Anthony Albanese

Infobox Politician
name = Anthony Albanese

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caption = Anthony Albanese at Mardi Gras 2003
birth_date =Birth date and age|1963|3|2|df=y
birth_place =Sydney, New South Wales
death_date =
death_place =
office = Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
term_start = 3 December 2007
predecessor = Mark Vaile
successor = incumbent
party = Australian Labor Party
spouse = Carmel Tebbutt
religion =
website = [http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/ AnthonyAlbanese.com.au]
footnotes =

Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March 1963), Australian politician, and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales.

Albanese was born in Sydney, New South Wales, was educated at Sydney University, and was a bank officer before entering politics. He was research officer to the Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services, Tom Uren, (1985-89), Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (1989-95), and senior policy adviser to the Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr (1995-96).

Following his entry in to parliament in 1996, Albanese was promoted to the Opposition Shadow Ministry in 1998. He was Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage in 2004-05. In June 2005 he became Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage, Shadow Minister for Water, and Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House. In December 2006 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Water and Infrastructure.

In the 2007 Federal election in which Labor came to power, Albanese was re-elected to the seat of Grayndler with a 3.72% swing toward the Labor Partycite web | url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-121.htm| title=Australian Electoral Commission summary of Grayndler, Federal Election 2007. | publisher="Australian Electoral Commission" | date=2007-12-19 | accessdate=2007-12-19] . As part of the First Rudd Ministry, it was announced that Albanese would become the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. The new Ministry was sworn in at Government House on 3 December. Albanese is also the 'Leader of the House'.

Albanese is from the left Labor faction. He is married to Carmel Tebbutt, who currently serves as Deputy Premier of New South Wales, and is the member for the state electoral district of Marrickville, which lies within the borders of Grayndler. They have one son, Nathan.

Notes

ee also

* First Rudd Ministry

External links

* [http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/ Personal website]
*OpenAustralia
* [http://www.anthonyalbanese.com.au/2007grayndlerphotogallery.html Photo gallery]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/A_Albanese_MP/ Personal page, Australian Parliament website]