Not to be confused with Anthony D. Burke or Tony Bourke (Australian politician).
For the British trade unionist, see Tony Burke (British trade unionist).
The Honourable
Tony Burke
MP
Official portrait, 2022
Leader of the House
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Deputy
Mark Butler
Preceded by
Peter Dutton
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Preceded by
Richard Marles
Minister for the Arts
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Preceded by
Paul Fletcher
Manager of Opposition Business
In office 18 October 2013 – 23 May 2022
Leader
Bill Shorten Anthony Albanese
Preceded by
Christopher Pyne
Succeeded by
Paul Fletcher
Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship
In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd
Preceded by
Brendan O'Connor
Succeeded by
Scott Morrison
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office 5 March 2012 – 18 September 2013
Preceded by
Rob McClelland
Succeeded by
George Brandis
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
In office 14 September 2010 – 1 July 2013
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
Preceded by
Peter Garrett
Succeeded by
Mark Butler
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office 3 December 2007 – 14 September 2010
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by
Peter McGauran
Succeeded by
Joe Ludwig
Member of the Australian Parliament for Watson
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 October 2004
Preceded by
Leo McLeay
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 22 March 2003 – 24 June 2004
Succeeded by
Eric Roozendaal
Personal details
Born
Anthony Stephen Burke
(1969-11-04) 4 November 1969 (age 54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Labor
Children
3
Alma mater
University of Sydney
Signature
Website
www.tonyburke.com.au
Anthony Stephen Burke (born 4 November 1969) is an Australian politician serving as Leader of the House, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts since 2022. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and has served as member of parliament (MP) for Watson since 2004. He held cabinet positions in the governments of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 to 2013.
Burke is a graduate of the University of Sydney, and worked as a political staffer, company director, and union organiser before entering politics. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2003, but resigned the following year to enter federal politics. He was included in the shadow ministry immediately after winning a seat at the 2004 election. During the first Rudd government, Burke held the position of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, before being given the role of Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water and Population in the Gillard government, after Gillard replaced Rudd as prime minister. In June 2013, Rudd would in turn replace Gillard as prime minister, and appointed Burke as the Minister for the Arts and Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship in his subsequent government. He held these positions for less than three months, as Labor was defeated in the 2013 federal election.
In opposition, Burke served as the Manager of Opposition Business under Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese, and held various positions in the shadow cabinet. After Labor's victory in the 2022 election, Burke would become Leader of the House, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts in the Albanese government.
wage rise". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Burke, Tony; Chalmers, Jim (31 March 2023). "Government's annual wage review submission"...
Register – 45th Parliament, Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2018. Tony Walker (27 August 2014). "The rise of Tanya Plibersek". The Australian Financial...
Burke (Irish: de Búrca; Latin: Burgo) is a Norman-Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of...
the idea of a big Australia". Gillard also altered the nomenclature of TonyBurke's role as "Minister for Population" to that of "Minister for Sustainable...
immigration quota after to around 300,000 people. In 2010, Rudd appointed TonyBurke as population minister to examine population goals. In 2008, the government...
acknowledged the role of women in his election success. He distanced himself from Tony Abbott's social conservatism, saying "I reject the assumption that merit...
and Right?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2022. Walker, Tony (1 February 2016). "New Labor Courtyard Group tries to find a third way"...
had stress fractures in both feet. For Toy Story 3, Burke choreographed the paso doble with Tony Dovolani and did a performance accompanied by the Gipsy...
became prime minister by replacing an incumbent during a parliamentary term. Tony Abbott was never able to occupy the Lodge during his term (2013–15) because...
Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2018. Burke, Helena (29 July 2021). "Prime Minister praises his 'long-suffering' wife"...
have included former NSW Premier Bob Carr, Federal Leader of the House TonyBurke, former Special Minister of State Senator John Faulkner, former Australian...
legislation in both houses. TonyBurke was appointed Leader of the House in the Albanese ministry. Prior to being sworn in, Burke said that he was determined...
the Fair Work Ombudsman, currently Anna Booth, who reports to the Hon. TonyBurke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. The agency is headed...
Representatives. The current Member for Watson, since the 2004 federal election, is TonyBurke, a member of the Australian Labor Party. In 2017, the division had the...
for Employment and Workplace Relations is a position currently held by TonyBurke in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal...
2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022. Burke, Matt [@matttburke] (1 June 2022). "The footage of Peter Dutton suggesting...
Authority were an English pop band. The group was formed in 1983 after TonyBurke (ex-Directions) and Julie Hadwen both wrote to Paul Weller, who was looking...
did not stand: Chris Bowen, Treasurer (2013) and interim leader (2013) TonyBurke, Minister for Immigration (2013) Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs...
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