Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Australia)
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n Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation is Bill Shorten
, who was appointed on 14 September 2010 as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Julia Gillard
following the 2010 federal election.
The first Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law was Nick Sherry
, appointed following the Labor Party
's win at the 2007 election. The ministry is administered through the Department of the Treasury
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation is Bill Shorten
Bill Shorten
William Richard "Bill" Shorten is an Australian politician, the Member for Maribyrnong in the Australian Parliament, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Superannuation and Financial Services. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Children's Services in the Rudd/Gillard Government...
, who was appointed on 14 September 2010 as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
following the 2010 federal election.
The first Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law was Nick Sherry
Nick Sherry
Nicholas John Sherry , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Tasmania since July 1990, representing the Australian Labor Party. Sherry was sworn in as the Assistant Treasurer on 9 June 2009, after serving as the first Australian Minister for...
, appointed following the Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
's win at the 2007 election. The ministry is administered through the Department of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury (Australia)
The Department of the Treasury is an Australian Government department. Its role is to focus and develop economic policy.-History:The Commonwealth Treasury was established in Melbourne in January 1901....
.
List of Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation
| # | Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Sherry Nick Sherry Nicholas John Sherry , Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Tasmania since July 1990, representing the Australian Labor Party. Sherry was sworn in as the Assistant Treasurer on 9 June 2009, after serving as the first Australian Minister for... |
Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2007–2009 | Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law |
| 2 | Chris Bowen Chris Bowen Christopher Eyles "Chris" Bowen , an Australian federal politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives, initially elected to represent the seat of Prospect in western Sydney for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election... |
2009 – 14 September 2010 | Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law | |
| 3 | Bill Shorten Bill Shorten William Richard "Bill" Shorten is an Australian politician, the Member for Maribyrnong in the Australian Parliament, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Superannuation and Financial Services. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Children's Services in the Rudd/Gillard Government... |
14 September 2010 – Present | Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation | |