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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

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Anthony Albanese: fast facts

Anthony Albanese became the Prime Minister of Australia in 2022. 

Personal profile

Born

2 March 1963, Darlinghurst, New South Wales

Education

  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • St Mary's Cathedral College
  • University of Sydney, Bachelor of Economics (1984)

Employment

  • bank officer (1980–1981)
  • research officer (1985–1989)
  • party official (1989–1995)
  • Senior Policy Adviser to the Premier, the Hon R Carr (NSW) (1995–1996)

Marriage

  • Carmel Tebbutt, 2000 (divorced 2019)

Children

  • Nathan (2000)

Partner

Name

Jodie Haydon

Born

1979, Bankstown, New South Wales 

Political profile

Terms as Member of Parliament

  • House of Representatives 1996 ongoing (Grayndler)
  • Deputy Prime Minister: 27 June 2013 to 18 September 2013
  • Leader of the Opposition: 30 May 2019 to 23 May 2022

Portfolio

  • Shadow Ageing and Seniors: 25 November 2001 to 23 August 2002
  • Shadow Employment Services and Training: 23 August 2002 to 26 October 2004
  • Shadow Environment and Heritage: 26 October 2004 to 10 December 2006
  • Shadow Water: 24 June 2005 to 10 December 2006
  • Shadow Water and Infrastructure: 10 December 2006 to 3 December 2007
  • Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: 2 December 2007 to 14 September 2010
  • Infrastructure and Transport: 14 September 2010 to 18 September 2013
  • Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: 1 July 2013 to 18 September 2013
  • Regional Development and Local Government: 25 March 2013 to 1 July 2013
  • Shadow Infrastructure and Transport: 18 October 2013 to 23 July 2017
  • Shadow Tourism: 18 October 2013 to 2 June 2019
  • Shadow Cities: 24 September 2014 to 23 July 2016
  • Shadow Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development: 23 July 2016 to 2 June 2019

Political memberships

  • Labor Party of Australia (1979– )
    • federal parliamentary leader (2019– )

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