Our local federal representative Christian Porter MP is flying high after being promoted parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Tony Abbott in December.
So what does a parliamentary secretary do? According to Wikipedia, “The role of parliamentary secretaries has varied under different prime ministers. Originally, the post was used as a training ground for future ministers. According to Paul Keating in 1993, “the institution of Parliamentary Secretary provides a very inexpensive means not only of giving talented individuals executive experience but providing Ministers with needed support.”[2]
With good reason Christian Porter views the appointment as a positive outcome and he is looking forward to the additional responsibilities of the role.
According to Christian, “As Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, my role will primarily focus on the continuation of the Government’s successful red tape cutting agenda, which has already resulted in $2.1billion in deregulatory savings. I will also be doing supporting work on the Federation White Paper process.
I hope that with my experience as a State Treasurer I can continue Josh Frydenberg’s great work in cutting the burden and cost of regulation and, having had first hand experience in State Government with some of the Federation’s inefficiencies, duplications and overlaps, that I can bring something useful to the Federation White Paper process.
I will also continue to work hard to represent the people in my electorate of Pearce. I have a full agenda of community events
planned for 2015 and I am looking forward to the challenges of the year ahead.”
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