Mark Butler
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Mark Christopher Butler (born 8 July 1970) 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
.
In a 2009 Rudd ministry
reshuffle, Butler was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health. On 14 September 2010, Butler was sworn in as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing in the Second Gillard Ministry
.
Butler was head of the left Labor faction in South Australia, until federal responsibilities saw him step back from the role to be replaced by David Gray, a staffer of Butler's, and an advisor to the Miscellaneous Workers Union.
Butler is a great grandson and grandson of former Premiers Richard B. Butler
and Richard L. Butler
.
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...
representative for the electoral division of Port Adelaide
Division of Port Adelaide
The Division of Port Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, covering the area around the Barker Inlet, part of the Gulf St Vincent. It stretches from St Kilda in the north down to Grange Road, and is roughly...
in north-western Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia since the 2007 federal election, succeeding prior Labor MP Rod Sawford
Rod Sawford
Rodney Weston Sawford , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1988 to November 2007, representing the Division of Port Adelaide, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was educated at Western...
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In a 2009 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...
reshuffle, Butler was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health. On 14 September 2010, Butler was sworn in as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing 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...
.
Butler was head of the left Labor faction in South Australia, until federal responsibilities saw him step back from the role to be replaced by David Gray, a staffer of Butler's, and an advisor to the Miscellaneous Workers Union.
Butler is a great grandson and grandson of former Premiers Richard B. Butler
Richard Butler (Australian politician)
Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician and Premier of South Australia.-Early life:Butler was born at Stadhampton, near Oxford, England, elder son of Richard Butler, pastoralist, and his wife Mary Eliza, née Sadler. The family emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide on 8 March...
and Richard L. Butler
Richard Layton Butler
Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938....
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