# Shadow Ministry of Andrew Peacock (1983–85)

The Shadow Ministry of Andrew Peacock was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 16 March 1983 to 5 September 1985, opposing Bob Hawke's Labor government.
The shadow ministry is a group of senior opposition spokespeople who form an alternative ministry to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.
Andrew Peacock became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 11 March 1983 and appointed a new Shadow Ministry.

## First arrangement

The following were members of the Shadow Ministry:
| Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
| Andrew Peacock MP | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party |
| John Howard MP | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Doug Anthony MP | Leader of the National Party (to 17 January 1984) Shadow Minister for Trade (to 17 January 1984) |
| Ian Sinclair MP | Leader of the National Party (from 18 January 1984) Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 17 January 1984) Shadow Minister for Defence |
| Ralph Hunt MP | Shadow Minister for Trade (from 18 January 1984) Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 18 January 1984) |
| Senator Fred Chaney | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources |
| Senator Peter Durack | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General |
| Senator Peter Baume | Shadow Minister for Education and Youth |
| Ray Braithwaite MP | Shadow Minister for Local Government and Northern Development |
| Jim Carlton MP | Shadow Minister for Health |
| David Connolly MP | Shadow Minister for Environment and Public Administration |
| David Connolly MP | Shadow Minister for Environment and Public Administration |
| Harold Edwards MP | Shadow Minister for Science and Technology |
| Wal Fife MP | Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction |
| Peter Fisher MP | Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation |
| Senator Margaret Guilfoyle | Shadow Minister for Taxation |
| Steele Hall MP | Shadow Special Minister of State |
| Michael Hodgman MP | Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs |
| Bruce Lloyd MP | Shadow Minister for Communications |
| Stephen Lusher MP | Shadow Minister for Transport |
| Michael MacKellar MP | Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Ian Macphee MP | Shadow Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations, Status of Women |
| Tom McVeigh MP | Shadow Minister for Primary Industry |
| Senator Tony Messner | Shadow Minister for Social Security |
| John Moore MP | Shadow Minister for Finance |
| James Porter MP | Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
| Senator Peter Rae | Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce |
| Philip Ruddock MP | Shadow Minister for Australian Capital Territory and the Public Service |
| Douglas Scott MP | Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs |
| Roger Shipton MP | Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism |
| John Spender MP | Shadow Minister for Aviation and Defence Support |
| Senator Kathy Sullivan | Shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Home Affairs |

## Second arrangement

The Shadow Ministry was reshuffled on 14 December 1984 following the 1984 Australian federal election.
| Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
| Andrew Peacock MP | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party |
| John Howard MP | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Ian Sinclair MP | Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Defence |
| Ralph Hunt MP | Shadow Minister for Primary Industry Deputy Leader of the National Party |
| Senator Fred Chaney | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce |
| Senator Peter Durack | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources |
| Senator Peter Baume | Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for the Status of Women |
| Charles Blunt MP | Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation |
| Ray Braithwaite MP | Shadow Minister for Social Security |
| Neil Brown MP | Shadow Attorney-General |
| Senator Stan Collard | Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs |
| David Connolly MP | Shadow Minister for Environment, Public Administration, Arts and Heritage |
| Paul Everingham MP | Shadow Minister for Local Government Shadow Minister for Northern Development |
| Michael Hodgman MP | Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction |
| Senator Austin Lewis | Shadow Minister for Territories Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory |
| Bruce Lloyd MP | Shadow Minister for Transport and Aviation |
| Michael MacKellar MP | Shadow Special Minister of State Shadow Minister for Science |
| Ian Macphee MP | Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Tom McVeigh MP | Shadow Minister for Trade |
| Senator Tony Messner | Shadow Minister for Community Services |
| John Moore MP | Shadow Minister for Communications |
| James Porter MP | Shadow Minister for Health |
| Senator Peter Rae | Shadow Minister for Finance |
| Philip Ruddock MP | Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs |
| Peter Shack MP | Shadow Minister for Employment, Youth and Industrial Relations |
| Roger Shipton MP | Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
| Wilson Tuckey MP | Shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Small Business |