Simon Crean
Simon Findlay Crean was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Labor Party from 2001 until 2003.
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 22 November 2001 – 2 December 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Deputy | Jenny Macklin |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
| Succeeded by | Mark Latham |
| Leader of the Labor Party | |
| In office 22 November 2001 – 2 December 2003 | |
| Deputy | Jenny Macklin |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
| Succeeded by | Mark Latham |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
| In office 19 October 1998 – 22 November 2001 | |
| Leader | Kim Beazley |
| Preceded by | Gareth Evans |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Macklin |
| Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | |
| In office 14 September 2010 – 21 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Minister for the Arts | |
| In office 14 September 2010 – 21 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Peter Garrett |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
| Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | |
| In office 28 June 2010 – 14 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Julia Gillard |
| Succeeded by | Peter Garrett |
| Minister for Social Inclusion | |
| In office 28 June 2010 – 14 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Julia Gillard |
| Succeeded by | Tanya Plibersek |
| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Warren Truss |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Smith |
| Minister for Employment, Education and Training | |
| In office 23 December 1993 – 11 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Vanstone |
| Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | |
| In office 4 June 1991 – 23 December 1993 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | John Kerin |
| Succeeded by | Bob Collins |
| Minister for Science and Technology | |
| In office 4 April 1990 – 4 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Barry Jones |
| Succeeded by | Ross Free |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hotham | |
| In office 24 March 1990 – 5 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Kent |
| Succeeded by | Clare O'Neil |
| President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions | |
| In office 1 March 1985 – 25 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Cliff Dolan |
| Succeeded by | Martin Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Findlay Crean 26 February 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 25 June 2023 (aged 74) Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Carole Crean (m. 1973) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Frank Crean |
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| Education | Melbourne High School |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
Simon Crean Media
Crean as a minister in the 1990s.
Crean at the World Economic Forum in January 2010.
