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|+ style="margin-left: inherit;" | '''The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, | |+ style="margin-left: inherit;" | '''The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, KC, MP''' | ||
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| 11 February 2006–18 November 2006 | | 11 February 2006–18 November 2006<br>29 August 2011–1 June 2023 | ||
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| ''' | | '''Preceded By:''' | ||
| [[Marcus Smallegan]] | | [[Marcus Smallegan]]<br>[[Amelia Pietersen]] | ||
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| '''Succeeded By:''' | | '''Succeeded By:''' | ||
| Sir [[John Goodwin]] | | Sir [[John Goodwin]]<br>Incumbent | ||
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| 19 February | | 19 February 1953<br>[[wp:Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]], [[wp:Queensland|Queensland]], [[wp:Australia|Australia]] | ||
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'''The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, | '''The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP''' was the [[Prime Minister of Ibagli|Prime Minister]] of [[Ibagli]]. He served from February to November 2006 and from 2011 to 2023. He was born on 19 February 1953 in [[wp:Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] [[wp:Australia|Australia]], to David Pollack, a Scottish laborer, and Victoria Llewellyn Pollack, the daughter of a Welsh mine worker. He attended [[wp:Cairns State High School|Cairns State High School]] and the [[wp:University of Queensland|University of Queensland]], where he recieved a degree in law. In 1979 he emigrated to Ibagli, and took up a job as a solicitor for the [[Ibaglian Railway and Maritime Workers Union]]. He was made a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1986. | ||
in 1989 he stood for election for the Liberal Party in the district of Haphonia-St. Edwards, the site of the nearly derelict Port of Haphonia. In 2003 he was appointed to be the Shadow Minister of Labour. During the [[Vincent McNeese|McNeese]] administration he was the [[Minister of Labour]]. In December 2005 he challenged Anthony Kinder for the leadership of the Liberal Party. On 1 January 2006 he was nearly unanimously elected to that position. | in 1989 he stood for election for the Liberal Party in the district of [[Haphonia-St. Edwards (electoral district)|Haphonia-St. Edwards]], the site of the nearly derelict [[Port of Haphonia]]. In 2003 he was appointed to be the Shadow Minister of Labour. During the [[Vincent McNeese|McNeese]] administration he was the [[Minister of Labour]]. In December 2005 he challenged [[Anthony Kinder]] for the leadership of the Liberal Party. On 1 January 2006 he was nearly unanimously elected to that position, just weeks before a [[January 2006 General Election|general election]]. He stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party in 2023, and resigned as Prime Minister on 1 June. | ||
==Prime Minister== | ==Prime Minister== | ||
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|colspan="3"|[[Jacob Jenkins]] | |colspan="3"|[[Jacob Jenkins]] | ||
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|[[Government House Leader]] | |[[Minister of Home Affairs]]<br>[[Government House Leader]] | ||
|colspan="3"|[[Phillip Randolph]] | |colspan="3"|[[Phillip Randolph]] | ||
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===Appointments=== | ===Appointments=== | ||
*Pollack advised [[Queen Elizabeth II]], the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]], to appoint Sir [[Steven Spell]] on 1 September 2006. | *Pollack advised [[Queen Elizabeth II]], the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]], to appoint Sir [[Steven Spell]] as [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] on 1 September 2006. | ||
==Opposition== | ==Opposition== | ||
The [[Conservative Party]] won the [[November 2006 General Election]], and Pollack resigned as Prime Minister shortly thereafter. He remained leader of the party and | The [[Conservative Party]] won the [[November 2006 General Election]], and Pollack resigned as Prime Minister shortly thereafter. He remained leader of the party and currently serves as [[Leader of the Opposition]]. | ||
== | ==Second term== | ||
The Liberal Party won the [[2011 General Election]], and Pollack was appointed Prime Minister on 29 August 2011. | |||
===Cabinet=== | |||
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!Name | |||
!Position | |||
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|[[Andrew Spearman]] | |||
|[[Minister of Finance]] (2017–)<br>[[Attorney-General]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|Sir [[Jeremy Cannon]] | |||
|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]<br>[[Government House Leader]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Amy Pfeiffer]] | |||
|[[Attorney-General]] (2017–)<br>[[Minister of Home Affairs]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Anthony Gaskill]] | |||
|[[Minister of Home Affairs]] (2017–)<br>[[Minister of the Environment]] (2011–2017)<br>[[Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Lawrence McCune]] | |||
|[[Minister of Defence]] (2017–)<br>[[Minister of Health]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Megan Prince]] | |||
|[[Minister of Transport]] (2017–) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Jason Reid]] | |||
|[[Minister of Labour]] (2016–)<br>[[Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage]] (2017–) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Karen Walker]] | |||
|[[Minister of Health]] (2017–) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Darren Anderson]] | |||
|[[Minister of the Environment]] (2017–) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Melissa Randolph]] | |||
|[[Minister of Education]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Richard LeVeque]] | |||
|[[Minister of Finance]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|Sir [[Joseph Vela]] | |||
|[[Minister of Defence]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Péricles Maranhão Neto]] | |||
|[[Minister of Transport]] (2011–2017) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Leonard Shedd]] | |||
|[[Minister of Labour]] (2011–2016) | |||
|} | |||
==Honours== | |||
*[[Royal Ibaglian Order]] - Knight Grand Companion (2023) | |||
