First Ministry
On 29 June 1998, a full ministry of 18 cabinet ministers and 4 parliamentary secretaries was sworn in. It served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 22 February 2001 following the 2001 election.
The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
| Office | Minister |
|---|---|
| Premier Minister for State Development and Trade (26–30 November 2000) |
Peter Beattie, BA, LL.B., MA, MP |
| Deputy Premier Minister for State Development and Trade |
Jim Elder, MP (until 22 November 2000) |
| Leader of the House Minister for Communication and Information |
Terry Mackenroth, MP |
| Minister for Tourism Minister for Sport and Racing |
Bob Gibbs, MP (until 14 December 1999) |
| Treasurer | David Hamill, BA(Hons), MA(Oxon), FCIT, FAICD, MP |
| Minister for Employment and Training Minister for Industrial Relations |
Paul Braddy, LL.B., MP |
| Deputy Premier Minister for State Development and Trade |
|
| Attorney-General Minister for Justice |
Matt Foley, BA, BSW, LL.B.(Hons), MP |
| Minister for Health | Wendy Edmond, DipRadiog, DipNuclMed, MP |
| Minister for Police and Corrective Services |
Tom Barton, MP |
| Minister for Mines and Energy Minister assisting the Deputy Premier on Regional Development |
Tony McGrady, MP |
| Minister for Transport Minister for Main Roads |
Steve Bredhauer, DipTeach, MP |
| Minister for Education | Dean Wells, BA(Hons), MA, LL.B., MP |
| Minister for Public Works Minister for Housing |
Robert Schwarten, BEd, DipTeach, MP |
| Minister for Families Minister for Youth and Community Care |
Anna Bligh, BA, MP |
| Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Policy Minister for Women's Policy |
Judy Spence, BA, DipTeach, MP |
| Minister for Environment and Heritage Minister for Natural Resources |
Rod Welford, BA(Hons), LL.B., GradDipLegPrac, MSc(Env), MP |
| Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Rural Communities |
Henry Palaszczuk, DipTeach, MP |
| Minister for Emergency Services (until 16 December 1999) Minister for Tourism and Racing (from 16 December 1999) |
Merri Rose, MP2 |
| Minister for Emergency Services | Stephen Robertson, BA(Hons), MP (from 16 December 1999)2 |
| Minister for Local Government and Planning | Nita Cunningham, MP (from 30 November 2000) |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | Stephen Robertson (until 16 December 1999)2 Gordon Nuttall |
Notes:
- 1 On 1 August 1999, David Hamill was required to stand aside as Treasurer while investigations by the Auditor-General and the Criminal Justice Commission into the awarding of an Internet gaming licence was in process. Premier Peter Beattie served as Acting Treasurer and brought down a budget on 14 September. On 30 September, both inquiries cleared Hamill of any wrongdoing and he was reinstated.
- 2 On 14 December 1999, Bob Gibbs resigned from Parliament to accept a role as trade commissioner to Los Angeles. Terry Mackenroth assumed his Sport portfolio (losing Rural Communities to Henry Palaszczuk), with Tourism and Racing going to junior minister Merri Rose. Parliamentary secretary to the Deputy Premier, Stephen Robertson, was appointed as a minister and took on Rose's former role of Emergency Services.
- 3 On 22 November 1999, Deputy Premier Jim Elder, who was Acting Premier at the time due to the Premier being overseas, resigned following allegations that he was under suspicion for having illegally signed electoral forms for family members in his own seat. His portfolios were assumed for four days by Paul Braddy, then for another four by Premier Peter Beattie, before a minor reshuffle on 30 November 2000 which saw, among other things, Terry Mackenroth's promotion to Deputy Premier and Nita Cunningham's appointment to the Ministry.
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