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Cabinet of Queensland

Field	Value
name	Cabinet of Queensland
logo	Coat of Arms of Queensland.svg
logo_caption	Coat of Arms of Queensland
status	Constitution of Queensland 2001 (Qld)
purpose	Chief decision-making body of the Queensland Government
leader_title	Premier
leader_name	David Crisafulli
leader_title2	Current Cabinet
leader_name2	Crisafulli ministry (since October 2024)
leader_title3	Membership
leader_name3	Maximum of 19 ministers
website
location	Cabinet room, level 409, 1 William Street, Brisbane

The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the Government of Queensland in Australia. Cabinet's decisions are given formal effect through acts of parliament, actions of the Queensland Executive Council or the executive powers held by ministers for the administration of their portfolios. All significant or sensitive policy decisions are determined in Cabinet.

Composition

The Cabinet has the same membership as the Executive Council: the Premier and ministers (including the Deputy Premier and Attorney-General). Assistant ministers, formerly called parliamentary secretaries, are not members. The Premier presides at all Cabinet meetings.

Each Minister acts jointly with and on behalf of Cabinet colleagues in their capacity as Ministers. This ensures collective responsibility, and enhances collective adherence to all decisions made in Cabinet. Cabinet decisions reflect collective conclusions and are binding on all Ministers as government policy. All Ministers are required to give their support in public to collective decisions of the Cabinet and the government. If a Minister is unable to publicly support a Cabinet decision, the proper course is to resign from Cabinet

Current members

Main article: Crisafulli ministry

The Crisafulli ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by David Crisafulli. Crisafulli was sworn in on October 28 2024, following the 2024 Queensland State Election.

Cabinet outlook

Initial composition

On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet. Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October.

Portrait	Minister	Portfolio	Took office	Left office	Duration of tenure	Party	Electorate	Cabinet Ministers
[[File:David Crisafulli photo 2025.png	100px]]	David Crisafulli	{{plainlist		28 October 2024	1 November 2024 (all offices except Premier)		Liberal National Party of Queensland}}"		Liberal National	Broadwater
[[File:Jarrod Bleijie.jpg	100px]]	Jarrod Bleijie	{{plainlist		28 October 2024	1 November 2024 (all offices except those listed below)		Kawana

Full ministry

On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows:

Portrait	Minister	Portfolio	Took office	Left office	Duration of tenure	Party	Electorate	Cabinet Ministers
[[File:David Crisafulli photo 2025.png	100px]]	David Crisafulli	{{plainlist		28 October 2024	Incumbent		Liberal National Party of Queensland}}"	Liberal National	Broadwater
[[File:Jarrod Bleijie.jpg	100px]]	Jarrod Bleijie	{{plainlist		28 October 2024	Incumbent		Kawana
	David Janetzki	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Toowoomba South
[[File:RosBatesT1.jpg	100px]]	Ros Bates	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Mudgeeraba
[[File:TimNicholls2023.png	100px]]	Tim Nicholls	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Clayfield
[[File:Deb Frecklington headshot crop narrow.jpg	100px]]	Deb Frecklington	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Nanango
	Dale Last	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Burdekin
[[File:John-Paul Langbroek 2021 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	John-Paul Langbroek	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Surfers Paradise
	Dan Purdie	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Ninderry
	Laura Gerber	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Currumbin
[[File:RockyRingRoadRally7.jpg	100px]]	Brent Mickelberg	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Buderim
	Ann Leahy	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Warrego
	Sam O'Connor	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Bonney
	Tony Perrett	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Gympie
	Fiona Simpson	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Maroochydore
	Andrew Powell	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Glass House
	Amanda Camm	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Whitsunday
	Tim Mander	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Everton
[[File:Steve Minnikin.jpg	100px]]	Steve Minnikin	{{plainlist		1 November 2024	Incumbent		Chatsworth

Role

Unlike the Executive Council, which is a mechanism for advising the Governor, the Cabinet meets without the Governor and is responsible for formulating and coordinating policy. In effect, the Executive Council is a vehicle for implementing decisions made in Cabinet. Individual ministers are collectively responsible for the decisions made by Cabinet, so ministers are expected to resign if unwilling to publicly support a collective decision of Cabinet.

Meetings

Meetings of the Cabinet are usually held on 10:00 a.m. on Mondays in the Executive Building's Cabinet Room. The Premier (or Deputy Premier in her or his absence) and establishes its agenda. All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier.

Notes

References

[[Constitution of Queensland. ''Constitution of Queensland 2001'' (Qld)]] {{URL. https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-080#sec.43. s 43
(2024-11-05). "Games Funding Deal Doubt". [[News Corp Australia]].
(27 March 2012). "Newman appoints familiar faces". Brisbane Times.
(2024-10-27). "David Crisafulli sworn in as Queensland premier — as it happened". ABC News.
McKay, Jack. (2024-10-28). "David Crisafulli sworn in as Queensland premier — as it happened". ABC News.
(2024-11-01). "Premier David Crisafulli reveals new Queensland cabinet moments before swearing in ceremony begins". ABC News.
"Executive Council Handbook". Department of Premier and Cabinet.
(3 April 2012). "Cabinet Handbook". Department of Premier and Cabinet.
(3 April 2012). "Cabinet Handbook". Department of Premier and Cabinet.
(3 April 2012). "Cabinet Handbook". Department of Premier and Cabinet.

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