People in Parliament

This graphic shows some positions in the Australian Parliament and how they relate to each other.

People in Parliament.

People in Parliament.

Parliamentary Education Office (peo.gov.au)

People in Parliament.

People in Parliament.

Parliamentary Education Office (peo.gov.au)

Description

This diagram shows a number of positions in the Australian Parliament and how they relate to each other.

The Australian Parliament is made up of the Queen (represented by the Governor-General), the Senate and the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate runs the meetings of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives runs the meetings of the House of Representatives.

The Government is made up of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Government in the Senate, ministers (the Executive) and backbenchers. The Opposition is made up of the Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, shadow ministers and backbenchers.