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