leaders of the Opposition|Deputy Leader of the Opposition]]<br />Shadow Minister for Employment, Business and Workplace Relations
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Nick Minchin]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate<br />Shadow Minister for Defence 
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Eric Abetz]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate<br />Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
|-
| [[Warren Truss]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|National Party of Australia}}
| [[National Party of Australia#Country/National parliamentary leaders|Leader of the Nationals]]<br />Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Local Government
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Nigel Scullion]]
| {{party color cell|National Party of Australia}}
| [[National Party of Australia#Deputy Leaders|Deputy Leader of the Nationals]]<br />Leader of the Nationals in the Senate<br />Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
|-
| [[Joe Hockey]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Manager of Opposition Business in the House<br />Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Chris Ellison (politician)|Chris Ellison]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate<br />Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
|-
| [[Malcolm Turnbull]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Treasurer
|-
| [[Andrew Robb]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
|-
| [[Ian Macfarlane (politician)|Ian Macfarlane]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Trade
|-
| [[Tony Abbott]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and the Voluntary Sector
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Helen Coonan]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Human Services
|-
| [[Tony Smith (Victorian politician)|Tony Smith]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
|-
| [[Greg Hunt]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water
|-
| [[Peter Dutton]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation
|-
| [[Bruce Billson]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[George Brandis]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Attorney-General
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[David Johnston (Australian politician)|David Johnston]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy<br />Shadow Minister for Tourism
|-
| [[John Cobb (Australian politician)|John Cobb]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|National Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Regional Development<br />Shadow Minister for Water Security
|-
|}

==Members of the Outer Shadow Ministry (2007–2008) ==

{| class="wikitable"
! width=80 colspan="2" | Shadow Minister
! width=700 | Portfolio
|-
| [[Luke Hartsuyker]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|National Party of Australia}}
| Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House<br />Shadow Minister for Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs
|-
| [[Christopher Pyne]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Justice<br />Shadow Minister for Border Protection<br />Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
|-
| [[Michael Ronaldson]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Special Minister of State<br />Shadow Cabinet Secretary
|-
| [[Steven Ciobo]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism
|-
| [[Sharman Stone]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Environment, Heritage, the Arts and Indigenous Affairs
|-
| [[Michael Keenan (politician)|Michael Keenan]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Assistant Treasurer<br />Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Governance
|-
| [[Margaret May]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Ageing
|-
| [[Bob Baldwin (politician)|Bob Baldwin]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
|-
| [[Bronwyn Bishop]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs
|-
| [[Andrew Southcott]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Employment Participation and Apprenticeships and Training
|-
| [[Sussan Ley]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Housing<br />Shadow Minister for Status of Women
|-
| [[Pat Farmer]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport
|}

== Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries (2007–2008) ==

{| class="wikitable"
! width=80 colspan="2" | Shadow Minister
! width=700 | Portfolio
|-
| [[Don Randall (politician)|Don Randall]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition<br />Shadow Cabinet Secretary
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Ian Macdonald (Australian politician)|Ian Macdonald]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate<br />Shadow Minister for Northern Australia
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Richard Colbeck]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Brett Mason]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education
|-
| [[Peter Lindsay]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence
|-
| [[Barry Haase]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Roads and Transport
|-
| [[John Forrest (Victorian politician)|John Forrest]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|National Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Trade
|-
| [[Louise Markus]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship
|-
| [[Sophie Mirabella]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government
|-
| [[Joanna Gash]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism
|-
| [[Mark Coulton]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}}
| {{party color cell|National Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Ageing and the Voluntary Sector
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Marise Payne]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
|-
| [[Australian Senate|Senator]] [[Cory Bernardi]]
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party of Australia}}
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Community Services
|}

==See also==
* [[First Rudd Ministry]]
* [[Fourth Howard Ministry]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* Parliament of Australia, [http://brendan.o/ Official current Shadow Ministry list]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Retrieved January 2008

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