Anna Burke

Anna Burke MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Chisholm
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1998
Preceded by	Michael Wooldridge
Deputy Speaker
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 November 2011
Preceded by	Peter Slipper
In office 12 February 2008 – 28 September 2010
Preceded by	Harry Jenkins
Succeeded by	Peter Slipper
Personal details
Born	1 January 1966 (1966-01-01) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Melbourne Monash University
Occupation	Union industrial officer
Website	http://www.annaburke.com/

Anna Elizabeth Burke (born 1 January 1966), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Chisholm, Victoria. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at the University of Melbourne and Monash University.

Before entering politics, Burke worked as a trade union official. In this capacity, she worked in the Victorian roads department 1988–93 and the Victorian Institute of Technology 1993–94. In 1994, she joined the Finance Sector Union as their National Industrial Officer.

After Labor's win at the 2007 federal election, Burke was elected as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

She successfully defended her seat in the 2010 federal election.

On 24 November 2011 she was nominated by the Opposition for the position of House Speaker, which she declined however she accepted the Government's nomination for the position of Deputy Speaker on the same day and was elected to the position following a ballot.

External links

• Personal website
• Search or browse Hansard for Anna Burke at OpenAustralia.org