Stephen Smith (Australian politician)
- Stephen Smith (Australian politician)
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honorific-prefix =The Honourable
name = Stephen Smith
honorific-suffix =
MP
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order = 39th Foreign Minister of Australia
term_start =3 December 2007
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primeminister =Kevin Rudd
predecessor =Alexander Downer
successor =
constituency = Perth
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birth_date = birth date and age|1955|12|5
birth_place = Narrogin,Western Australia
death_date =
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nationality = flagicon|AustraliaAustralia n
party =Australian Labor Party
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alma_mater =University of Western Australia University of London
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footnotes =Stephen Francis Smith (born
12 December 1955 ), is the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs. He has been anAustralian Labor Party member of theAustralian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing theDivision of Perth ,Western Australia .Smith was born in
Narrogin ,Western Australia , and was educated at theUniversity of Western Australia and theUniversity of London , where he gained a master's degree in law. He was a solicitor, lecturer and tutor before entering politics. He was principal private secretary to the Western AustralianAttorney-General ,Joe Berinson 1983-87 and State Secretary of the Western Australian Labor Party 1987-90 [ "Stephen Smith - elected secretary of the WA branch of ALP" Labor voice, Vol.9, no.4 (July/Aug 1987), p.1,] From 1990 to 1993 he was an adviser toPaul Keating , first as Treasurer, then as Prime Minister. However he fell out with Mr Keating after entering the Parliament and publicly criticised the 1993 federal budget.Smith was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from March 1996 until the November 2007 elections, which were won by the Labor party. He was Shadow Minister for Trade 1996-1997, for Resources and Energy 1997-98, for Communications 1998-2001, Health and Ageing 2001-03 and Immigration 2003-2004. He was Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations from October 2004 until December 2006, when he was appointed to the position of Shadow Minister for Education and Training.
During the leadership crisis in the Labor Party in 2003, Smith was a prominent supporter of his fellow Western Australian,
Kim Beazley , and his name was mentioned as a possible future leader. He again supported Beazley in the leadership contest which followed the resignation ofMark Latham in January 2005, which saw Beazley return to the leadership.Smith was appointed as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in
Kevin Rudd 's cabinet on3 December 2007 following Labor's win in the 2007 election. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/29/2105169.htm Rudd hands out portfolios] ,Australian Broadcasting Corporation ,29 November 2007 .]Photo gallery
References
Further reading
* "Stephen Smith - biographical information, appointed senior adviser to Paul Keating" Labor voice, Vol.12, no.4 (Dec 1990), p.1-2.
* "Stephen Smith - former W.A. A.L.P. state secretary moves to Paul Keating's staff" Australian Business, 5 Dec. 1990, p. 30ee also
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First Rudd Ministry External links
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NAME=Smith, Stephen Francis
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=12 December 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH=Narrogin ,Western Australia ,Australia
DATE OF DEATH=Living
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