Frontbench of Christine Milne

Christine Milne led the Australian Greens from 2012 until 2015. During this period, members of parliament served as official spokespersons for the party both inside and outside of Parliament on various issues, each member being assigned portfolios for their speaking duties. This allows the Greens to shadow government policies and actions from the party perspective.

First arrangement

Spokesperson	Portfolio
Christine Milne	Leader Arts Climate change Assisting on Climate and Energy Defence & National Security Assisting on Defence Assisting on National Security Finance & Administration Food Security Foreign Affairs Forests (TAS) Prime Minister & Cabinet Regional Australia Resources & Energy Treasury Whaling & Antarctica
Adam Bandt	Deputy leader Assisting on Climate and Energy Banking Emergency Services Employment & Workplace Relations High Speed Rail House of Representatives Reform Innovation & Industry Science & Research
Sarah Hanson-Young	Consumer Affairs Human Rights Immigration & Citizenship LGBTI Murray Darling Basin Tibet Water Youth, Early Childhood Education & Child Care
Rachel Siewert	Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues Ageing Agriculture Family, Community & Disability Services Fisheries & Marine Native Title Natural Resource Management The Kimberley & Northern Australia
Scott Ludlam	Assisting on Defence Assisting on National Security Broadband, Communications & the Digital Economy Burma Heritage Housing Infrastructure Mining (WA) Nuclear Sustainable Cities
Richard Di Natale	Dental Health East Timor Gambling Health, including preventive Multiculturalism Sport West Papua
Penny Wright	Attorney General Mental Health Schools & Education Veterans Affairs
Larissa Waters	Cape York Environment, Biodiversity & Natural Heritage Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea Mining Population World Heritage
Lee Rhiannon	Animal Welfare Democracy Forests Forests (TAS) Higher Education International Aid & Development Local Government Transport Women
Peter Whish-Wilson	Competition Policy & Small Business Tourism Trade Waste

Final arrangement

Spokesperson	Portfolio
Christine Milne	Leader Arts Climate change Foreign Affairs Prime Minister & Cabinet Treasury
Adam Bandt	Deputy leader Employment & Workplace Relations Finance Innovation, Industry & Science
Rachel Siewert	Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues Agriculture & Rural Affairs Family, Ageing, Community & Disability Services Marine
Richard Di Natale	Health Multiculturalism Sport
Scott Ludlam	Broadband, Communications & the Digital Economy Defence Housing & Sustainable Cities Nuclear
Sarah Hanson-Young	Early Childhood Education & Care Immigration & Citizenship LGBTI & Marriage Equality
Penny Wright	Attorney General Mental Health Schools
Larissa Waters	Environment & Biodiversity Resources, Mining and CSG Women
Lee Rhiannon	Animal Welfare Democracy & Local Government Higher Education International Aid & Development Water & Murray Darling Basin
Peter Whish-Wilson	Competition Policy, Small Business & Consumer Affairs Fisheries, Marine (Tasmania) & Whaling Trade Veterans Affairs
Janet Rice	Forests Tourism Transport & Infrastructure

References

"Portfolios". The Australian Greens. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
"Portfolios". The Australian Greens. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

External links

Portfolios of the Greens caucus

v t e Australian Greens
Parliamentary Leaders	Bob Brown Christine Milne Richard Di Natale Adam Bandt
Deputy parliamentary leaders	Christine Milne Adam Bandt Scott Ludlam Larissa Waters Nick McKim Mehreen Faruqi
Frontbenches	Brown Milne Di Natale Bandt NSW
Member parties	New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory
Affiliated institutions	Australian Young Greens The Green Institute
See also	Fundi and Realo History List of parliamentarians Leadership elections Left Renewal

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