The Second Rockliff ministry is the former and second cabinet of Premier Jeremy Rockliff that was formed following the final counting of the 2024 Tasmanian state election.
On 5 June 2025, a no-confidence motion in the Premier passed the parliament, with Rockliff stating he would seek a snap election. The snap election resulted in a hung parliament, with Rockliff confident he will retain the support of the crossbench.
This ministry was succeeded by Rockliff's incoming third ministry on 11 August 2025.
Cabinet Members
The Second Rockliff ministry was sworn in on 11 April 2024. The table of ministers can be found below.
Current composition +Second Rockliff ministryMinisterMinister forPremier Tourism Trade and Major InvestmentDeputy Premier Attorney-General Treasurer JusticeDepartment administeredPremier and Cabinet Tourism Tasmania State GrowthJustice Treasury and FinanceMinister Minister forBusiness, Industry and Resources Transport Innovation, Science and Digital Economy Corrections and Rehabilitation Environment Arts and HeritageDepartment administeredState GrowthState Growth Justice Natural Resources and EnvironmentMinisterMinister forEnergy and Renewables Parks Sport and EventsPolice, Fire and Emergency Management Housing, Planning and Consumer Affairs Skills and Training Department administeredState GrowthJustice Communities State GrowthMinisterMinister forPrimary Industries and Water Hospitality and Small Business Racing Children and Young People Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Services Finance Department administeredNatural Resources and Environment State GrowthEducation, Children and Young People Health Communities Treasury and FinanceMinisterMinister forEducation Disability Services Women and the Prevention of Family ViolenceHealth Aboriginal Affairs Indigenous AffairsDepartment administeredEducation HealthHealthMinisterMinister forDepartment administeredAssistant MinisterAssistant Minister forAssistant to the Premier Housing and Planning Youth EngagementDepartment administeredPremier and Cabinet State GrowthEducation, Children and Young PeopleAssistant Minister Assistant Minister for Health, Mental Health and WellbeingDepartment administeredHealth
Second composition PartyMinisterPortfolioFromLiberalJeremy RockliffPremierMinister for Tourism and HospitalityMinister for Trade and Major Investment11 April 2024LiberalGuy BarnettDeputy Premier Treasurer Attorney-General Minister for Justice11 April 2024LiberalKerry VincentMinister for Infrastructure
Minister for Local Government11 April 2024LiberalFelix EllisMinister for Housing and Planning and Consumer AffairsMinister for Police, Fire and Emergency ManagementMinister for Skills and Training11 April 2024LiberalEric AbetzMinister for Business, Industry and ResourcesMinister for TransportLeader of the House11 April 2024LiberalNick DuiganMinister for Energy and RenewablesMinister for Parks Minister for Sport and Events11 April 2024LiberalJo PalmerMinister for EducationMinister for Disability ServicesMinister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence11 April 2024LiberalRoger JaenschMinister for Children and YouthMinister for Community ServicesMinister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Minister for Finance11 April 2024LiberalJane HowlettMinister for Primary Industries and WaterMinister for Racing Minister for Hospitality and Small Business11 April 2024LiberalMadeleine OgilvieMinister for Innovation, Science, and the Digital EconomyMinister for Corrections and RehabilitationMinister for Arts and HeritageMinister for the Environment11 April 2024LiberalJacquie PetrusmaMinister for Health
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs11 April 2024LiberalSimon WoodParliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and WellbeingGovernment Whip11 April 2024LiberalSimon BehrakisParliamentary Secretary for Housing and Planning11 April 2024LiberalLeonie HiscuttLeader of the Government in the Legislative Council11 April 2024
Original composition PartyMinisterPortfolioFromLiberalJeremy RockliffPremierMinister for Tourism and HospitalityMinister for Trade and Major Investment11 April 2024LiberalMichael FergusonDeputy PremierTreasurerMinister for Infrastructure11 April 2024LiberalGuy BarnettAttorney-GeneralMinister for JusticeMinister for Health, Mental Health and WellbeingMinister for Veterans' Affairs11 April 2024LiberalFelix EllisMinister for Housing and PlanningMinister for Police, Fire and Emergency ManagementMinister for Skills and Training11 April 2024LiberalEric AbetzMinister for Business, Industry and ResourcesMinister for TransportLeader of the House11 April 2024LiberalNick DuiganMinister for Energy and RenewablesMinister for Parks and Environment11 April 2024LiberalJo PalmerMinister for EducationMinister for Disability ServicesDeputy Leader for the Government in the Legislative Council11 April 2024LiberalRoger JaenschMinister for Children and YouthMinister for Community ServicesMinister for Aboriginal Affairs11 April 2024LiberalJane HowlettMinister for Primary Industries and WaterMinister for Racing11 April 2024LiberalMadeleine OgilvieMinister for Small Business and Consumer AffairsMinister for Corrections and RehabilitationMinister for ArtsMinister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence11 April 2024LiberalNic StreetMinister for FinanceMinister for Local GovernmentMinister for Sport and Events11 April 2024LiberalJacquie PetrusmaParliamentary Secretary to the Premier11 April 2024LiberalSimon WoodParliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and WellbeingGovernment Whip11 April 2024LiberalSimon BehrakisParliamentary Secretary for Housing and Planning11 April 2024LiberalLeonie HiscuttLeader of the Government in the Legislative Council11 April 2024
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