Kim Carr
Kim Carr | |
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| Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Greg Combet |
| Succeeded by | Ian Macfarlane |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 12 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Ian Macfarlane |
| Succeeded by | Greg Combet |
| Minister for Higher Education | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Craig Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Minister for Human Services | |
| In office 2 March 2012 – 22 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Jan McLucas |
| Minister for Defence Materiel | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 2 March 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Jason Clare |
| Succeeded by | Jason Clare |
| Minister for Manufacturing | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 2 March 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| Assumed office 28 April 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Button |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kim John Carr 2 July 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) is an Australian politician. Senator Carr was the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and Minister for Higher Education and served in the Second Rudd Cabinet, from July 2013 to September 2013.[1] He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since April 1993, representing the state of Victoria. Carr is a leading figure in Labor's left faction. He has previously held a range of ministerial responsibilities between 2007 and 2013, including serving in the First Rudd Cabinet and the first and second Gillard ministries.
Carr is currently the Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry, as well as the Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science.
Background and early career
Carr was born in Tumut, New South Wales and educated at the University of Melbourne where he obtained Bachelor of Arts with Honours and Master of Arts degrees in History and a Diploma of Education.[2] He joined the Labor Party in 1975. He was a secondary school teacher for nine years before becoming a political staffer for Victorian government ministers Joan Kirner and Andrew McCutcheon.
Parliamentary career
Carr was elected to the Senate at the March 1993 election, and was due to take his seat on 1 July. When retiring Senator John Button resigned before the expiry of his term, however, Carr was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 28 April.[3]
Carr became a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary in March 1996 in addition to being the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate until his election to the Opposition Shadow Ministry in November 2001. He was Shadow Minister for Science and Research from then until October 2004. He was also Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation from July 2003 to October 2004. He has been Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Open Government, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation and Shadow Minister for the Arts October 2004 to June 2005, when he was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing, Urban Development, Local Government and Territories. He is one of five voting Victorian members of the party's National Executive.
Carr is a leading figure in Labor's left faction.[4][5][6][7] His influential position within the party has attracted substantial critisism from factional opponents, Carr has been described by collegues as "ruthless", "calculating" and a "headkicker".[8]
After the Labor's victory in the 2007 federal election, the new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed Carr as Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, and he was sworn into office by Governor-General Michael Jeffery on 3 December.[9]
Carr was re-elected in the 2010 election and retained his portfolio of Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in the Second Gillard Ministry, which was sworn in on 14 September 2010.[10] He was dropped from the cabinet on 12 December 2011, amid speculation that it was due to his links with former prime minister Kevin Rudd.[11] He remained in the outer Ministry however, as Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Defence Materiel.[12]
In the Ministerial reshuffle of 2 March 2012, Carr was appointed as Minister for Human Services.[13] Carr resigned his ministerial portfolio on 22 March 2013 after he supported an unsuccessful attempt to reinstall Kevin Rudd as Labor Leader.
Following a subsequent successful leadership spill in which Gillard was defeated, Rudd appointed Carr as the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, and Minister for Higher Education and member of Cabinet in the Second Rudd Ministry.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Second Rudd Ministry" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Australian Government. "Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research". Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ Parliamentary Biography: Kim Carr; Retrieved 16 August 2013
- ^ "ALP meeting leaves some unhappy" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Australia. 7 October 2002.
- ^ Factional wars at Victoria's ALP State Conference, PM, ABC, 23 May 2005
- ^ Ernest Healy (1993), 'Ethnic ALP Branches – The Balkanisation of Labor,' in People and Place, Vol.1, No.4, Page 40
- ^ Ernest Healy (1995), 'Ethnic ALP Branches – The Balkanisation of Labor Revisited,' People and Place, Vol.3, No.3, p.48-54
- ^ Knott, Matthew (28 July 2016). "'It was everyone against Kim': Kim Carr, Labor's ultimate survivor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Rudd hands out portfolios". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/ministry/ministry.htm
- ^ Reported on ABC Radio National news bulletins, 12 December 2011.
- ^ Gillard, Julia (12 December 2001). "Changes to the Ministry" (Press release). Prime Minister of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Gillard, Julia (2 March 2012). "Changes to the Ministry" (Press release). Prime Minister of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
External links
Media related to Kim Carr at Wikimedia Commons
- Ministerial site
- Parliamentary site
- Party site
- Summary of parliamentary voting for Senator Kim Carr on TheyVoteForYou.org.au
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