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The Hon. Peter GARRETT MP
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was provided by the parliamentarian or obtained through parliamentary
handbooks or web sites. It was correct as at
February 2008
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| Party |
| Australian Labor Party |
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| NSW |
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| Parliamentary Service |
| Elected to the House of Representatives for Kingsford-Smith, 9 October 2004. Re-elected 24 November 2007. |
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| Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments |
| Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage, and the Arts from 10 December 2006 - 3 December 2007; Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts from 3 December 2007. |
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| Parliamentary Party Positions |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and the Arts from 24 June 2005 - 10 December 2006. |
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| Committee Service |
| Member for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Communications, |
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| Former Occupations |
| Lead singer, ‘Midnight Oil’ 1977-2002; President, Australian Conservation Foundation 1989-93 and 1998-2004; Board member, Greenpeace International 1993-94. |
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| Professional Activity |
| President of the Australian Conservation Foundation |
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| Publications |
| Political Blues, Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. |
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| Qualifications |
| BA (ANU), LLB (UNSW) |
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| Awards |
| Appointed Member of the Order of Australia, January 2003. |
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| Electoral Address |
| Level 6, Maroubra Gateway Building, 806-812 Anzac Pde
Maroubra NSW 2035 |
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| Telephone |
| (02) 9349 6007 |
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| Fax |
| (02) 9349 8089 |
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| Other Addresses |
| PO Box 249, Maroubra NSW 2035. Parliamentary Address: PO Box 6022 or House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600. Ph: (02) 6277 7640. Fax: (02) 6273 6101. |
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| Email |
| Peter.Garrett.MP@aph.gov.au |
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| Web |
| www.petergarret.com.au |
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| Date of Birth |
| 16/4/57 |
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| Place of Birth |
| Wahroonga, NSW |
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| Married/Children |
| Married with 3 children |
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| Interests |
| Australian Literature, Surfing, Indigenous Literature |
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