Tony Burke
| The Honourable Tony Burke MP, BA, LLB |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Watson |
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| Assumed office 9 October 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Leo McLeay |
| Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities | |
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| Assumed office 14 September 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Garrett |
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| Born | 4 November 1969 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Website | TonyBurke.com.au |
Anthony Stephen 'Tony' Burke (born 4 November 1969) is an Australian politician representing the Labor Party, and the current Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australia). He first entered public office in 2003 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. In October 2004 Burke moved from state to federal parliament on being elected to the federal seat of Watson, New South Wales.[1]
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[edit] Background
Tony Burke was educated at Regina Coeli,[2] then at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, where he was Vice-Captain,[3] and the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts and law.[4] An accomplished debater, he was awarded the Martin Sorensen award for best speaker at the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships in 1995.[3]
He was a founding director of Aticus Pty Ltd, an advocacy training business across Australia and Asia.[4]
From 1997 until 2003, Burke worked as an organiser for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association.[5]
On 22 March 2003, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. He chaired the NSW State Development Committee, conducting inquiries into ports infrastructure, and science and its commercialisation.[6] Burke resigned from the NSW state parliament on 24 June 2004 to campaign for the federal parliament division of Watson. He successfully gained the seat at the 2004 federal election.[3]
[edit] Federal Parliament
Burke was appointed as Shadow Minister for Small Business immediately after his election, and in June 2005 was promoted to Shadow Minister for Immigration. In December 2006 Kevin Rudd was elected leader and conducted a further reshuffle, expanding the portfolio to Immigration, Integration and Citizenship. On 29 November 2007, Burke was selected by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as the next Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and was sworn in on 3 December 2007.[7]
On 2 April 2010, Kevin Rudd announced that Burke was the inaugural federal Minister for Population. The responsibilities of the office were to include planning the growth of the Australian population and coordinating provision of services to the increasing numbers of people living in Australia.[8]
Following the 2010 Australian Election, he was appointed Minister of the new portfolio of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.[9][10]
Burke is the first Member of Parliament to use an iPad during Question Time in the House of Representatives when answering questions in parliament. Traditionally, in Question Time, ministers use notes on pieces of paper as an aide-mémoire in responding to questions at the dispatch box.[11][12]
In early 2011 (after delaying his decision due to Gunns Limited coming to his department and asking for tougher environment standards to be imposed on their proposed pulp mill development – http://www.gunnspulpmill.com.au/iis/default.php)[13][14] the Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, gave final approval for the proposed pulp mill in the Tamar Valley to go ahead . Burke gave the final approval for Gunns' proposed pulp mill, on the basis of tougher environmental conditions requested by the company itself. Minister Burke says many of the demands made by environmental groups opposed to the development have been addressed (http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/gunns/index.html).[15]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tonyburke.com.au/
- ^ ‘Good news’ for schools in ALP funding switch, The Catholic Weekly, 14 May 2006.
- ^ a b c Davis, Mark (30 December 2006). "The fine art of persuasion". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/the-fine-art-of-persuasion/2006/12/29/1166895480001.html?page=fullpage. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ a b Speaker Details: The Hon Tony Burke MP, National Press Club.
- ^ "Greens seek new pokies deal". http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/people-in-politics/tony-burke.
- ^ http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=DYW
- ^ http://www.tonyburke.com.au/file.php?file=/about.html
- ^ "Tony Burke made first population minister". ABC News. 3 April 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/03/2863574.htm.
- ^ "Second Gillard Ministry". 14 September 2010. http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/ministry_list_20100914.pdf. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order". 14 September 2010. http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/aao_20100914.pdf. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Box, Despatch (20 October 2010). "Oh Tony, you're so new paradigm". http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/oh-tony-youre-so-new-paradigm/story-e6frg6zo-1225940916296.
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/ipads-have-it-in-the-house/story-e6frea8c-1225940895032
- ^ http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110310.html
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/03/3154111.htm
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/10/3160425.htm
[edit] External links
- Tony Burke's personal website
- Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC)
- Search or browse Hansard for Tony Burke at OpenAustralia.org
- Biography
- "The Honourable Tony Burke, Final Speech to the NSW Parliament". Government of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20040623044.
- "Mr Tony Burke MP, Member for Watson (NSW) First Speech To Federal Parliament". Government of Australia. 29 November 2004. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=dyw.
- "Tony Burke's page". Australian Parliament website. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=DYW.
- "Tony Burke's page". Australian Labor Party website. http://www.alp.org.au/people/nsw/burke_tony.php.
- "Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry". Government of Australia. http://www.maff.gov.au.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Leo McLeay |
Member for Watson 2004–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Peter McGauran |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by Joe Ludwig |
| Preceded by New position |
Minister for (Sustainable) Population 2010–2010 |
Succeeded by Absorbed |
| Preceded by Peter Garrett |
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 2010–present |
Incumbent |
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Watson
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Cabinet of Australia
- Government ministers of Australia
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- People educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield
- University of Sydney alumni
- People from Sydney
