bɪɡnˈɛl ˈɛntɚd kˈæbᵻnət ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn æz ðə mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ, fˈuːd ænd fˈɪʃɚɹiz, mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɪsts, mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ tˈʊɹɹɪzəm, mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən ænd spˈoːɹt ænd mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɛðɚɹˌɪl lˈeɪbɚ kˈæbᵻnət ʌntˈɪl ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Bignell entered cabinet in January 2013 as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport and Minister for Racing in the Weatherill Labor cabinet until the 2018 state election.