Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia)
Opposition post in the Parliament of Australia
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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]
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The Manager of Opposition Business in the House and the Deputy Manager are appointed by the Opposition leader. 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 this happens, the deputy 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 and former leader of the house, Tony Abbott stepped in as Acting Manager in 2009 in the absence of Christopher Pyne.[3]
List
The Managers of Opposition Business since 1974 are as follows:
| Order | Manager | Party | Leader of the Opposition | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Billy Snedden | 14 June 1974 | 21 March 1975 | 1 year, 150 days | |
| Malcolm Fraser | 21 March 1975 | 11 November 1975 | |||||
| 2 | Gordon Scholes | Labor | Gough Whitlam | 27 January 1976 | 22 December 1977 | 1 year, 336 days | |
| Bill Hayden | 22 December 1977 | 29 December 1977 | |||||
| 3 | Mick Young | 29 December 1977 | 11 February 1980 | 2 years, 44 days | |||
| 4 | Chris Hurford | 11 February 1980 | 7 November 1980 | 270 days | |||
| 5 | Lionel Bowen | 10 November 1980 | 3 February 1983 | 2 years, 121 days | |||
| Bob Hawke | 3 February 1983 | 11 March 1983 | |||||
| (1) | Ian Sinclair | National | Andrew Peacock | 16 March 1983 | 5 September 1985 | 4 years, 43 days | |
| John Howard | 5 September 1985 | 28 April 1987 | |||||
| 6 | John Spender | Liberal | 29 April 1987 | 14 August 1987 | 107 days | ||
| 7 | Wal Fife | 14 August 1987 | 9 May 1989 | 4 years, 283 days | |||
| Andrew Peacock | 9 May 1989 | 3 April 1990 | |||||
| John Hewson | 3 April 1990 | 23 May 1992 | |||||
| 8 | Warwick Smith | 23 May 1992 | 8 February 1993 | 261 days | |||
| 9 | John Howard | 7 April 1993 | 23 May 1994 | 1 year, 298 days | |||
| Alexander Downer | 23 May 1994 | 30 January 1995 | |||||
| 10 | Peter Reith | John Howard | 31 January 1995 | 11 March 1996 | 1 year, 40 days | ||
| 11 | Simon Crean | Labor | Kim Beazley | 20 March 1996 | 20 October 1998 | 2 years, 214 days | |
| 12 | Bob McMullan | 20 October 1998 | 25 November 2001 | 3 years, 36 days | |||
| 13 | Wayne Swan | Simon Crean | 25 November 2001 | 16 June 2003 | 1 year, 203 days | ||
| 14 | Mark Latham | 16 June 2003 | 8 December 2003 | 165 days | |||
| 15 | Julia Gillard | Mark Latham | 8 December 2003 | 18 January 2005 | 3 years, 2 days | ||
| Kim Beazley | 18 January 2005 | 10 December 2006 | |||||
| 16 | Anthony Albanese | Kevin Rudd | 10 December 2006 | 3 December 2007 | 358 days | ||
| 17 | Joe Hockey | Liberal | Brendan Nelson | 2 December 2007 | 16 September 2008 | 1 year, 76 days | |
| Malcolm Turnbull | 16 September 2008 | 16 February 2009 | |||||
| 18 | Christopher Pyne | 16 February 2009 | 1 December 2009 | 4 years, 214 days | |||
| Tony Abbott | 1 December 2009 | 18 September 2013 | |||||
| 19 | Tony Burke | Labor | Bill Shorten | 18 October 2013 | 30 May 2019 | 8 years, 217 days | |
| Anthony Albanese | 30 May 2019 | 23 May 2022 | |||||
| 20 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Peter Dutton | 5 June 2022[4] | 25 January 2025 | 2 years, 234 days | |
| 21 | Michael Sukkar | 25 January 2025 | 3 May 2025 | 98 days | |||
| 22 | Alex Hawke | Sussan Ley | 28 May 2025 | 17 February 2026 | 265 days | ||
| 23 | Dan Tehan | Angus Taylor | 17 February 2026 | present | 243 days | ||
Deputy Manager of Opposition Business
Deputy Managers of Opposition Business are as follows:
| Order | Manager | Party | Leader of the Opposition | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Gillard | Labor | Simon Crean | 2 July 2003 | 8 December 2003 | 159 days | |
| 2 | Simon Crean | Mark Latham | 8 December 2003 | 26 October 2004 | 323 days | ||
| 3 | Anthony Albanese | 26 October 2004 | 18 January 2005 | 2 years, 45 days | |||
| Kim Beazley | 18 January 2005 | 10 December 2006 | |||||
| 4 | Kelvin Thomson | Kevin Rudd | 10 December 2006 | 9 March 2007 | 89 days | ||
| 5 | Bob McMullan | 9 March 2007 | 3 December 2007 | 269 days | |||
| 6 | Luke Hartsuyker | National | Brendan Nelson | 6 December 2007 | 16 September 2008 | 5 years, 286 days | |
| Malcolm Turnbull | 16 September 2008 | 1 December 2009 | |||||
| Tony Abbott | 1 December 2009 | 18 September 2013 | |||||
| 7 | Mark Dreyfus | Labor | Bill Shorten | 18 October 2013 | 2 June 2019 | 5 years, 227 days | |
| 8 | Mark Butler | Anthony Albanese | 2 June 2019 | 23 May 2022 | 2 years, 355 days | ||
| 9 | Kevin Hogan | National | Sussan Ley | 5 June 2022 | 21 January 2026 | 3 years, 230 days | |
| (9) | Kevin Hogan | National | Angus Taylor | 17 February 2026 | Incumbent | 243 days | |
