Australian Labor Party National Executive
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The National Executive is the highest elected body of the Australian Labor Party
, one of the major political parties in Australia
. The Executive is elected by the party's National Conference, held every three years, and represents the party's state and territory branches. Many of its members are officials of trade union
s which are affiliated to the party. Some are members of federal or state Parliaments. The National President and the federal Parliamentary Leader are automatically members. The party's National Secretary, the two Vice-Presidents and the state and territory secretaries are non-voting members.
The Executive concerns itself mainly with organisational matters. It does not decide party policy (which is determined by Conference). It does not elect the party's Parliamentary leaders (this is done by the Parliamentary Caucus
). It does not elect the National President or Vice-President (this is done by the Party's members). Its most public role is to act as the final arbiter of disputes about parliamentary candidacies (pre-selections). On these matters the Executive usually votes on factional lines.
* Indicates a non-voting member
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, one of the major political parties in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The Executive is elected by the party's National Conference, held every three years, and represents the party's state and territory branches. Many of its members are officials of trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
s which are affiliated to the party. Some are members of federal or state Parliaments. The National President and the federal Parliamentary Leader are automatically members. The party's National Secretary, the two Vice-Presidents and the state and territory secretaries are non-voting members.
The Executive concerns itself mainly with organisational matters. It does not decide party policy (which is determined by Conference). It does not elect the party's Parliamentary leaders (this is done by the Parliamentary Caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
). It does not elect the National President or Vice-President (this is done by the Party's members). Its most public role is to act as the final arbiter of disputes about parliamentary candidacies (pre-selections). On these matters the Executive usually votes on factional lines.
Current ALP National Executive
- National President: Anna BlighAnna BlighAnna Maria Bligh is an Australian politician and the Premier of Queensland since 2007. The 2009 Queensland state election was the first time a female-led political party won or retained state or federal government in Australia...
* - National Secretary: George Wright*
- Vice President: Jenny McAllister*
- Vice President: Michael WilliamsonMichael Williamson (Australian unionist)Michael Alexander Williamson is an Australian unionist. He was elected as 2009-2010 National President for the Australian Labor Party....
* - Federal Labor Leader: Julia GillardJulia GillardJulia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
- Anthony AlbaneseAnthony AlbaneseAnthony Norman Albanese , Australian politician, who serves as Leader of the House of Representatives and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Gillard Ministry...
- Julie Bignell
- Carol Brown
- Mark ButlerMark ButlerMark Christopher Butler 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....
- Kim CarrKim CarrKim John Carr is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since April 1993, representing the state of Victoria. He was elected to the Senate at the March 1993 election, and was due to take his seat on 1 July...
- Rosemary Barker
- Joe de BruynJoe de BruynJoe de Bruyn , is an Australian trade union official. He is currently National Secretary and Treasurer of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association , a Vice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and a member of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party .De...
- Charlie Donnelly
- Jennifer Thomas
- Luke FoleyLuke FoleyLuke Aquinas Foley , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 10 June 2010 representing the Australian Labor Party...
- Paul HowesPaul HowesPaul Howes is the National Secretary of The Australian Workers' Union, a position he has held since the age of 26. He is also Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and serves on a number of Government boards....
- Annette HurleyAnnette HurleyAnnette Kay Hurley is an Australian politician. Elected at the 2004 federal election, she has been a Labor member of the Australian Senate since July 2005, representing the state of South Australia...
- Sue Lines
- Tara Moriarty
- Bill LudwigBill LudwigWilliam Patrick Ludwig OAM, Australian trade union official, is National President and Queensland state secretary of the Australian Workers' Union , one of Australia's oldest and largest unions....
- Michael Ravbar
- Bill ShortenBill ShortenWilliam Richard "Bill" Shorten is an Australian politician, the Member for Maribyrnong in the Australian Parliament, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Superannuation and Financial Services. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Children's Services in the Rudd/Gillard Government...
- Bernie Riordan
- Joe Bullock
- Linda White
- AYLAustralian Young LaborAustralian Young Labor is the youth wing of the Australian Labor Party. All ALP members aged under 26 are automatically members. Australian Young Labor is the peak youth body within the ALP. It represents about 9500 members in every state and territory in Australia...
Observer: Matt Dixon*