Queensland Government

Queensland Government
State Government
	Coat of Arms of Queensland
Formation	6 June 1859; 162 years ago as a responsible colonial government;; 1 January 1901; 120 years ago as an Australian state;
Founding document	Constitution of Queensland
State	Queensland
Country	Australia
Website	qld.gov.au
Legislative branch
Legislature	Parliament of Queensland Legislative Assembly of Queensland;
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Vice-regal representative	Governor
Main body	Cabinet of Queensland
Head of government	Premier
Appointer	Governor on behalf of the Queen of Australia in right of the State of Queensland.
Headquarters	1 William Street
Main organ	Executive Council of Queensland
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Court
Seat	Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law

The Queensland Government is the executive administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government.

The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of Queensland is the government's chief policy-making organ, and consists of the Premier and all ministers.

All department headquarters are located throughout the capital city of Brisbane, with most at 1 William Street, a purpose-built government skyscraper in the Brisbane CBD.

Government in Australia generally refers to the executive branch only and the overall governmental structure of Queensland including the legislative and judicial branches, as well as federal representation and ideology is dealt with in Politics of Queensland.

Executive and judicial powers[]

Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Queensland, which consists of the Crown, represented by the Governor of Queensland, and the one House, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the Governor and senior ministers.

The Governor, as representative of the Crown, is the formal repository of power, which is exercised by him or her on the advice of the Premier of Queensland and the Cabinet. The Premier and Ministers are appointed by the Governor, and hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly. Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Queensland and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Australian Constitution.

Current Ministry[]

Minister	Portfolio		Opposition counterpart	Portfolio
Annastacia Palaszczuk	Premier	Labor	David Crisafulli	Leader of the Opposition	Liberal National
Annastacia Palaszczuk	Minister for Trade	Labor	David Janetzki	Shadow Minister for Trade	Liberal National
Steven Miles	Deputy Premier	Labor	David Janetzki	Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Liberal National
	Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning		Fiona Simpson	Shadow Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Shadow Minister for Integrity in Government	Liberal National
			Ann Leahy	Shadow Minister for Local Government Shadow Minister for Disaster Recovery	Liberal National
Cameron Dick	Treasurer Minister for Investment	Labor	David Janetzki	Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for Investment	Liberal National
Grace Grace	Minister for Education	Labor	Christian Rowan	Shadow Minister for Education	Liberal National
	Minister for Racing		Tim Mander	Shadow Minister for Racing	Liberal National
	Minister for Industrial Relations		Jarrod Bleijie	Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations	Liberal National
Yvette D'Ath	Leader of the House	Labor	Jarrod Bleijie	Manager of Opposition Business	Liberal National
Yvette D'Ath	Minister for Health and Ambulance Services	Labor	Ros Bates	Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Shadow Minister for Medical Research	Liberal National
Mark Bailey	Minister for Transport and Main Roads	Labor	Steve Minnikin	Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads	Liberal National
Mick de Brenni	Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen	Labor	Pat Weir	Shadow Minister for Energy	Liberal National
Mick de Brenni	Minister for Public Works and Procurement	Labor	Tim Mander	Shadow Minister for Public Works	Liberal National
Shannon Fentiman	Attorney-General Minister for Justice	Labor	Tim Nicholls	Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Justice	Liberal National
	Minister for Women		Ros Bates	Shadow Minister for Women	Liberal National
	Minister for Women		Amanda Camm	Shadow Minister for Women's Economic Security	Liberal National
	Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence		Amanda Camm	Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence	Liberal National
Mark Ryan	Minister for Police and Corrective Services Minister for Fire and Emergency Services	Labor	Dale Last	Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services	Liberal National
Stirling Hinchliffe	Minister for Tourism, Industry Development and Innovation	Labor	David Crisafulli	Shadow Minister for Tourism	Liberal National
	Minister for Tourism, Industry Development and Innovation		Sam O'Connor	Shadow Minister for Innovation	Liberal National
	Minister for Sport		Tim Mander	Shadow Minister for Sport	Liberal National
Mark Furner	Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries	Labor	Tony Perrett	Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Liberal National
Mark Furner	Minister for Rural Communities	Labor	Dale Last	Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs	Liberal National
Leeanne Enoch	Minister for Communities and Housing	Labor	John-Paul Langbroek	Shadow Minister for Communities	Liberal National
			Tim Mander	Shadow Minister for Housing	Liberal National
			Ann Leahy	Shadow Minister for Volunteers	Liberal National
	Minister for Digital Economy		Jarrod Bleijie	Shadow Minister for Finance	Liberal National
	Minister for Digital Economy		Steve Minnikin	Shadow Minister for Customer Service	Liberal National
	Minister for the Arts		Christian Rowan	Shadow Minister for the Arts	Liberal National
Glenn Butcher	Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Minister for Water	Labor	Deb Frecklington	Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Shadow Minister for Water and the Construction of Dams	Liberal National
Di Farmer	Minister for Employment and Small Business Minister for Training and Skills Development	Labor	Brent Mickelberg	Shadow Minister for Employment and Training Shadow Minister for Small and Family Business Shadow Minister for Open Data	Liberal National
Craig Crawford	Minister for Seniors and Disability Services Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships	Labor	John-Paul Langbroek	Shadow Minister for Seniors and Disability Services Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships	Liberal National
Scott Stewart	Minister for Resources	Labor	Pat Weir	Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines	Liberal National
Meaghan Scanlon	Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Minister for Science and Youth Affairs	Labor	Sam O'Connor	Shadow Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Shadow Minister for Science Shadow Minister for Youth	Liberal National
Leanne Linard	Minister for Children and Youth Justice	Labor	Amanda Camm	Shadow Minister for Child Protection	Liberal National
Leanne Linard	Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Labor	John-Paul Langbroek	Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism	Liberal National