Manager of Government Business in the Senate

In the Parliament of Australia, the Manager of Government Business in the Senate is a government member, usually a minister, whose responsibilities include negotiating with the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate regarding proceedings in the Australian Senate. Among other things, negotiations would involve the order in which Government bills and other items of business, the time allotted for debate, and the timing of Opposition business. The position is distinct to that of Leader of the Government in the Senate and party whip, each of which also have deputy positions.

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Manager Term began Term ended Portfolio Party Prime Minister
  Doug McClelland Doug McClelland 1971.jpg 9 July 1974 11 November 1975
Labor Gough Whitlam
None 11 November 1975 21 April 1983 Malcolm Fraser
Don Grimes No image.svg 21 April 1983 17 February 1987 Labor Bob Hawke
Gareth Evans GarethEvans-crop.JPG 17 February 1987 2 September 1988
Labor
Robert Ray Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Ray).jpg 2 September 1988 4 June 1991 Labor
Bob McMullan Bob McMullan.jpg 4 June 1991 24 March 1993 Parliamentary Secretary Labor
Paul Keating
John Faulkner Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Faulkner).png 24 March 1993 11 March 1996 Labor
Rod Kemp Senator Kemp.jpg 17 March 1996 6 November 1996
  • Parliamentary Secretary (to Oct 1996)
  • Minister Assisting the Treasurer (from Oct 1996)
Liberal John Howard
Ian Campbell No image.svg 6 November 1996 17 November 2004
Liberal
Chris Ellison Chris Ellison.jpg 17 November 2004 9 March 2007 Minister for Justice and Customs Liberal
Eric Abetz Senator Eric Abetz crop.jpg 9 March 2007 3 December 2007 Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation Liberal
Joe Ludwig Joe Ludwig Portrait 2008.JPG 12 December 2007 14 December 2011 Labor Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Mark Arbib Mark Arbib Portrait 2009.JPG 14 December 2011 5 March 2012 Labor
Jacinta Collins Jacinta Collins.jpeg 5 March 2012 7 September 2013
Labor
Kevin Rudd
Mitch Fifield Mitch Fifield.jpg 18 September 2013 20 December 2017 Liberal Tony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Simon Birmingham Simon Birmingham.jpg 20 December 2017 23 August 2018 Liberal
Mitch Fifield Mitch Fifield.jpg 26 August 2018 29 May 2019 Liberal Scott Morrison
Anne Ruston Anne Ruston 2018-11-21.jpg 29 May 2019 23 May 2022 Liberal
Katy Gallagher Katy Gallagher 2022.jpg 1 June 2022 Incumbent
Labor Anthony Albanese

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