Ged Kearney | |
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 Kearney at a rally for refugee rights in 2022 | |
| Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Cooper | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Division created |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Batman | |
| In office 17 March 2018 – 18 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Feeney |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| 10th President of the ACTU | |
| In office 1 July 2010 – 2 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sharan Burrow |
| Succeeded by | Michele O'Neil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerardine Mary Kearney 29 October 1963 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Profession | Nurse Trade unionist Politician |
| Website | www |
Gerardine Mary "Ged" Kearney (born 29 October 1963) is an Australian politician and trade unionist who is the Australian Labor Party (ALP / Labor) member for the federal Division of Cooper and the current Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, a position she has occupied since the election of the government of Anthony Albanese at the 2022 Australian federal election. Kearney has been a member of the House of Representatives since March 2018, first representing the Division of Batman. Prior to entering politics, Kearney served as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) from 2010 to 2018.