Jason Clare
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The Honourable Jason Clare MP |
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| Minister for Justice | |
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In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Michael Keenan |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
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In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for Defence Materiel | |
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In office 1 March 2012 – 4 February 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Kim Carr |
| Succeeded by | Mike Kelly |
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In office 14 September 2010 – 14 December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Greg Combet |
| Succeeded by | Kim Carr |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Blaxland |
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Assumed office 24 November 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Hatton |
| Personal details | |
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22 March 1972 Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Tran (m. December 2012) |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
Jason Dean Clare (born 22 March 1972) is the Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Blaxland in the western suburbs of Sydney. He first won the seat at the 2007 Australian federal election, and retained it with clear majorities at both the 2010 and 2013 elections. Clare filled various positions in the Second Gillard (2010–2013) and Second Rudd Ministries (2013), namely Minister for Defence Materiel, Minister for Justice, and Minister for Home Affairs. Following Labor's loss at the 2013 election, he was named Shadow Minister for Communications in the Shadow Cabinet led first by Chris Bowen and then by the current Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten.
Clare was born and raised in western Sydney and attended Cabramatta Primary School and Canley Vale High School. He was the dux of Canley Vale High School in 1989. When he left school he joined the Labor Party and was the secretary of the Cabramatta Branch for 10 years (1992 to 2002). He has a BA (Hons) and an LLB (law degree) from the University of New South Wales. He was a senior adviser to former NSW Premier Bob Carr and an executive at Transurban, one of Australia's Top 100 companies.
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