- Mark Butler
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The Honourable
Mark ButlerMember of the Australian Parliament
for Port AdelaideIncumbent Assumed office
24 November 2007Preceded by Rod Sawford Personal details Born 8 July 1970 Nationality Australian Political party Australian Labor Party Mark Christopher Butler (born 8 July 1970) has been the Australian Labor Party representative for the electoral division of Port Adelaide in north-western Adelaide, South Australia since the 2007 federal election, succeeding prior Labor MP Rod Sawford.
In a 2009 Rudd ministry reshuffle, Butler was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health. On 14 September 2010, Butler was sworn in as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing in the Second Gillard Ministry.[1]
Butler was head of the left Labor faction in South Australia,[2] until federal responsibilities saw him step back from the role to be replaced by David Gray, a staffer of Butler's, and an advisor to the Miscellaneous Workers Union.[3]
Butler is a great grandson and grandson of former Premiers Richard B. Butler and Richard L. Butler.
References
External links
- Australian Labor Party biography
- Parliament of Australia biography
- Search or browse Hansard for Mark Butler at OpenAustralia.org
Political offices Preceded by
Justine ElliotMinister for Mental Health and Ageing
Since 2010Incumbent Parliament of Australia Preceded by
Rod SawfordMember for Port Adelaide
2007–presentIncumbent Current Members of the Australian House of Representatives from South Australia Labor Liberal This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the house of representative is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.