Activities Since Leaving Parliament
After leaving politics in 1994, Kerin held senior positions with the Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation and numerous other bodies. Kerin remains active across a range of activities in public policy in Australia. In October 2008 he was appointed to the board of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. In October 2010 he was appointed Chair of the Crawford Fund which aims to increase Australia's engagement in international agricultural research, development and education.
In 2011 he resigned from the NSW branch of the ALP in protest at what he saw as the increasingly highly-centralised nature of control over the operations of the organisation. He said that the administrative arm of the ALP in NSW had become increasingly involved in policy formulation leaving little room for meaningful participation by rank and file members of the ALP. In August 2012 he rejoined the ALP in Canberra where he felt that local management of the party was more responsive to the concerns of rank and file members.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Nixon |
Minister for Primary Industry Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 1983–1991 |
Succeeded by Simon Crean |
| Preceded by Bob Hawke |
Treasurer 1991 |
Succeeded by Ralph Willis |
| Preceded by Kim Beazley |
Minister for Transport and Communications 1991 |
Succeeded by Graham Richardson |
| Preceded by Kim Beazley, Neal Blewett |
Minister for Trade and Overseas Development 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Peter Cook |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Jeff Bate |
Member for Macarthur 1972–1975 |
Succeeded by Michael Baume |
| Preceded by Gough Whitlam |
Member for Werriwa 1978–1993 |
Succeeded by Mark Latham |
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