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Craig Emerson

Member for Rankin · Australian Labor Party · QLD · Former member

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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

    3 Oct 1998 – 5 Aug 2013 · Retired

Ministerial and shadow roles

  • Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research.

    25 Mar 2013 – 26 June 2013

  • Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy

    28 Oct 2012 – 26 June 2013

  • Minister for Trade and Competitiveness

    5 Mar 2012 – 26 June 2013

  • Minister for Trade

    3 Mar 2011 – 5 Mar 2012

  • Minister for Trade

    14 Sept 2010 – 5 Mar 2012

  • Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs

    9 June 2009 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation

    3 Dec 2007 – 14 Sept 2010

  • Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy

    3 Dec 2007 – 14 Sept 2010

5 earlier roles

  • Shadow Minister for Service Economy, Small Business and Independent Contractors

    10 Dec 2006 – 6 Dec 2007

  • Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations and the Public Service

    8 Dec 2003 – 25 Oct 2004

  • Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations

    2 July 2003 – 8 Dec 2003

  • Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Trade

    23 Aug 2002 – 2 July 2003

  • Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism

    23 Nov 2001 – 23 Aug 2002