Australian Government Address
Martin FergusonAM, MP, Australian Federal Minister for Resources and Energy
The APPEA Journal 52(3) - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ11125
Published: 30 June 2012
Abstract
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![]() Martin was born in Sydney in 1953 and was educated at St Patrick’s, Strathfield. He has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from The University of Sydney. He was elected to Federal Parliament as the member for Batman in 1996 and served continuously as a Shadow Minister until the election of the Labor Government on 3 December 2007. He served successively as Shadow Minister for:
Previously, he was President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU ) after working for the Federated Miscellaneous Workers’ Union of Australia since 1975. As president of the ACTU, he was a member of advisory councils and foundations including the Social Security Review, the Economic Planning Advisory Council, the National Labour Consultative Council and the Advance Australia Foundation. He was also a member of the ILO Governing Body from 1990–96. Martin and his wife Patricia have two children. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in June 1996. |