Mark Butler
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Butler studied arts and law at the University of Adelaide and international relations at Deakin University. Prior to entering parliament he was the South Australian secretary of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU). He was elected to the seat of Port Adelaide at the 2007 federal election, later switching to Hindmarsh in 2019. Butler was made a parliamentary secretary in 2009, becoming a minister after the 2010 election and winning promotion to cabinet the following year. He subsequently held the portfolios of Minister for Mental Health and Ageing (2010–2013), Social Inclusion (2011–2013), Housing and Homelessness (2013), Environment and Water (2013), and Climate Change (2013).
After the ALP's defeat at the 2013 election, Butler was a member of shadow cabinet under opposition leaders Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese. He is a senior member of the Labor Left faction and was elected to a three-year term as national president in 2015.
After the ALP's win at the 2022 Australian federal election, Butler has held the portfolio of Minister for Health and Aged Care and is the Deputy Leader of the House. Provided by Wikipedia
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12by Schoenthaler, Antoinette, Leon, Michelle, Butler, Mark, Steinhaeuser, Karsten, Wardzinski, WilliamGet full text
Published 2020-09-01
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13by Hallowes, David, Butler, Mark, Fig, David, Knill, Greg, Penny, Roben, Watkins, Gillian, Wiley, DavidGet full text
Published 1994
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14by Lim Ruth P, Bruno Mary T, Rosenkrantz Andrew B, Kim Danny C, Kwon Jane, Sabach Amy, Pastva Amy, Chaplin William F, Butler Mark, Mulholland Thomas P, Ogedegbe Olugbenga
Published 2013-01-01Article