Kim Carr
Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for Victoria between 1993 and 2022. Representing the Labor Party, he was a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments.
The Honourable Kim Carr | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Greg Combet |
| Succeeded by | Ian Macfarlane |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 12 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Ian Macfarlane |
| Succeeded by | Greg Combet |
| Minister for Higher Education | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Craig Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Minister for Human Services | |
| In office 2 March 2012 – 22 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Jan McLucas |
| Minister for Defence Materiel | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 2 March 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Jason Clare |
| Succeeded by | Jason Clare |
| Minister for Manufacturing | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 2 March 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 28 April 1993 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Button |
| Succeeded by | Linda White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kim John Carr 2 July 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Website | www |
Carr is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, and before entering politics worked as a schoolteacher and political staffer. He was appointed to the Senate in 1993, filling a casual vacancy, and was made a member of the shadow ministry after Labor's defeat at the 1996 election. Carr held a variety of portfolios in the Labor governments between 2007 and 2013. He was considered a leader of the Labor Left faction in Victoria until 2016 when he formed the Industrial Left, a breakaway mini-faction comprising nearly all of Carr's union allies. He became the most senior senator and thus father of the senate in 2019, retaining the title until his retirement in 2022.