Prime minister strips Chris Penk of ministerial portfolios over leadership challenge role
Chris Penk has been removed from his ministerial positions following his involvement in a leadership challenge against the prime minister.
Prime minister has stripped Chris Penk of his portfolios. Penk had served as building and construction minister and was generally regarded as consultative and effective in the role. The removal follows his involvement in the latest leadership challenge.
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He was a good building and construction minister; practically everyone agreed. Before the prime minister stripped him of his portfolios last Wednesday over his role in the latest leadership challenge debacle, Chris Penk was known as consultative, effective, and reasonable…