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.

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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