Craig Emerson
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Craig Anthony Emerson Australia
n politician, has represented the House of Representatives
seat of Rankin
in Queensland for the Australian Labor Party
since the 1998 federal election. He is the Minister for Trade
in the Second Gillard Ministry
.
, New South Wales
, and was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield
, Sydney University and the Australian National University
, Canberra, where he gained a doctorate in economics.
). He became Director-General of the Queensland Department of Environment in 1990. He was Chief Executive Officer of the South East Queensland Transit Authority from 1995–96.
Emerson was appointed Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism from 2001 to 2003, and then Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations and the Public Service from 2001 to 2004. In December 2006 he was appointed Shadow Minister for the Service Economy, Small Business and Independent Contractors.
On 3 December 2007, Emerson was named Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy
and Minister assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation in the newly elected Rudd ministry
. In June 2009, he was also appointed Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
.
On 14 September 2010 Emerson assumed office as the Minister for Trade.
in 2002, prior to her rise to the prime ministership. He was previously married and has three children.
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...
n politician, has represented the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
seat of Rankin
Division of Rankin
The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate....
in Queensland for the Australian Labor Party
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...
since the 1998 federal election. He is the Minister for Trade
Minister for Trade (Australia)
The Australian Minister for Trade has been Dr. Craig Emerson since 14 September 2010.-Portfolio:Currently the Minister for Trade administers the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade...
in the Second Gillard Ministry
Second Gillard Ministry
The Second Gillard Ministry is the 67th Australian ministry. It is led by Julia Gillard of the Australian Labor Party. On 11 September 2010 she announced the makeup of her ministry, following the 2010 Federal election...
.
Early life
Emerson was born in BaradineBaradine, New South Wales
Baradine is a small town in northern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Baradine had a population of 593.Baradine is located on the Coonabarabran-Pilliga road, about midway between Coonabarabran and Pilliga...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield
St Patrick's College, Strathfield
St Patrick's College is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, located in Strathfield in the inner west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, Sydney University and the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, Canberra, where he gained a doctorate in economics.
Career
In the past Emerson has variously been an economic analyst with the United Nations, an economic adviser to the Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Finance, an Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and economic and environmental adviser to the Prime Minister (Bob HawkeBob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
). He became Director-General of the Queensland Department of Environment in 1990. He was Chief Executive Officer of the South East Queensland Transit Authority from 1995–96.
Emerson was appointed Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism from 2001 to 2003, and then Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations and the Public Service from 2001 to 2004. In December 2006 he was appointed Shadow Minister for the Service Economy, Small Business and Independent Contractors.
On 3 December 2007, Emerson was named Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy
Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy (Australia)
The Australian Minister for Small Business is Nick Sherry, appointed on 14 September 2010. The Minister administers his portfolio through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research...
and Minister assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation in the newly elected Rudd ministry
First Rudd Ministry
The Rudd Ministry was the 65th Australian Commonwealth ministry. It was led by Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party.The Ministry was sworn in by the 24th Governor-General of Australia Major-General Michael Jeffery on 3 December 2007, following the 2007 election, and it ended on 24 June 2010...
. In June 2009, he was also appointed Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (Australia)
The Australian Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs administers his portfolio through the Treasury. Responsibility for competition policy and consumer affairs currently rests with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon David Bradbury MP.-List of Ministers for...
.
On 14 September 2010 Emerson assumed office as the Minister for Trade.
Personal life
Emerson was in a relationship with fellow MP Julia GillardJulia Gillard
Julia 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...
in 2002, prior to her rise to the prime ministership. He was previously married and has three children.