Lindsay Tanner

Lindsay Tanner
Tanner in 2011
Minister for Finance
In office
3 December 2007 – 3 September 2010
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Preceded byNick Minchin
Succeeded byPenny Wong
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Melbourne
In office
13 March 1993 – 19 July 2010
Preceded byGerry Hand
Succeeded byAdam Bandt
Personal details
Born (1956-04-24) 24 April 1956 (age 68)
Orbost, Victoria
Political partyLabor
SpouseAndrea
ResidenceAlphington, Victoria
ProfessionLawyer
Trade unionist
Politician

Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956)[1] is a former Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he represented the seat of Melbourne in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2010 and served as Minister for Finance in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2010.

  1. ^ "Panellist - Lindsay Tanner". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2015.