Catherine King (politician)

Catherine King
Official portrait, 2022
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Assumed office
1 June 2022
Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese
Preceded byBarnaby Joyce
Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories
In office
1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Preceded byAnthony Albanese
Succeeded byWarren Truss
Minister for Road Safety
In office
25 March 2013 – 1 July 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Preceded byJim Lloyd
Succeeded bySharon Bird
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Ballarat
Assumed office
10 November 2001
Preceded byMichael Ronaldson
Personal details
Born (1966-06-02) 2 June 1966 (age 58)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseMark Karlovic
Children1
ResidenceBallarat, Victoria
Alma materAustralian National University, Phillip Institute of Technology
Signature
Websitewww.catherineking.com.au

Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966) is an Australian politician serving as the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government since 2022 and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ballarat since 2001. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and briefly served as a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments in 2013. She served as Shadow Minister of Health from 2013 to 2019 and as Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development from 2019 to 2022.