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Tony Burke
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
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Australian Labor Party MP for Watson since 2004 · Labor Right faction · attends 90% of votes, rebels Never recorded · 14 sourced connections
- Australian Labor Party
- Labor Right
- 90% attendance
- Never recorded rebellion
- 14 connections
Biography
Anthony Stephen Burke (born 4 November 1969) is an Australian politician serving as Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, Cyber Security and the Arts. A member of the Labor Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Watson since 2004. He previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 to 2013. Burke is a graduate of the University of Sydney, and worked as a political staffer, company director, and union organiser before entering politics. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2003, but resigned the following year to enter federal politics. He was included in the…
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- Date of birth
- 1969-11-04
- Place of birth
- Sydney, Australia
- APH identifier
- DYW
Political connections
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- Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jana Stewart · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Alison Byrnes · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Cassandra Fernando · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jodie Belyea · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Alice Jordan-Baird · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Renee Coffey · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- David Moncrieff · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
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Current and senior roles
- 13 May 2025–presentMinister — for — Immigration and Citizenship
- 29 July 2024–13 May 2025Minister — for — Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- 29 July 2024–presentMinister — for — Home Affairs
- 29 July 2024–presentMinister — for — Cyber Security
- 1 June 2022–29 July 2024Minister — for — Employment and Workplace Relations
- 1 June 2022–presentMinister — for the — Arts
- 1 June 2022–presentCabinet Minister
- 31 May 2022–presentLeader — of the — House
Committee service
- 6 September 2005–11 October 2005Joint Standing — Migration
- 2 December 2004–12 September 2005House of Representatives Standing — Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation
Qualifications
- Date not recordedLLB
- Date not recordedBA
Occupations
- 1 January 1997–1 January 2003Organiser for the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association from 1997 to 2003.
- 1 January 1996–1 January 1997Director at Aticus Pty. Ltd. from 1996 to 1997.
- 1 January 1994–1 January 1995Electorate officer to Senator M Forshaw from 1994 to 1995.
- 1 January 1993–1 January 1994Electorate officer to Senator G Richardson from 1993 to 1994.
- 1 January 1982–1 January 1991Sales and shop assistant from 1982 to 1991.
Current parliamentary service
- 2025 — presentRe-elected 2025Source
- 2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
- 2019 — 2022Re-elected 2019Source
- 2016 — 2019Re-elected 2016Source
- 2013 — 2016Re-elected 2013Source
- 2010 — 2013Re-elected 2010Source
- 2007 — 2010Re-elected 2007Source
- 2004 — 2007Elected to the House of Representatives for Watson, New South Wales, 2004.Source
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