Bill Shorten Politician

William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian politician who has been Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition since October 2013. He has represented Maribyrnong in the Australian House of Representatives since 2007, and served in a number of ministerial positions in the Rudd and Gillard Governments, including Minister for Education and Minister for Workplace Relations. Prior to entering Parliament, he was the National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union from 2001 to 2007.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	ShortenBill
Birth date	May 12, 1967
Birth name	William Richard Shorten
Birth place	Australia , Victoria (Australia) , Melbourne
Nationality	Australia
Education	Monash University University of Melbourne

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Office holder

deputy	Tanya Plibersek
office	Leader of the Opposition Minister for Education Leader of the Labor Party Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Minister for Workplace Relations
party	Australian Labor Party
prime minister	Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
region	Division of Maribyrnong
successor	Eric Abetz Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Christopher Pyne