Jason Clare Politician

Jason Dean Clare (born 22 March 1972) is the Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Blaxland in the western suburbs of Sydney. He first won the seat at the 2007 Australian federal election, and retained it with clear majorities at both the 2010 and 2013 elections. Clare filled various positions in the Second Gillard (2010–2013) and Second Rudd Ministries (2013), namely Minister for Defence Materiel, Minister for Justice, and Minister for Home Affairs. Following Labor's loss at the 2013 election, he was named Shadow Minister for Communications in the Shadow Cabinet led first by Chris Bowen and then by the current Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten.

Personal facts

Jason Clare
Birth dateMarch 22, 1972
Birth place
Sydney , Australia
Education
University of New South Wales

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Office holder

office
Minister for Justice
Minister for Home Affairs
Minister for Defence Materiel
Shadow Minister for Communications
party
Australian Labor Party
prime minister
region
Division of Blaxland
successor

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