Kim Carr

Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Senator The Honourable
name = Kim Carr
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order = Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
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term_start = 3 December 2007
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predecessor = Ian Macfarlane
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birth_date = birth date and age|1955|7|2|df=yes
birth_place = Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
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nationality = flagicon|Australia Australian
party = Australian Labor Party
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alma_mater = University of Melbourne
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profession = Teacher
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Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) 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. When retiring Senator John Button resigned before the expiry of his term, however, Carr was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy in April.

Carr was born in Tumut, New South Wales. He was educated at the University of Melbourne where he obtained a Master of Arts degree and a Diploma of Education. [cite web|url=http://minister.industry.gov.au/SenatortheHonKimCarr/Pages/BiographicalInfo.aspx|title=Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research|author=Australian Government|accessdate=2008-07-24] He joined the Labor Party in 1975. He was a secondary school teacher for nine years before becoming a political staffer for Victorian government ministers Joan Kirner and Andrew McCutcheon.

Carr became a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary in March 1996 in addition to being the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate until his election to the Opposition Shadow Ministry in November 2001. He was Shadow Minister for Science and Research from then until October 2004. He was also Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation from July 2003 to October 2004. He has been Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Open Government, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation and Shadow Minister for the Arts October 2004 to June 2005, when he was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing, Urban Development, Local Government and Territories. He is one of five voting Victorian members of the party's National Executive.

Carr is a leading figure in Labor's left faction. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s695294.htm ALP meeting leaves some unhappy] , "PM", ABC, October 7 2002] [ [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1375073.htm Factional wars at Victoria's ALP State Conference] , "PM", ABC, May 23 2005]

After the 2007 federal election, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed Carr as Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, and he was sworn into office by Governor-General Michael Jeffery on 3 December. [cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/29/2105169.htm|title=Rudd hands out portfolios|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=29 November 2007|accessdate=2008-07-24]

References

ee also

* First Rudd Ministry

External links

* [http://minister.innovation.gov.au/SenatortheHonKimCarr/Pages/BiographicalInfo.aspx Ministerial site]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/senators/homepages/senators.asp?id=AW5 Parliamentary site]
* [http://www.alp.org.au/people/carr_kim.php Party site]

Persondata
NAME=Carr, Kim John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=July 2 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH=Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH=Living person
PLACE OF DEATH=