Richard Marles
Richard Marles | |
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Marles in 2022 | |
| 19th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Minister for Defence | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Peter Dutton |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Leader | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Tanya Plibersek |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Leader | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Tanya Plibersek |
| Succeeded by | Sussan Ley |
| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Craig Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Robb |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Corio | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gavan O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Donald Marles 13 July 1967 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Schutze Lisa Neville |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Donald Marles Fay Marles |
| Residence | East Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Education | Geelong Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Melbourne (BSc, LLB) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | richardmarles |
Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967-present) was an Australian politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia since 2022. He had also been deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019.[1][2] He was a parliamentary secretary from 2009 to 2013, and briefly was Minister for Trade in the second Rudd Government from June to September 2013.
References
- ↑ "Labor factional boss steps aside to make way for gender balance in Anthony Albanese's ministry". ABC News. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ "Labor leader Anthony Albanese announces frontbench in wake of federal election 2019". 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.