Greg Combet
Gregory Ivan Combet AM (/ˈkɒmbeɪ/; born 28 April 1958) 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 is currently chair of the Australian Government Net Zero Economy Agency which oversights the economic transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy and net zero emissions.
The Honourable Greg Combet AM | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 and the University of Newcastle.
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 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. In 2020, Combet was appointed to the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission to "provide strategic and policy advice" for the Morrison Coalition government.