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Queensland election 2015: Who will make Labor's front bench should they form government?

 The Queensland election result is not yet decided, but behind the scenes, Labor is making preparations should they take office.

 One of the key questions is who would be in the ministry.

 During the campaign, Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to cut the number of ministers from 19 to 14.

 The Member for South Brisbane Jackie Trad is considered the front runner for deputy premier.

 Other cabinet contenders include former ministers Cameron Dick, Kate Jones and Stirling Hinchliffe.

 Labor MPs who did the hard yards in opposition might also be rewarded with ministries.

 They include Curtis Pitt, Jo-Ann Miller and Anthony Lynham.

 Some first-time MPs could also be parachuted straight onto the frontbench.

Brand new members of parliament

 Defence lawyer Peter Russo and Leeanne Enoch, the first Indigenous woman elected to Queensland's Parliament, are well regarded.

Ms Enoch, the new member for Algester, said becoming a minister was far from her mind.

 "That is so far from my thinking all together that it's not even on the radar for me," she said.

 "I'm a brand new member of Parliament.

 "There are so many things to learn and I'm just really honoured and privileged to serve."

 The mother of two said she hoped to inspire other Indigenous Queenslanders to run for politics.

 "My job now is to put the floodlight on the path, so that many more people, many more Aboriginal women and Aboriginal men and Torres Strait Islander men and woman can see the path really clearly and see the opportunity to take it as well," she said.

 "The more diverse the perspectives in our Parliament, the more that we see different ways of looking at things, those policies then become even better for everybody."

 The new Labor member for Townsville Scott Stewart would be interested in being assistant minister for north Queensland.

 Mr Stewart spent 29 years as a high school teacher before his election.

 "Labor is keen to look after regional centres and particularly north Queensland," he said.

 "We've been left out for too long.

 "But I'm not pre-empting anything, I'm not putting the cart before the horse."

 Another newly elected Labor MP, Shannon Fentiman, has spent the day packing up her office at her law firm in preparation for a new career as the Member for Waterford.

 "I think I'll go from having about 30 clients to 30,000 constituents," she said.

 "I think things are definitely going to get a little bit busier.

 "But I've been working in this community for a number of years and have hit the ground running already this week."

src: www.abc.net.au/

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