Richard Marles
Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia since 2022. He has 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.
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 Marles Media
Marles in August 2012 with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully
Official DFAT photograph of Marles
Marles (center) speaks with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada (right) in 2022
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References
- ↑ Labor factional boss steps aside to make way for gender balance in Anthony Albanese's ministry. ABC News. 30 May 2019. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-30/labor-gender-balance-leadership-wong-albanese/11162718. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ Labor leader Anthony Albanese announces frontbench in wake of federal election 2019. 2 June 2019. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-02/labor-party-anthony-albanese-frontbench-shadow-ministry-announce/11171510. Retrieved 2 June 2019.