Richard Marles
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Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967-2024) 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.
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Richard Marles | |
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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 (1967-07-13) 13 July 1967 (age 56) Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 4th April 2024 |
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) |
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Website | richardmarles |
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