By our community reporter
Melbourne, 13 March: Mr. Mathew Guy, Planning Minister in Victoria is also the Multicultural Minister after today Cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle announced by the Victorian Premier Denis Nepthine today is being seen as a step to refurnish the image of the government for the coming state elections this year end. The Nepthine government has been trailing behind the ALP in opinion polls after massive job losses in manufacturing.
A media release says, the Ministerial and Parliamentary Secretary changes are as follows:
The new Ministers are Tim Bull as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Damian Drum as Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; Russell Northe as Minister for Energy and Resources and Minister for Small Business; and Nick Wakeling as Minister for Higher Education and Skills.
Minister Guy will have the added responsibilities of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship.Minister Asher will now have portfolio responsibility for Innovation,Tourism, Major Events, Employment and Trade in addition to being Leader of Government Business and Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. To assist Minister Asher, I have asked Tim McCurdy to becomeParliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Trade.
Minister Dixon will assume responsibility for the teaching profession within his education portfolio. To assist Ministers Dixon and Wakeling, I have asked Clem Newton-Brown to take on the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Education.
Inga Peulich will become Cabinet Secretary. Inga, with my Parliamentary Secretary Craig Ondarchie, will support Minister Guy in his role as Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship.
In addition, Peter Crisp will become Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development supporting the Deputy Premier with his portfolio areas.
The swearing in ceremony of the new Cabinet will take place on 17 March 2014, the media release says.
– SAT News Service.
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