South Australian Shadow Ministry
South Australian Liberal Shadow Ministry
On 6 April 2006, the new SA Liberal Leader Mr Iain Evans MP announced his new Shadow Ministry and Parliamentary Secretaries. Mr Evans succeeded Rob Kerin who stood down from the leadership in line with a pledge given before the 18 March 2006 election to do so if defeated.
Both Mr Evans and his Deputy Vickie Chapman were challenged for their positions but comfortably won their ballots. Both challengers, Isobel Redmond and Mitch Williams are in the frontbench along with former Leader Rob Kerin.
With the exception of treasury spokesman Rob Lucas in the Upper House, all other major portfolios are held in the same House as their Government counter-part.
The Opposition has created 13 Shadow Ministers plus two Parliamentary Secretaries. The Government has 15 Ministers (including the two non Labor Ministers) plus Parliamentary Secretaries.
Steven Griffiths and Michael Pengilly were first elected to the Parliament this March. Mr Griffiths was CEO of a rural council and Mr Pengilly was a Mayor on Kangaroo Island.
Italics denote new members of the frontbench. MLC denotes Member of the Legislative Council, the SA Upper House.
The new Liberal frontbench follows:
| Minister | Portfolio |
| Hon Iain Evans MP | Opposition Leader Economic Development Social Inclusion Sustainability & Climate Change |
| Ms Vickie Chapman MP | Deputy Opposition Leader Health Housing Families& Communities |
| Hon Rob Lucas MLC | Treasurer Industry & Trade Police |
| Hon Rob Kerin MP | Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Administrative Services and Government Enterprises Recreation, Sport and Recing |
| Ms Isobel Redmond MP | Attorney General; Justice; Ageing; Disability |
| Mr Duncan McFetridge MP | Education and Children’s Services Tourism Arts |
| Mr Martin Hamilton-Smith MP | Transport, Energy and Infrastructure Multicultural Affairs Federal/State Relations |
| Mr Mitch Williams MP | Industrial Relations Forests Mineral Resources Aboriginal Affairs Science and Information Economy |
| Hon David Ridgway MLC | River Murray Environment & Conservation Urban Development & Planning |
| Mr Steven Griffiths MP | Employment, Training and Further Education Youth Gambling |
| Mr Mark Goldsworthy MP | State-Local Government Relations Emergency Services Volunteers |
| Mrs Liz Penfold MP | Regional Development Small Business Consumer Affairs. |
| Hon Michelle Lensink MLC | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Status of Women Correctional Services |
| Hon Terry Stephens MLC | Parliamentary Secretary assisting in Industry & Trade Economic Development Police |
| Mr Michael Pengilly MP | Parliamentary Secretary assisting in Transport, Energy & Infrastructure Regional Development |
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