Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia)
November 16, 2023
The Manager of Opposition Business in the House, sometimes called Opposition Leader of the House,[1] is the member of the Australian Official OppositionShadow Ministry responsible for negotiating with the Leader of the House regarding proceedings in the Australian House of Representatives. Among other things, the topics of negotiation are the order in which Government bills and other items of business are taken, the time allotted for debate, and the timing of Opposition business.[2]
The Manager of Opposition Business in the House and the Deputy Manager are appointed by the Opposition leader. The current Manager of Opposition Business in the House is Paul Fletcher and his deputy is Kevin Hogan. The duties of the Deputy Manager of Opposition Business are largely contingent, coming into play only when the Manager of Opposition Business is absent from the House or is on leave, when he or she is referred to as Acting Manager of Opposition Business.
manager, opposition, business, house, australia, manager, opposition, business, house, sometimes, called, opposition, leader, house, member, australian, official, opposition, shadow, ministry, responsible, negotiating, with, leader, house, regarding, proceedin. The Manager of Opposition Business in the House sometimes called Opposition Leader of the House 1 is the member of the Australian Official Opposition Shadow Ministry responsible for negotiating with the Leader of the House regarding proceedings in the Australian House of Representatives Among other things the topics of negotiation are the order in which Government bills and other items of business are taken the time allotted for debate and the timing of Opposition business 2 Manager of Opposition Business in the HouseIncumbentPaul Fletchersince 5 June 2022AppointerOpposition leaderDeputyKevin HoganThe Manager of Opposition Business in the House and the Deputy Manager are appointed by the Opposition leader The current Manager of Opposition Business in the House is Paul Fletcher and his deputy is Kevin Hogan The duties of the Deputy Manager of Opposition Business are largely contingent coming into play only when the Manager of Opposition Business is absent from the House or is on leave when he or she is referred to as Acting Manager of Opposition Business Three managers of Opposition Business in the House John Howard Julia Gillard and Anthony Albanese went on to become Prime Ministers Another future Prime Minister Tony Abbott stepped in as Acting Manager in 2009 in the absence of Christopher Pyne 3 List editThe Managers of Opposition Business since 1974 are as follows Order Manager Party Leader of the Opposition Term start Term end Term in office1 Ian Sinclair National Country Billy Snedden 14 June 1974 21 March 1975 1 year 150 daysMalcolm Fraser 21 March 1975 11 November 19752 Gordon Scholes Labor Gough Whitlam 27 January 1976 22 December 1977 1 year 336 daysBill Hayden 22 December 1977 29 December 19773 Mick Young 29 December 1977 11 February 1980 2 years 44 days4 Chris Hurford 11 February 1980 7 November 1980 270 days5 Lionel Bowen 10 November 1980 3 February 1983 2 years 121 daysBob Hawke 3 February 1983 11 March 1983 1 Ian Sinclair National Andrew Peacock 16 March 1983 5 September 1985 4 years 43 daysJohn Howard 5 September 1985 28 April 19876 John Spender Liberal 29 April 1987 14 August 1987 107 days7 Wal Fife 14 August 1987 9 May 1989 4 years 283 daysAndrew Peacock 9 May 1989 3 April 1990John Hewson 3 April 1990 23 May 19928 Warwick Smith 23 May 1992 8 February 1993 261 days9 John Howard 7 April 1993 23 May 1994 1 year 298 daysAlexander Downer 23 May 1994 30 January 199510 Peter Reith John Howard 31 January 1995 11 March 1996 1 year 40 days11 Simon Crean Labor Kim Beazley 20 March 1996 20 October 1998 2 years 214 days12 Bob McMullan 20 October 1998 25 November 2001 3 years 36 days13 Wayne Swan Simon Crean 25 November 2001 16 June 2003 1 year 203 days14 Mark Latham 16 June 2003 8 December 2003 165 days15 Julia Gillard Mark Latham 8 December 2003 18 January 2005 3 years 2 daysKim Beazley 18 January 2005 10 December 200616 Anthony Albanese Kevin Rudd 10 December 2006 3 December 2007 358 days17 Joe Hockey Liberal Brendan Nelson 2 December 2007 16 September 2008 1 year 76 daysMalcolm Turnbull 16 September 2008 16 February 200918 Christopher Pyne 16 February 2009 1 December 2009 4 years 214 daysTony Abbott 1 December 2009 18 September 201319 Tony Burke Labor Bill Shorten 18 October 2013 30 May 2019 8 years 217 daysAnthony Albanese 30 May 2019 23 May 202220 Paul Fletcher Liberal Peter Dutton 5 June 2022 4 Incumbent 1 year 162 daysSee also editLeader of the House Australia Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Manager of Government Business in the SenateReferences edit Australian Parliamentary Library Ian McCahon Sinclair Trove National Library of Australia Retrieved 28 March 2012 The House Government and Opposition House of Representatives Infosheet No 19 October 2010 Abbott takes a warm glow into winter quarters 27 June 2009 Fletcher welcomes Shadow Cabinet appointment Paul Fletcher MP nbsp This Australian government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manager of Opposition Business in the House Australia amp oldid 1185031468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
