, ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁offered ▁a ▁min istry ▁by ▁Julia ▁Gill ard ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁considering ▁the ▁offer . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁turned ▁down ▁becoming ▁the ▁minister ▁for ▁Regional ▁Australia , ▁a ▁port folio ▁created ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁between ▁himself , ▁Tony ▁W inds or ▁and ▁the ▁A LP . ▁O akes h ott ▁later ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁accept ▁nom ination ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁nominated ▁by ▁another ▁member , ▁provided ▁proposed ▁Parliament ary ▁re forms ▁were ▁put ▁into ▁place . ▁In ▁the ▁event , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁nominated , ▁and ▁Labor ' s ▁Harry ▁Jenkins ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed ▁as ▁speaker . ▁Following ▁Jenkins ' ▁res ignation ▁from ▁the ▁speak ership ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁O akes h ott ▁was ▁again ▁offered ▁the ▁speak ership , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁opposition ▁leader ▁Tony ▁Abb ott , ▁in ▁a ▁deal ▁that ▁would ▁deliver ▁government ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal - National ▁coal ition . ▁O akes h ott ▁decl ined ▁and ▁Peter ▁S li pper , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁MP , ▁became ▁speaker , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁leadership ▁sp ill , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁O akes h ott ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁course , ▁continue ▁to