User:JRG/List of Australians in politics
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This is a list of Australians who have been involved in politics.
[edit] A-F
- Tony Abbott - Liberal Minister in John Howard's government
- Dick Adams
- Anthony Albanese
- Peter Andren
- Kevin Andrews
- Fran Bailey
- Mark Baker
- Bruce Baird
- Bob Baldwin
- Lance Barnard - Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam
- Phillip Barresi
- Kerry Bartlett
- Sir Edmund Barton - (1849-1920) first Prime Minister of Australia
- Peter Beattie - Premier of Queensland
- Kim Beazley - Leader of the opposition
- Arch Bevis
- Bruce Billson
- Bronwyn Bishop
- Julie Bishop
- Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen - (born in New Zealand) Premier of Queensland
- Neville Bonner - First Indigenous member of Federal Parliament
- Chris Bowen
- Steve Bracks - Premier of Victoria
- Russell Broadbent
- Mal Brough
- Bob Brown - Green Senator and lead spokesperson
- Anna Burke
- Brian Burke - WA premier, later Ambassador to the Holy See - jailed for corruption
- Tony Burke
- Anthony Byrne
- Alan Cadman
- Jim Cairns - Treaurer and Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam
- Bob Carr - former Premier of NSW
- Ian Causley
- Ben Chifley - Labour Prime Minister 1945-49
- Don Chipp - Founder of the Australian Democrats
- Steve Ciobo
- John Cobb
- Bob Collins - NT politician, Federal Senator, Minister of Hawke government
- Ann Corcoran
- Peter Costello - Treasurer in John Howard's government since 1996
- Edith Dircksey Cowan - first female elected representative to an Australian parliament
- Simon Crean - Opposition Leader to John Howard 2001-03
- John Curtin - Australia's Prime Minister during World War II
- Michael Danby
- Alexander Downer
- Trish Draper
- Don Dunstan - Flamboyant SA premier
- Peter Dutton
- Graham Edwards
- Justine Elliot
- Annette Ellis
- Kate Ellis
- Kay Elson
- Craig Emerson
- Warren Entsch
- Dr H.V. Evatt - Labour politician, Opposition Leader to Menzies
- Paul Everingham - first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory; later Federal politician
- Sir Arthur Fadden - Treasurer under Menzies
- Patrick Farmer
- David Fawcett
- Laurie Ferguson
- Martin Ferguson
- Michael Ferguson
- Tim Fischer - Deputy Prime Minister 1996-1999
- Joel Fitzgibbon
- John Alexander Forrest
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- Teresa Gambaro
- Peter Garrett (Also listed in Music)
- Tim Gartrell
- Joanna Gash
- Jennie George
- Steve Georganas
- Petro Georgiou
- Steve Gibbons
- Julia Gillard - shadow minister for health 2003-
- Germaine Greer - (born 1939) feminist, writer, academic (moved to UK)
- Nick Greiner - Premier of NSW
- Sharon Grierson
- Alan Griffin
- Barry Haase
- Jill Hall
- Rupert Hamer - Liberal Premier of Victoria
- Pauline Hanson - former QLD Senator, founder of the One Nation Party
- Gary Hardgrave
- Luke Hartsuyker
- Paul Hasluck
- Michael Hatton
- Bob Hawke - ALP Prime Minister 1983-91
- David Hawker
- Chris Hayes
- Stuart Henry
- Kelly Hoare
- Joe Hockey
- William Holman - former Premier of NSW 1913-1920
- Harold Holt - (1908-1967) Prime Minister
- John Howard - (born 1939) Prime Minister
- Kay Hull
- Greg Hunt
- Julia Irwin
- Harry Jenkins
- Dennis Jensen
- Michael Johnson
- Oliver Jones - commentator and activist
- David Jull
- Bob Katter
- Michael Keenan
- Paul Keating - ALP Prime Minister 1991-96
- De-Anne Kelly
- Jackie Kelly
- Jeff Kennett - Former Premier of Victoria
- Cheryl Kernot - Leader of the Australian Democrats, defected to ALP and lost seat in 2001
- Duncan Kerr
- Catherine King
- Andrew Laming
- Mark Latham - Leader of the Opposition (Australian Labor Party) (2003-05)
- Carmen Lawrence
- Sussan Ley
- Peter Lindsay
- Kirsten Livermore
- Jim Lloyd
- Stewart McArthur
- Robert McClelland
- Sir John McEwen - Country Party leader, briefly Prime Minister after Holt's drowning
- Ian Macfarlane (politician)
- Peter McGauran
- Sir William McMahon - Liberal Prime Minister 1971-72
- Bob McMullan
- Jenny Macklin
- Malcolm Mackerras - psephologist and author of Mackerras Pendulum
- Eddie Mabo - political activist
- Louise Markus
- Clare Martin - first female and first ALP Chief Minister of the NT
- Margaret May
- Daryl Melham
- Sir Robert Menzies - (1894-1978) Prime Minister
- Judith Moylan
- John Murphy
- Kerry Nettle - Green senator
- Sir Henry Parkes - "father of Federation"
- Peter Reith - Liberal Minister under John Howard
- Aden Ridgeway - Australian Democrats senator
- Kevin Rudd - Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
- B.A. Santamaria (also listed in journalism)
- Natasha Stott Despoja - Former leader of the Australian Democrats
- Wilson Tuckey - controversial Liberal politician
- Malcolm Turnbull (also listed in business)
- Gough Whitlam - (1916-) Prime Minister
- Neville Wran - Premier of NSW