*[[wp:List of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China|Order of Brilliant Star]] ([[wp:Republic of China|Republic of China]]) - Special Grand Cordon (2011) | |||
===Shorthand titles=== | |||
*Roger Pollack (1953–1986) | |||
*Roger Pollack, QC (1986–1989) | |||
*Roger Pollack, QC, MP (1989–2004) | |||
*The Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2004–2006) | |||
*The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2006–2022) | |||
*The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, KC, MP (2022–2023) | |||
*The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP (2023–)present | |||
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]] | | Preceded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]] | ||
| '''[[Prime Minister of Ibagli]]'''<br>2006 | |rowspan="2"| '''[[Prime Minister of Ibagli]]'''<br>2006<br>2011– | ||
| Succeeded by:<br>[[John Goodwin]] | | Succeeded by:<br>[[John Goodwin]] | ||
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Amelia Pietersen]] | |||
| Succeeded by:<br>Incumbent | |||
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]] | | Preceded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]] | ||
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Leader of the Opposition]]'''<br>2006<br>2006– | |rowspan="2"| '''[[Leader of the Opposition]]'''<br>2006<br>2006–2011 | ||
| Succeeded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]] | | Succeeded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]] | ||
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Robert Clarke]] | | Preceded by:<br>[[Robert Clarke]] | ||
| Succeeded by:<br> | | Succeeded by:<br>[[Amelia Pietersen]] | ||
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Anthony Kinder]] | | Preceded by:<br>[[Anthony Kinder]] | ||
| '''Leader of the [[Liberal Party]]'''<br>2006– | | '''Leader of the [[Liberal Party]]'''<br>2006– | ||
| | | Succeeded by:<br>Incumbent | ||
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|colspan="3" style="background:{{Colour/chart/lib}}"|'''10th Ministry - Government of [[Vincent McNeese]]''' | |colspan="3" style="background:{{Colour/chart/lib}}"|'''10th Ministry - Government of [[Vincent McNeese]]''' | ||
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[[Category:Ibaglian | [[Category:Ibaglian King's Counsel]] | ||
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition]] | [[Category:Leaders of the Opposition]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the Executive Council]] | [[Category:Members of the Executive Council]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:37, 5 August 2023
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| 12th Prime Minister of Ibagli | |
| Term: | 11 February 2006–18 November 2006 29 August 2011–1 June 2023 |
| Preceded By: | Marcus Smallegan Amelia Pietersen |
| Succeeded By: | Sir John Goodwin Incumbent |
| Party Affiliation: | Liberal Party |
| Born: | 19 February 1953 Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP was the Prime Minister of Ibagli. He served from February to November 2006 and from 2011 to 2023. He was born on 19 February 1953 in Cairns Australia, to David Pollack, a Scottish laborer, and Victoria Llewellyn Pollack, the daughter of a Welsh mine worker. He attended Cairns State High School and the University of Queensland, where he recieved a degree in law. In 1979 he emigrated to Ibagli, and took up a job as a solicitor for the Ibaglian Railway and Maritime Workers Union. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1986.
in 1989 he stood for election for the Liberal Party in the district of Haphonia-St. Edwards, the site of the nearly derelict Port of Haphonia. In 2003 he was appointed to be the Shadow Minister of Labour. During the McNeese administration he was the Minister of Labour. In December 2005 he challenged Anthony Kinder for the leadership of the Liberal Party. On 1 January 2006 he was nearly unanimously elected to that position, just weeks before a general election. He stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party in 2023, and resigned as Prime Minister on 1 June.
Prime Minister
On 10 February 2006, the Liberal Party formed a coalition with the Green Party, led by Steven Lyall, that successfully toppled the recently-formed Smallegan government the next day. Pollack was appointed Prime Minister shortly thereafter.
Cabinet
Appointments
- Pollack advised Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of Ibagli, to appoint Sir Steven Spell as Governor-General on 1 September 2006.
Opposition
The Conservative Party won the November 2006 General Election, and Pollack resigned as Prime Minister shortly thereafter. He remained leader of the party and currently serves as Leader of the Opposition.
Second term
The Liberal Party won the 2011 General Election, and Pollack was appointed Prime Minister on 29 August 2011.
Cabinet
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew Spearman | Minister of Finance (2017–) Attorney-General (2011–2017) |
| Sir Jeremy Cannon | Minister of Foreign Affairs Government House Leader |
| Amy Pfeiffer | Attorney-General (2017–) Minister of Home Affairs (2011–2017) |
| Anthony Gaskill | Minister of Home Affairs (2017–) Minister of the Environment (2011–2017) Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage (2011–2017) |
| Lawrence McCune | Minister of Defence (2017–) Minister of Health (2011–2017) |
| Megan Prince | Minister of Transport (2017–) |
| Jason Reid | Minister of Labour (2016–) Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage (2017–) |
| Karen Walker | Minister of Health (2017–) |
| Darren Anderson | Minister of the Environment (2017–) |
| Melissa Randolph | Minister of Education |
| Richard LeVeque | Minister of Finance (2011–2017) |
| Sir Joseph Vela | Minister of Defence (2011–2017) |
| Péricles Maranhão Neto | Minister of Transport (2011–2017) |
| Leonard Shedd | Minister of Labour (2011–2016) |
Honours
- Royal Ibaglian Order - Knight Grand Companion (2023)
- Order of Brilliant Star (Republic of China) - Special Grand Cordon (2011)
Shorthand titles
- Roger Pollack (1953–1986)
- Roger Pollack, QC (1986–1989)
- Roger Pollack, QC, MP (1989–2004)
- The Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2004–2006)
- The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2006–2022)
- The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, KC, MP (2022–2023)
- The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP (2023–)present
