Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Maribyrnong, Victoria, 2007. Re-elected 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022. Resigned 20.1.2025.

Ministerial appointments

• Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services from 3.12.2007 to 14.9.2010.
• Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction from 25.2.2009 to 14.9.2010.
• Assistant Treasurer from 14.9.2010 to 14.12.2011.
• Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation from 14.9.2010 to 1.7.2013.
• Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 14.12.2011 to 1.7.2013.
• Cabinet Minister from 14.12.2011 to 18.9.2013.
• Minister for Education from 1.7.2013 to 18.9.2013.
• Minister for Workplace Relations from 1.7.2013 to 18.9.2013.
• Cabinet Minister from 1.6.2022 to 20.1.2025.
• Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme from 1.6.2022 to 20.1.2025.
• Minister for Government Services from 1.6.2022 to 20.1.2025.

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 17.03.2001 to 20.01.2025
• Leader of the Opposition from 13.10.2013 to 27.5.2019.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 13.10.2013 to 23.5.2022.
• Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from 23.7.2016 to 2.6.2019.
• Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme from 2.6.2019 to 23.5.2022.
• Shadow Minister for Government Services from 2.6.2019 to 23.5.2022.
• Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party from 13.10.2013 to 27.5.2019.

Party positions

• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (Vic.) from 1987.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (Vic.) from 1989.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference from 1998.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party National Executive from 2004.
• President of the Australian Labor Party (Vic.) from 2005 to 2008.

Personal

• Born: 12.5.1967, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• MBA (University of Melbourne).
• BA (Monash University).
• LLB (Monash University).
• Director of Australian Super from 1998 to 2007.
• National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union from 2001 to 2007.
• Director of the Funds Management Corporation (Vic.) from 2005 to 2007.

Military Service

• Australian Army Reserve 1985-86.

Electorate

• Name: Maribyrnong
• Location: The Division of Maribyrnong consists of: Moonee Valley City Council and part of the Maribyrnong City Council.
• Area: 64 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 112,866 (at 14.6.2019)
• Industries: Retail, health care, education, training and construction.

Honours

• Awarded the Centenary Medal, 1.1.2001.

Publications

• For the common good: reflections on Australia's future, Melbourne University Publishing, Carlton, Vic.: 2016.