Mike Kelly
Politician
1960 –
Who is Mike Kelly?
Colonel Michael Joseph "Mike" Kelly AM is a former Australian Army legal officer and politician.
He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the Division of Eden-Monaro, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2007 federal election. On election he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support and in 2009 he was also appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Water. With the re-elected Labor Government's regional focus, Kelly was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in September 2010 and in December 2011 he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Defence in a reshuffle of the Government. In a third reshuffle in early 2013, Kelly replaced Jason Clare as Minister for Defence Materiel. Following the 2013 election, Kelly was defeated in his seat of Eden Monaro by Liberal candidate Peter Hendy.
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- Born
- Feb 23, 1960
Adelaide - Spouses
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- Macquarie University
- University of New South Wales
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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