Catherine King (politician)

For other people named Catherine King, see Catherine King (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Catherine King
MP
Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories
In office
1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Preceded by Anthony Albanese
Succeeded by Warren Truss
Minister for Road Safety
In office
25 March 2013 – 1 July 2013
Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Preceded by Position Created
Succeeded by Sharon Bird
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Ballarat
Assumed office
10 November 2001
Preceded by Michael Ronaldson
Majority 4.9%
Personal details
Born (1966-06-02) 2 June 1966
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Mark Karlovic
Children 1
Residence Ballarat, Victoria
Alma mater Australian National University, Phillip Institute of Technology
Religion Catholic
Website www.catherineking.com.au

Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966), is an Australian politician, and Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare in the Federal Parliament. She was the Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories from July to September 2013. She has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001 representing the Division of Ballarat, Victoria for the Australian Labor Party.

Education and early career

King was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at the Phillip Institute of Technology (now Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) where she earned a Bachelor of Social Work and at the Australian National University, earning a Master of Public Policy. Before entering politics, King was a social worker, research officer and public servant. She was Assistant Director, Population Health Division, and then Aged Care Director, Injury Prevention, Population Health Division, at the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, and a Senior Manager at KPMG Consulting.

Political career

King was the only Labor candidate to win a seat at the 2001 election from the Liberal Party of Australia, and secured a 5.5-point swing,[1] the largest swing to a Labor candidate in the poll. She was likely helped when the Liberals' initial candidate, Olympic gold medalist Russell Mark, abruptly resigned, leaving King to campaign more or less uncontested for 18 months.[2] She maintained her seat at the 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 federal elections.

King was re-elected in the 2004 federal election with a slightly reduced majority[3] and was then appointed the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development. In mid-2005 she was then promoted to Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury.

She was re-elected for a third term at the 2007 federal election, increasing her majority from 2.2 to 8.15 points.[4] In the 2010 federal election she increased her margin to 11.7 points.[5][6]

King was appointed to serve in the Second Gillard Ministry and was sworn in by Governor-General Quentin Bryce on 14 September 2010 as the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing and the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport. On 25 March 2013, King was appointed to the Ministry as the Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities and Territories and the Minister for Road Safety and sworn in by Governor-General Quentin Bryce.[7] Following the June 2013 Labor leadership spill, King was appointed as the Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories in the Second Rudd Ministry and promoted into the Australian Cabinet.[8]

Despite the defeat of the Rudd Government in the 2013 federal election King retained her seat with a margin of 4.9 points.[9] Following the election of Bill Shorten as Labor Leader, King was appointed to shadow cabinet as Labor Health spokesperson.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 federal election – House of Representatives results for Ballarat". Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. ↑ Carney, Shaun (9 March 2002). "A landslide that never was". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "2004 federal election – House of Representatives results for Ballarat". Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "2007 federal election – House of Representatives results for Ballarat". Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "2010 federal election – House of Representatives results for Ballarat". Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ↑ McKenzie, David (25 August 2010). "King makes Ballarat safe for Labor". The Weekly Times. Melbourne. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Full list of changes to the Gillard ministry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Second Rudd Ministry" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "2013 federal election – House of Representatives results for Ballarat". Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bill Shorten names his new shadow ministry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Michael Ronaldson		 Member for Ballarat
2001–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Simon Crean		 Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities and Territories
2013 		Succeeded by
Sharon Bird
as Minister for Regional Development
New ministerial post Minister for Road Safety
2013 		Succeeded by
Sharon Bird
Preceded by
Anthony Albanese
as Minister for Regional Development and Local Government		 Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories
2013 		Succeeded by
Warren Truss
as Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
Jamie Briggs
as Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
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