Simon Crean

The Honourable

Simon Crean
Official portrait, 2007
Leader of the Opposition
In office
22 November 2001 – 2 December 2003
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
DeputyJenny Macklin
Preceded byKim Beazley
Succeeded byMark Latham
Leader of the Labor Party
In office
22 November 2001 – 2 December 2003
DeputyJenny Macklin
Preceded byKim Beazley
Succeeded byMark Latham
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office
19 October 1998 – 22 November 2001
LeaderKim Beazley
Preceded byGareth Evans
Succeeded byJenny Macklin
Minister for Regional Development and Local Government
In office
14 September 2010 – 21 March 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byAnthony Albanese
Succeeded byAnthony Albanese
Minister for the Arts
In office
14 September 2010 – 21 March 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byPeter Garrett
Succeeded byTony Burke
Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
In office
28 June 2010 – 14 September 2010
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byJulia Gillard
Succeeded byPeter Garrett
Minister for Social Inclusion
In office
28 June 2010 – 14 September 2010
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byJulia Gillard
Succeeded byTanya Plibersek
Minister for Trade
In office
3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010
Prime Minister
Preceded byWarren Truss
Succeeded byStephen Smith
Minister for Employment, Education and Training
In office
23 December 1993 – 11 March 1996
Prime MinisterPaul Keating
Preceded byKim Beazley
Succeeded byAmanda Vanstone
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
In office
4 June 1991 – 23 December 1993
Prime Minister
Preceded byJohn Kerin
Succeeded byBob Collins
Minister for Science and Technology
In office
4 April 1990 – 4 June 1991
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Preceded byBarry Jones
Succeeded byRoss Free
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hotham
In office
24 March 1990 – 5 August 2013
Preceded byLewis Kent
Succeeded byClare O'Neil
President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
In office
1 March 1985 – 25 March 1990
Preceded byCliff Dolan
Succeeded byMartin Ferguson
Personal details
Born
Simon Findlay Crean

(1949-02-26)26 February 1949
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died25 June 2023(2023-06-25) (aged 74)
Berlin, Germany
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)
Carole Crean
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(m. 1973)​
Children2
MotherMary Findlay
FatherFrank Crean
Relatives
EducationMelbourne High School
Alma materMonash University

Simon Findlay Crean was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Labor Party from 2001 until 2003.

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