Simon Crean
Simon Findlay Crean (born 26 February 1949) is an Australian politician and trade unionist, and the current Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level, from November 2001 to 2 December 2003. He is the member for the Division of Hotham and, as of June 2012, has spent his entire parliamentary career on the front bench.
Read more about Simon Crean: Early Career, Labor Party and Opposition Leader, Post Leadership Career
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