Greg Combet
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The Honourable Greg Combet AM |
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| Minister for Industry and Innovation | |
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In office 14 December 2011 – 26 June 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Kim Carr |
| Succeeded by | Kim Carr |
| Minister for Energy and Climate Change | |
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In office 14 September 2010 – 26 June 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Penny Wong |
| Succeeded by | Mark Butler |
| Minister for Defence Materiel and Science | |
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In office 9 June 2009 – 14 September 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Warren Snowdon |
| Succeeded by | Jason Clare |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Charlton |
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In office 24 November 2007 – 5 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Kelly Hoare |
| Succeeded by | Pat Conroy |
| Personal details | |
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Gregory Ivan Combet 28 April 1958 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | 1 daughter, 1 stepdaughter, 1 stepson |
| Alma mater |
University of New South Wales University of Sydney |
| Profession |
Trade Unionist Politician |
| Website | http://www.gregcombet.com.au/ |
Gregory Ivan "Greg" Combet AM (/ˈkɒmbeɪ/; born 28 April 1958) is a former Australian politician and trade unionist. He was Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions between 2000 and 2007. He was elected member for the New South Wales Federal seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party at the 2007 election and was immediately appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement in the First Rudd Ministry on 3 December 2007. Combet was the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation in the Second Gillard Ministry before announcing his resignation from the ministry on 26 June 2013 following Gillard's defeat in a leadership ballot. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, when Penny Wong was the Minister.
On 29 June he announced he would be retiring from politics at the 2013 election.
Greg Combet was born in Sydney and attended Eastern Creek Primary school, then Rooty Hill High School from years 7 to 10. He completed his secondary education at Baulkham Hills High School. He was later educated at the University of New South Wales where he studied mining engineering, and then graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics, and a Graduate Diploma in Labour Relations and the Law. He was a project officer for the New South Wales Tenants' Union, before working for the Lidcombe Workers' Health Centre. In 1987, he was employed by the Waterside Workers' Federation, now part of the Maritime Union of Australia.
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