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| Anthony Albanese | |
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 Anthony Albanese hosting a public forum in his electorate in 2011 | |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jeannette McHugh |
| Majority | 4.2% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-03-02) 2 March 1963 (age 61) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Carmel Tebbutt |
| Website | AnthonyAlbanese.com.au |
Anthony Albanese (born 2 March 1963), Australian politician, and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales also Leader of The House in the Parliament of Australia.
Albanese was born in Sydney, was educated at ((St Mary's Cathedral College)) a independent catholic boys school in Sydney and then at the University of Sydney. He was a bank officer before entering politics. He was research officer to the Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services, Tom Uren, (1985–89), Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (1989–95), and senior policy adviser to the Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr (1995–96).
Following his entry in to parliament in 1996, Albanese was promoted to the Opposition Shadow Ministry in 1998. He was Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage in 2004–05. In June 2005 he became Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage, Shadow Minister for Water, and Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House. In December 2006 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Water and Infrastructure.
In the 2007 Federal election in which Labor came to power, Albanese was re-elected to the seat of Grayndler with a 3.72% swing toward the Labor Party. As part of the First Rudd Ministry, it was announced that Albanese would become the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. The new Ministry was sworn in at Government House on 3 December.
In October 2009 the Sydney Morning Herald reported that federal Labor minister and South Sydney Rabbitohs diehard Anthony Albanese torpedoed the initial attempt to appoint the former Liberal Prime Minister John Howard to a senior position in league administration. Albanese admitted he had phoned the NRL chief executive, David Gallop, as well as other league officials to advise them against the idea. He then implored officials at Souths, where he was once a board member, to help stop the suggestion from gaining momentum.
Albanese is from the left Labor faction. He is married to Carmel Tebbutt, former Deputy Premier of New South Wales and the member for the state electoral district of Marrickville, which lies within the borders of Grayndler. They have one son, Nathan.
Notes
- Maley, Jacqueline (26 December 2009). "Catholics divided in the House". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Australian Electoral Commission summary of Grayndler, Federal Election 2007". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
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See also
External links
- Personal website
- Search or browse Hansard for Anthony Albanese at OpenAustralia.org
- Photo gallery
- Personal page, Australian Parliament website
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- People from Sydney
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