Greg Combet | |
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| Minister for Industry and Innovation | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 26 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Kim Carr |
| Succeeded by | Kim Carr |
| Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | |
| In office 14 September 2010 – 26 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Penny Wong |
| Succeeded by | Mark Butler |
| Minister for Defence Materiel and Science | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 14 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Warren Snowdon |
| Succeeded by | Jason Clare |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Charlton | |
| In office 24 November 2007 – 5 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kelly Hoare |
| Succeeded by | Pat Conroy |
| 7th Secretary of the ACTU | |
| In office February 2000 – June 2007 | |
| President | Jennie George Sharan Burrow |
| Preceded by | Bill Kelty |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Lawrence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory Ivan Combet 28 April 1958 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | 1 daughter, 2 stepdaughters, 2 stepsons |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales University of Sydney |
| Profession | Trade unionist, politician |
Gregory Ivan Combet AO (/ˈkɒmbeɪ/; born 28 April 1958) is the chairman of Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund. Prior to this he served as chair of the Australian Government Net Zero Economy Agency, overseeing the economic transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy and net zero emissions.
Combet is an Australian labour movement leader. He is a former Labor politician and Cabinet Minister, former Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, former leader of profit-to-member superannuation funds and chair of investment manager IFM Investors.
Combet holds degrees in Mining Engineering and Economics, has a graduate diploma in Labour Relations and the Law, and has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of South Australia, the University of Newcastle, and an honorary doctorate of engineering from the University of New South Wales.
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[1] before announcing his resignation from the ministry on 26 June 2013[2][3] following Julia Gillard's defeat in a leadership ballot. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, when Penny Wong was the Minister.
He retired from politics at the 2013 election.[4] In 2020, Combet was appointed to the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission to "provide strategic and policy advice" for the Morrison Coalition government.[5]
- ^ "Gillard announces her team". Brisbane Times. AAP. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Griffith, Emma (26 June 2013). "Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard 57-45 in Labor leadership ballot, paving way for a return to PM". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Peatling, Stephanie (26 June 2013). "Politics live: June 26, 2013". The Age. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Federal Labor frontbencher Greg Combet to retire from politics, ABC News, 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013
- ^ "NATIONAL COVID-19 COORDINATION COMMISSION | Prime Minister of Australia".