Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese | |
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![]() Albanese in 2011 | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
Deputy | Richard Marles |
Preceded by | Bill Shorten |
Leader of the Labor Party | |
Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
Deputy | Richard Marles |
Preceded by | Bill Shorten |
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development | |
In office 18 October 2013 – 30 May 2019 | |
Leader | Bill Shorten |
Preceded by | Warren Truss |
Succeeded by | Catherine King |
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Wayne Swan |
Succeeded by | Warren Truss |
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
In office 26 June 2013 – 13 October 2013 | |
Leader | Kevin Rudd Chris Bowen (Acting) |
Preceded by | Wayne Swan |
Succeeded by | Tanya Plibersek |
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
Succeeded by | Warren Truss |
Leader of the House | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
Deputy | Stephen Smith |
Preceded by | Tony Abbott |
Succeeded by | Christopher Pyne |
Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
Preceded by | Jim Lloyd |
Succeeded by | Simon Crean |
Manager of Opposition Business | |
In office 10 December 2006 – 3 December 2007 | |
Leader | Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Julia Gillard |
Succeeded by | Joe Hockey |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler | |
Assumed office 2 March 1996 | |
Preceded by | Jeannette McHugh |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Norman Albanese 2 March 1963 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Spouse(s) | Carmel Tebbutt (m. 2000; sep. 2019) |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Website | Official website |
Anthony Norman Albanese ( /ˈælbəniːz/ AL-bə-neez;[1] born 2 March 1963) is an Australian Labor politician. He has been Member of Parliament for Grayndler since 1996. Since May 2019, Albanese has been the Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition.
Albanese was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in 2013.
In 2007, Albanese became Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, and Local Government, and was also appointed Leader of the House. He was a critic of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard leadership conflicts from 2010 to 2013.
After Labor lost the 2013 election, Albanese ran against Bill Shorten in the leadership election. He lost to Shorten. After Labour was defeated in the 2019 election, he was the first to become a candidate for the leadership after Shorten resigned. [2] He was soon elected unopposed as leader on 30 May 2019.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ The pronunciation Albanese himself uses is /ˈælbəniːz/, as used for instance during his October 1996 speech before parliament on the Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996. An alternative sometimes used is /ˌælbəˈniːzi/, but /ˈælbəniːz/ has been used since his childhood. Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/19/anthony-albanese-kicks-off-labor-leadership-race-with-call-for-policy-shift
- ↑ Martin, Sarah (2019-05-27). "Anthony Albanese elected unopposed as Labor leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-05-27.