major role in the opposition's attacks on the government. Mr Dalla-Riva was re-appointed in 2007 to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Community Development, Innovation and Freedom of Information. In February 2008, Dalla-Riva was promoted and allocated the positions of Shadow Minister for Industry and State Development, Shadow Minister for Major Projects and Freedom of Information. Mr Dalla-Riva held various roles in the Shadow Cabinet. Since being elected to Parliament in 2002 until the election win 2010, Dalla-Riva held seven shadow ministerial positions. These included: Shadow Minister for Manufacturing and Export December 2005 – February 2007. Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government, May 2006 – February 2007, Shadow Minister for Community Development and Shadow Minister for Innovation August 2007 – February 2008, Shadow Minister for Freedom of Information August 2007 – November 2009, Shadow Minister for Industry and State Development and Shadow Minister for Major Projects February 2008 – December 2010. Mr Dalla-Riva was also the Liberal Party's representative on the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) for the period 24 September 2007 – 23 September 2010, a statutory authority with an independent chair and board of governance with vast experience in health, sport, the arts, research and communication, working in partnership with organisations, communities and individuals to promote good health. During Richard Dalla-Riva's time in Parliament, he has also provided his services to several parliamentary committees including: the Library Committee, the Law Reform Committee, the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee and the LC Standing Orders Committee Since the Coalition's win in 2010, Mr Dalla-Riva has made several announcements. One public policy announcement made on 2 March 2011 was to assign the Victoria Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) to inquire into how to improve efficiency and growth in Victoria's manufacturing sector. Another policy announcement on 20 January 2011 concerned the Baillieu Government's commitment to Victoria's manufacturing sector industry and its provision of support and development opportunities to reinstate Victoria as the preeminent manufacturing state. As Minister, he has made a series of manufacturing related statements including: a Victorian manufacturing plant signing a contract to produce components for Nissan, the launch of a new TV series to promote Victoria's wine industry in China, a Victorian company securing a new major defence contract. Dalla-Riva was Minister for Employment & Industrial Relations and Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade from December 2010 until March 2013. In