Anthony Albanese
| Anthony Albanese | |
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| Anthony Albanese hosting a public forum in his electorate in 2011 | |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | |
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| Assumed office 3 December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 March 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Jeannette McHugh |
| Majority | 4.2% |
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| Born | 2 March 1963 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carmel Tebbutt |
| Religion | Non Practising Roman Catholic [1] |
| Website | AnthonyAlbanese.com.au |
Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March 1963), Australian politician, who serves as Leader of the House of Representatives and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Gillard Ministry. 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.
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[edit] Education and early career
Albanese was educated at St Mary's Cathedral College, a independent Catholic boys' school in Sydney, and at the University of Sydney, which awarded him a Bachelor's degree in economics.[2]
Albanese was employed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia before entering politics.[3]
[edit] Political career
Albanese 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.[4] 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.
During October 2009 the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Albanese, a long-standing fan and former board member of South Sydney Rabbitohs, had opposed an attempt to appoint the former Liberal Prime Minister John Howard to a senior position in the NRL. 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 to help stop the suggestion from gaining momentum.[5]
Albanese is from the left Labor faction.
In January 2012, Albanese plagiarised several lines from the 1995 film The American President in a speech at the National Press Club. His address was caught on camera by Bryan Loughnane who was present at the event. The video was subsequently released.[6]
[edit] Personal life
Albanese is married to Carmel Tebbutt,[7] 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. Albanese describes himself as a "non-practicising Catholic." [8] He describes his ethnicity as "half Italian and half Irish".[9]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Maley, Jacqueline (26 December 2009). "Catholics divided in the House". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/national/catholics-divided-in-the-house-20091225-lezv.html.
- ^ "Profile of Anthony Albanese on personal website.". Anthony Albanese. undated. http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/file.php?file=/about.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/anthony-albanese/
- ^ "Australian Electoral Commission summary of Grayndler, Federal Election 2007.". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 December 2007. http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-121.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ Lane, Daniel (11 July 2010). "New push to sign up Howard". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/new-push-to-sign-up-howard-20100710-104pt.html. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph: 27 January 2012: Plagiarising The American President
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-05-17/albanese-denies-tebbutts-leadership-ambitions/1685502
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 December 2009. http://www.smh.com.au/national/catholics-divided-in-the-house-20091225-lezv.html.
- ^ Anthony Albanese (2006-02-14). "Theraputic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of RU486) Bill 2005, Second Reading". Anthony Albanese. http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/file.php?file=/news/BVBAWYLQHNWZYGSLOJMZQTYR/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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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| Preceded by Mark Vaile |
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 2007–present |
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Jeannette McHugh |
Member for Grayndler 1996–present |
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Grayndler
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Cabinet of Australia
- People from Sydney
- Government ministers of Australia
- Australian Catholics
- Australian politicians of Italian descent
