Catherine King | |
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Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce |
Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories | |
In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Anthony Albanese |
Succeeded by | Warren Truss |
Minister for Road Safety | |
In office 25 March 2013 – 1 July 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
Preceded by | Jim Lloyd |
Succeeded by | Sharon Bird |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Ballarat | |
Assumed office 10 November 2001 | |
Preceded by | Michael Ronaldson |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 2 June 1966
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Mark Karlovic |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Ballarat, Victoria |
Alma mater | Australian National University, Phillip Institute of Technology |
Signature | |
Website | www |
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.