Anthony Albanese

Anthony Norman Albanese is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Grayndler since 1996. Albanese previously served as the 15th deputy prime minister under the second Rudd government in 2013. He held various ministerial positions from 2007 to 2013 in the governments of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
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Some of the key events about Anthony Albanese

  • 1985
    Elected as President of Young Labor NSW
  • 1989
    Elected to the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party
  • 1996
    Elected to the Australian House of Representatives for Grayndler
  • 1999
    Faced criticism for supporting the East Timor intervention, which some viewed as controversial
  • 2001
    Appointed Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors
  • 2006
    Became Manager of Opposition Business in the House
  • 2007
    Appointed Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
  • 2010
    Named Leader of the House of Representatives
  • 2010
    Received backlash for supporting the removal of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister
  • 2013
    Elected as Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
  • 2013
    Criticized for his role in Labor's leadership instability during the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd years
  • 2016
    Faced controversy over his support for same-sex marriage, which some constituents opposed
  • 2019
    Became Leader of the Australian Labor Party
  • 2019
    Criticized for Labor's loss in the federal election under his leadership as campaign spokesperson
  • 2020
    Received negative attention for a car accident in which he was involved while driving in Sydney
  • 2021
    Faced criticism for Labor's perceived weak opposition to government policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2022
    Sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia
  • 2022
    Criticized for not visiting flood-affected areas in New South Wales quickly enough after becoming Prime Minister
  • 2022
    Faced backlash for supporting the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, which some viewed as militaristic
  • 2023
    Criticized for the government's handling of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, which was defeated

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Politics • September 21 2024, 01:51 PM  •  124 views
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Politics • August 21 2024, 02:56 AM  •  1386 views
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Society, Politics • August 20 2024, 06:40 AM  •  5656 views
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