Greg Combet Politician

Gregory Ivan "Greg" Combet AM MP (/ˈkɒmbeɪ/; born 28 April 1958) 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Combet Gregory Ivan (full name)
Birth date	April 28, 1958
Birth name	Gregory Ivan Combet
Birth place	New South Wales
Religion	Atheism
Education	University of Sydney University of New South Wales
Profession	Trade union , Politician

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Member of parliament

prime minister	Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
region	Division of Charlton
successor	Pat Conroy (politician) Kim Carr Mark Butler Jason Clare

Politician

office	Minister for Defence Personnel Materiel and Science Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Minister for Industry and Innovation
party	Australian Labor Party