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==Federal Parliament==
==Federal Parliament==
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Burke was appointed as Shadow Minister for Small Business immediately after his election, and in June 2005 was promoted to Shadow Minister for Immigration. In December 2006 [[Kevin Rudd]] was elected leader and conducted a further reshuffle, expanding the portfolio to Immigration, Integration and Citizenship. On 29 November 2007, Burke was selected by the Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] as the next [[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry]], and was sworn in on 3 December 2007.<ref>http://www.tonyburke.com.au/file.php?file=/about.html</ref>

On 2 April 2010, Kevin Rudd announced that Burke was the inaugural federal Minister for Population. The responsibilities of the office were to include planning the growth of the Australian population and coordinating provision of services to the increasing numbers of people living in Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/03/2863574.htm|title=Tony Burke made first population minister|work=ABC News|date=3 April 2010}}</ref>

Following the 2010 Australian election, he was appointed Minister of the new portfolio of [[Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities|Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities]].<ref name="Second Gillard Ministry">{{cite web |title=Second Gillard Ministry |url=http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/ministry_list_20100914.pdf |date=14 September 2010 |accessdate=16 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="Administrative Arrangements Order">{{cite web |title=Administrative Arrangements Order |url=http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/aao_20100914.pdf |date=14 September 2010 |accessdate=16 September 2010}}</ref> When Julia Gillard reshuffled her Cabinet in March 2012, following an [[Australian Labor Party leadership spill, 2012|ALP leadership spill]], Burke was given the additional portfolio of [[Vice-President of the Executive Council]].

Burke is the first Minister to use an [[iPad]] when answering questions during [[Question_Time#Australia|Question Time]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. Traditionally, ministers use notes on pieces of paper as an [[aide-mémoire]] in responding to questions at the dispatch box.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/oh-tony-youre-so-new-paradigm/story-e6frg6zo-1225940916296 |title=Oh Tony, you're so new paradigm |date=20 October 2010 | first=Despatch |last=Box}}</ref><ref>http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/ipads-have-it-in-the-house/story-e6frea8c-1225940895032</ref>

In early 2011 (after delaying his decision due to Gunns Limited coming to his department and asking for tougher environment standards to be imposed on their proposed pulp mill development)<ref>[http://www.gunnspulpmill.com.au/iis/default.php]</ref><ref>http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/burke/2011/mr20110310.html</ref><ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/03/3154111.htm</ref> Burke gave final approval for the proposed pulp mill in the Tamar Valley to go ahead, subject to tougher environmental conditions requested by the company itself. Burke said that many of the demands made by environmental groups opposed to the development had been addressed.<ref>[http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/gunns/index.html]</ref><ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/10/3160425.htm</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:15, 14 June 2012

The Honourable
Tony Burke

MP, BA, LLB
File:Tonyburke.jpg
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 March 2012
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byRobert McClelland
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 September 2010
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byPeter Garrett
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Watson
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 October 2004
Preceded byLeo McLeay
Personal details
Born
Anthony Stephen Burke

(1969-11-04) 4 November 1969 (age 55)
Sydney, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteTonyBurke.com.au

Anthony Stephen 'Tony' Burke (born (1969-11-04)4 November 1969) is an Australian politician representing the Labor Party, and the current Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australia). He first entered public office in 2003 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. In October 2004 Burke moved from state to federal parliament on being elected to the federal seat of Watson, New South Wales.[5]

Tony Burke.

Federal Parliament

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See also

References

  1. ^ ‘Good news’ for schools in ALP funding switch, The Catholic Weekly, 14 May 2006.
  2. ^ Davis, Mark (30 December 2006). "The fine art of persuasion". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Media obsessed with Abbott's faith - Jack the Insider".
  4. ^ http://ozleft.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/costelloandmuslims/
  5. ^ http://www.tonyburke.com.au/
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
2007–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
New position
 Minister for (Sustainable) Population
2010–2010 		Succeeded by
Absorbed

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