Greg Combet

Politician

1958 –

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Who is Greg Combet?

Gregory Ivan "Greg" Combet AM MP is a former Australian politician and trade unionist. He was Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions between 2000 and 2007. He was elected member for the New South Wales seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party at the 2007 election and was immediately appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement in the First Rudd Ministry on 3 December 2007. Combet was the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation in the Second Gillard Ministry before announcing his resignation from the ministry on 26 June 2013 following Gillard's defeat in a leadership ballot. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, when Penny Wong was the Minister.

On 29 June he announced he would be retiring from politics at the 2013 election.

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Born
Apr 28, 1958
Sydney
Also known as
  • Gregory Ivan Combet
Spouses
Religion
  • Atheism
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of Sydney
  • Baulkham Hills High School
Employment
  • Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
    (1999 - 2007)
Lived in
  • Sydney

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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