Chief Minister considering cabinet reshuffle

Tuesday, 19 February 2013 00:00

The original CoMin line up at the start of the administration

The Chief Minister says he will wait until after the upcoming Legislative Council elections before he broaches the subject of a cabinet reshuffle.

Since starting his term Allan Bell has already made changes to the ministerial line up following the removal of Peter Karran from the Education and Children top job.

Now 18 months in he admits a reshuffle is something that he’s been seriously considering but is unsure if it would apply to CoMin as well as backbenchers.

The Chief Minister says he will be holding talks with all members to gauge if they’re happy in their current positions:

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