Personal profile
Born
21 September 1957, Nambour, Queensland
Education
- Eumundi Primary School
- Marist Brothers College Ashgrove
- Nambour State High School
- Australian National University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (1981)
Employment
- diplomat (1981-88)
- Chief of Staff to Wayne Goss, Queensland Leader of Opposition and Premier of Queensland (1988-92)
- Queensland public service (1992-95)
- consultant (1996-98)
- politician
- company director
Memberships
Roman Catholic Church
Marriage
17 November 1981, St John's Anglican Church, Canberra
Children
- Jessica (1984)
- Nicholas (1986)
- Marcus (1993)
Partner
Name
Thérèse Rein
Born
17 July 1958, Adelaide
Education
- St Peters, Adelaide
- Firbank Grammar, Melbourne
- Australian National University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (1981)
Employment
Managing Director Ingeus Group
Memberships
- Anglican Church
- National Employment Services Association
- Queensland Association of Rehabilitation Counsellors
Political profile
Terms as Prime Minister
- 3 December 2007 to 24 June 2010
- 27 June to 18 September 2013
Terms as Member of Parliament
- House of Representatives: 10 November 1998 to 22 November 2013 (Griffith)
- Leader of the Opposition: 4 December 2006 to November 2007
Portfolios
- Foreign Affairs: 14 September 2010 to 22 February 2012
Political memberships
- Australian Labor Party (1975-)
- federal parliamentary leader (4 December 2006 to 24 June 2010, and 26 June 2013 to 13 September 2013)
After office
- Chair, Board of the International Peace Institute (2015-)
- President, Asia Society Policy Institute (2015-)
- Chair, Sanitation and Water For All (2015-)
- Chair, Independent Commission on Multilateralism, International Peace Institute (2016)
