Craig Emerson Politician

Craig Anthony Emerson (born 15 November 1954) is a former Australian politician who represented the House of Representatives seat of Rankin in Queensland for the Australian Labor Party from 1998 until 2013. Emerson was the Minister for Trade and Competitiveness, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy in the Second Gillard Ministry until his resignation from the ministry on 26 June 2013. Emerson did not contest his seat at the following election.

Personal facts

Craig Emerson
Birth dateNovember 15, 1954
Birth place
Baradine
Profession
Economist , Politician

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Office holder

office
Minister for Trade
Minister for Small Business Independent Contractors and the Service Economy
Minister for Tertiary Education Skills Science and Research
Minister for Trade and Competitiveness
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy
Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
party
Australian Labor Party
prime minister
region
Division of Rankin
successor
Jim Chalmers (Queensland politician)

Craig Emerson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=83V
  2. http://www.craigemersonmp.com