Borbidge Ministry
The Borbidge Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by National Party Premier Rob Borbidge and his deputy, Liberal leader Joan Sheldon.
It commenced on 19 February 1996 after the Goss Ministry, led by Premier Wayne Goss of the Labor Party, resigned following the loss of the Mundingburra by-election two weeks earlier. The Coalition party leaders were sworn in by the Governor of Queensland as a two-member cabinet. A week later, on 26 February 1996, they resigned so that a full ministry could be sworn in. The Borbidge Ministry was followed by the Beattie Ministry on 26 June 1998 upon the Government's defeat at the 1998 election.
First Ministry
On 26 February 1996, a full ministry of 18 cabinet ministers and 3 parliamentary secretaries was sworn in. It served until the end of the Ministry on 26 June 1998 following the 1998 election.The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party.
| Office | Minister |
Premier | Rob Borbidge, MP |
Deputy Premier Treasurer Minister for the Arts | Joan Sheldon, BPhysio, MP |
Leader of the House Minister for Families Minister for Youth and Community Care | Kev Lingard, BEdSt, BA, AEd, MP |
Attorney-General Minister for Justice | Denver Beanland, MP |
Minister for Police and Corrective Services Minister for Racing | Russell Cooper, MP |
Minister for Health | Mike Horan, MP |
Minister for Education | Bob Quinn, DipTeach, MP |
Minister for Economic Development and Trade Minister assisting the Premier | Doug Slack, MP |
Minister for Tourism Minister for Small Business and Industry | Bruce Davidson, MP |
Minister for Environment and Heritage | Brian Littleproud, DipTeach, MP |
Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Fisheries and Forestry | Trevor Perrett, MP |
Minister for Local Government and Planning | Di McCauley, BA, MP |
Minister for Training Minister for Industrial Relations | Santo Santoro, BA, BEcon, MP |
Minister for Natural Resources | Howard Hobbs, MP |
Minister for Transport Minister for Main Roads | Vaughan Johnson, MP |
Minister for Public Works and Housing | Ray Connor, MP |
Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Sport | Mick Veivers, MP |
Minister for Public Works and Housing | Dr David Watson, BCom, AAUQ, MA, PhD, FCPA, FCA, MP |
Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Fisheries and Forestry | Marc Rowell, MP |
Minister for Natural Resources | Lawrence Springborg, MP |
Minister for Families Minister for Youth and Community Care | Naomi Wilson, BEd, DipTeach, MP |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | Mark Stoneman Dr David Watson Naomi Wilson Tony Fitzgerald Bob Harper Graham Healy |