# Shadow Ministry of John Hewson

The Shadow Ministry of John Hewson was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 11 April 1990 to 23 May 1994, opposing the Australian Labor Party's Hawke–Keating government.
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.
John Hewson became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party on 3 April 1990, and appointed his first Shadow Cabinet. He appointed a second, rearranged Shadow Cabinet after losing the 1993 election.

## First arrangement
### Shadow Cabinet

The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet:
| Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
| John Hewson MP | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Peter Reith MP | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Tim Fischer MP | Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources |
| Bruce Lloyd MP | Deputy Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Primary Industry |
| Senator Robert Hill | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Senator Peter Durack | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Defence (to 24 April 1992) Shadow Attorney-General (24 April 1992 to 23 May 1992) |
| Neil Brown MP | Shadow Minister for Communications (to 25 February 1991) |
| Jim Carlton MP | Shadow Minister without portfolio |
| Fred Chaney MP | Shadow Minister for the Environment |
| Wal Fife MP | Shadow Minister without portfolio |
| John Howard MP | Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Training |
| David Jull MP | Shadow Minister for Tourism and Aviation |
| Dr David Kemp MP | Shadow Minister for Education |
| Ian McLachlan MP | Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce |
| Andrew Peacock MP | Shadow Attorney-General (to 24 April 1992) Shadow Minister for Justice (to 24 April 1992) |
| John Sharp MP | Shadow Minister for Shipping and Waterfront Reform |

### Outer shadow ministry

| Shadow minister | Portfolio |
| Senator Richard Alston | Shadow Minister for Social Security |
| Senator Michael Baume | Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage, Sport and Youth Affairs |
| Julian Beale MP | Shadow Minister for Privatisation |
| Ray Braithwaite MP | Shadow Minister for Community Services and Aged Care |
| Peter Costello MP | Shadow Minister for Corporate Law Reform, Consumer Affairs Shadow Attorney-General (from 23 May 1992) |
| Alexander Downer MP | Shadow Minister for Trade Shadow Minister for Trade Negotiations |
| David Hawker MP | Shadow Minister for Land Transport |
| Peter McGauran MP | Shadow Minister for Science and Technology |
| Senator Jocelyn Newman | Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Shadow Minister for Status of Women |
| Senator Warwick Parer | Shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Local Government Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory (to 28 April 1992) |
| Geoff Prosser MP | Shadow Minister for Small Business, Housing and Customs |
| Phillip Ruddock MP | Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs |
| Senator Jim Short | Shadow Minister for Finance |
| Warwick Smith MP | Shadow Minister for Communications (from 25 February 1991) |
| Senator Grant Tambling | Shadow Minister for Regional Development, External Territories and Northern Australia |
| Dr Bob Woods MP | Shadow Minister for Health |
| Dr Michael Wooldridge MP | Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
| Senator Ian Macdonald | Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory (from 28 April 1992) |

## Second arrangement

The Shadow Ministry was rearranged following the 1993 election.

### Shadow Cabinet

| Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
| John Hewson MP | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Dr Michael Wooldridge MP | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, Employment and Training Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Tim Fischer MP | Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Trade |
| John Anderson MP | Deputy Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Primary Industry |
| Senator Robert Hill | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Senator Richard Alston | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Communications |
| Senator Ron Boswell | Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and External Territories |
| Peter Costello MP | Shadow Minister for Finance |
| Alexander Downer MP | Shadow Treasurer |
| John Howard MP | Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations |
| David Jull MP | Shadow Minister for Tourism and Aviation |
| Dr David Kemp MP | Shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Export Development |
| Senator Ian McDonald | Shadow Minister for Local Government and the Australian Capital Territory |
| Peter McGauran MP | Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy |
| Ian McLachlan MP | Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and National Development |
| Senator Jocelyn Newman | Shadow Minister for the Family Shadow Minister for Health |
| Andrew Peacock MP | Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Phillip Ruddock MP | Shadow Minister for Social Security |
| Senator Jim Short | Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship |

### Outer shadow ministry

| Shadow minister | Portfolio |
| Kevin Andrews MP | Shadow Minister for Privatisation, Administrative Services |
| David Connolly MP | Shadow Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training |
| Chris Gallus MP | Shadow Minister for the Environment |
| Senator Sue Knowles | Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs |
| Senator David MacGibbon | Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Defence Science and Personnel |
| Peter Nugent MP | Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
| Senator Kay Patterson | Shadow Minister for Senior Citizens and Aged Care |
| Michael Ronaldson MP | Shadow Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation |
| Bruce Scott MP | Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Development |
| John Sharp MP | Shadow Minister for Transport |
| Senator Grant Tambling | Shadow Minister for Public Housing and Community Services |
| Senator Amanda Vanstone | Shadow Minister for Justice Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs |
| Daryl Williams QC MP | Shadow Attorney-General |