Sharon Bird | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Regional Development | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese (as Minister for Regional Development and Local Government) |
| Succeeded by | Warren Truss (as Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development) |
| Minister for Regional Communications | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | New portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Fiona Nash |
| Minister for Road Safety | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Catherine King |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Briggs (as Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development) |
| Minister for Higher Education and Skills | |
| In office 25 March 2013 – 1 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | New portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Sussan Ley (as Assistant Minister for Education) |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Cunningham | |
| In office 9 October 2004 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Organ |
| Succeeded by | Alison Byrnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sharon Leah Reed 15 November 1962 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Domestic partner | Gino Mandarino |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Wollongong |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Website | www |
Sharon Leah Bird (née Reed, born 15 November 1962) is an Australian former politician. Bird served as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Cunningham in New South Wales from 2004 to 2022. She served as a minister during the late Gillard-Rudd years until Labor lost government at the next election. She served as the Shadow Minister for Vocational Education from October 2013 until July 2016. In 2021, Bird announced she would not be re-contesting at the 2022 Federal Election, retiring from politics.