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Simon Crean

Member for Hotham · Australian Labor Party · VIC · Former member

Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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How they voted on policies

Each policy groups related divisions. Counts are this member's recorded votes from 16 Feb 2006 to 27 June 2013; the score is They Vote For You's weighted agreement across all years. A voting record shows how someone voted, not necessarily what they personally believe.

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Time in Parliament

Terms of service and ministerial or shadow ministerial roles, from OpenAustralia's hand-maintained records of the Parliamentary Handbook.

Terms of service

  • House of Representatives

    24 Mar 1990 – 5 Aug 2013 · Retired

Ministerial and shadow roles

  • Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government

    14 Sept 2010 – 25 Mar 2013

  • Minister for the Arts

    14 Sept 2010 – 25 Mar 2013

  • Minister for Education

    28 June 2010 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

    28 June 2010 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Minister for Social Inclusion

    28 June 2010 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Minister for Trade

    3 Dec 2007 – 28 June 2010

  • Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development

    10 Dec 2006 – 6 Dec 2007

  • Shadow Minister for Regional Development

    24 June 2005 – 10 Dec 2006

8 earlier roles

  • Shadow Minister Trade

    26 Oct 2004 – 24 June 2005

  • Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House (shadow ministry)

    8 Dec 2003 – 25 Oct 2004

  • Shadow Treasurer

    8 Dec 2003 – 25 Oct 2004

  • Leader of the Opposition (shadow ministry)

    23 Nov 2001 – 8 Dec 2003

  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition (shadow ministry)

    20 Oct 1998 – 23 Nov 2001

  • Shadow Treasurer

    20 Oct 1998 – 23 Nov 2001

  • Manager of Opposition Business (shadow ministry)

    20 Mar 1996 – 21 Oct 1998

  • Shadow Minister for Industry and Regional Development

    20 Mar 1996 – 21 Oct 1998