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Joe Ludwig

Senator for Queensland · Australian Labor Party · Former member

Photo: Sarah Cosson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Time in Parliament

Terms of service and ministerial or shadow ministerial roles, from OpenAustralia's hand-maintained records of the Parliamentary Handbook.

Terms of service

  • Senate

    1 July 1999 – 9 May 2016 · Retired

Ministerial and shadow roles

  • Minister Assisting on Queensland Floods Recovery

    14 Dec 2011 – 26 June 2013

  • Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

    14 Sept 2010 – 26 June 2013

  • Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery

    26 Jan 2011 – 14 Dec 2011

  • Manager of Government Business in the Senate

    3 Dec 2007 – 14 Dec 2011

  • Cabinet Secretary

    9 June 2009 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Special Minister of State

    9 June 2009 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Minister for Human Services

    3 Dec 2007 – 9 June 2009

  • Shadow Attorney-General

    9 Mar 2007 – 6 Dec 2007

6 earlier roles

  • Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate (shadow ministry)

    23 Nov 2001 – 6 Dec 2007

  • Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs

    26 Oct 2004 – 9 Mar 2007

  • Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

    26 Oct 2004 – 24 June 2005

  • Shadow Parliamentary Secretary (Attorney-General and Home Security)

    8 Dec 2003 – 25 Oct 2004

  • Shadow Parliamentary Secretary (Attorney-General)

    23 Aug 2002 – 8 Dec 2003

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney-General (shadow ministry)

    23 Nov 2001 – 23 Aug 2002