Oppn concerns on new trade minister February 4, 2013 - 6:57AM A new member of the federal ministry is a risk to the portfolio he will have power over, the opposition says. Victorian MP Kelvin Thomson has been promoted to parliamentary secretary for trade as part of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of two senior ministers on Saturday. Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce says he is worried about Mr Thomson's suitability for the role as he is opposed to the live export of sheep and cattle. "You might as well make (Australian Greens leader) Christine Milne the minister for uranium mining and Pauline Hanson the minister for social cohesion," Senator Joyce told ABC radio on Monday. It is a very, very bad decision by the captain. But the newly promoted minister for defence materiel, Mike Kelly, dismissed Senator Joyce's objections as a distraction from the coalition's lack of talent on its frontbench. "I don't think anybody in the public could even name those people in their shadow responsibilities," Dr Kelly said. Governor-General Quentin Bryce will swear in the six new ministers and three parliamentary secretaries at Government House in Canberra on Monday morning. The Labor caucus is also scheduled to vote for the new government leader and deputy leader roles in the Senate later on Monday.