Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science
Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change
Parliament House Office
- PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
- Tel:
- (02) 6277 7620
- Fax:
- (02) 6273 7112
- Email:
- Email Greg
Charlton Electorate Office
- Suite 7, Level 1
342 Main Road
Cardiff NSW 2285
- Toll Free:
- 1300 301 798
- Tel:
- (02) 4954 2611
- Fax:
- (02) 4954 2655
Biography
The Hon Greg Combet AM MP grew up in western Sydney and worked as a trades assistant, in coal mining, and in a range of community organisations.
He has university degrees in mining engineering and economics. He also has a graduate diploma in labour relations and the law.
Mr Combet joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) in 1993 and was leader of the ACTU from 1999 to 2007. In his work at the ACTU, Mr Combet oversaw numerous national wage cases to secure pay rises for low-paid Australian workers.
Mr Combet also led the union movement in the high profile 1998 waterfront dispute, the union campaign that secured employee entitlements for 16,000 workers after the collapse of Ansett, and the campaign that secured a multi-billion dollar settlement for Australian asbestos victims from James Hardie.
Mr Combet is a former director of Members Equity Bank and the $30 billion fund Australian Super. He was awarded a member of the Order of Australia in 2006.
In February 2009, Greg was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change. He was previously Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement. In June 2009, Greg entered the federal ministry as Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change.
Electorate Profile
Parliament House Office
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Charlton Electorate Office
342 Main Road
Cardiff NSW 2285
The Hon Greg Combet AM MP grew up in western Sydney and worked as a trades assistant, in coal mining, and in a range of community organisations.
He has university degrees in mining engineering and economics. He also has a graduate diploma in labour relations and the law.
Mr Combet joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) in 1993 and was leader of the ACTU from 1999 to 2007. In his work at the ACTU, Mr Combet oversaw numerous national wage cases to secure pay rises for low-paid Australian workers.
Mr Combet also led the union movement in the high profile 1998 waterfront dispute, the union campaign that secured employee entitlements for 16,000 workers after the collapse of Ansett, and the campaign that secured a multi-billion dollar settlement for Australian asbestos victims from James Hardie.
Mr Combet is a former director of Members Equity Bank and the $30 billion fund Australian Super. He was awarded a member of the Order of Australia in 2006.
In February 2009, Greg was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change. He was previously Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement. In June 2009, Greg entered the federal ministry as Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change.
State: New South Wales
Name Derivation: Named after Matthew Charlton 1866-1948, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1903-10, Member of House of Representatives 1910-28 and leader of ALP 1922-28.
Area and Location Description: Charlton covers an area of approximately 578 sq km from Rankin Park, Cardiff Heights, Cardiff South and Garden Suburb in the east, encompassing all of Lake Maquarie, then extending south to Wyee, including Mandalong and Martinsville to the west and Seahampton, West Wallsend and Maryland in the north. Main suburbs include, Elermore Vale, Fletcher, Minmi and most of Wallsend in the Newcastle area, Boolaroo, Cardiff, Cooranbong, Edgeworth, Morisset, Speers Point, Toronto, Warners Bay, and Wangi Wangi in the Lake Macquarie area.
Products/Industries of the Area: Light and heavy engineering, timber, textiles, some dairy farms and poultry farming, tourism, coal-mining, electricity, and retailing.
First Proclaimed/Election: 1984
Demographic Rating: Provincial
Members:
- Greg Combet (ALP) 2007-
- Hoare, K (ALP) 1998-2007
- Brown, B (ALP) 1984-1998