Richard Marles
Richard Marles | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Minister for Defence | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Peter Dutton |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Leader | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Tanya Plibersek |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Leader | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Tanya Plibersek |
| Succeeded by | Sussan Ley |
| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Craig Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Robb |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Corio | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gavan O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Donald Marles 13 July 1967 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Schutze Lisa Neville |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Donald Marles Fay Marles |
| Education | Geelong Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Melbourne University (BSc, LLB) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | richardmarles |
Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician and lawyer who has served as the 19th deputy prime minister of Australia and the minister for defence since 2022. He has been the deputy leader of the Labor Party since 2019 and the member of parliament (MP) for the Victorian division of Corio since 2007.
Marles grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and is a lawyer by profession. He was assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 2000 to 2007. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election, after defeating incumbent Labor MP Gavan O'Connor for preselection in the seat of Corio. Marles was made a parliamentary secretary in 2009 and briefly served as Minister for Trade in 2013, having supported Kevin Rudd's return as prime minister. He was appointed to shadow cabinet after the ALP's defeat at the 2013 election and became a senior figure in the Labor Right faction.
Marles was elected deputy leader under Anthony Albanese after the 2019 election, becoming deputy opposition leader. Following the ALP's victory at the 2022 election he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister.