Kim Carr

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The Hon. Kim Carr BA DipEd MA SEN is the Australian Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. He was sworn into the position in December 2007. While Labor was in opposition he held a similar combination of policy areas in the Shadow Ministry.

Kim Carr BA DipEd MA SEN

1 Biography
2 Education, Awards and Affiliations
3 Professional
4 Miscellaneous
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

Biography

Carr was born 2 July 1955 in Tumut, New South Wales. He is married and has four children.

Education, Awards and Affiliations

Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne
Diploma of Education, University of Melbourne
Master of Arts (Education), University of Melbourne

Professional

Kim Carr was a teacher in various Melbourne Northern Suburbs schools for ten years before becoming a policy adviser to the Victorian State Government on conservation, education, and Commonwealth/State relations. He was elected to the Senate in 1993, representing the State of Victoria. In 1996 he became a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary as well as being the Manager of Opposition Business, until he was elected to post of Shadow Minister for Science and Research, which he held from late 2001 until October 2004. His other shadow ministry posts have included Industry and Innovation, Public Administration and Open Government, Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Arts as well as Housing, Urban Development, Local Government and Territories. Before Labor came to power he was the Shadow Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research. In December 2007 he became the Minister of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Current Positions

Labor Senator for Victoria
Voting member of the National Executive
Minister of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Miscellaneous

Parliamentary Committees

Member, Senate Standing Committee: Scrutiny of Bills (May 1993 to May 1994); Procedure (May 1996 to February 2002); Regulations and Ordinances (May 1996 to July 1996); Publications (March 1998 to June 1998); House (April 1998 to February 2008).
Member, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee: Employment, Education and Training (May 1993 to October 1994); Employment, Education and Training: References and Legislation Committees from (October 1994 to November 1998); Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education: Legislation and References Committees (November 1998 to February 2002); Employment, Workplace Relations and Education: Legislation and References Committees (March 2002 to November 2004); Finance and Public Administration (May 1993 to October 1994); Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References and Legislation Committees from (October 1994 to March 1995)
Member, Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts: References Committee (February 1995 to April 1996) and (September 1997 to December 1997)
Chair, Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts: Legislation Committee (February 1995 to April 1996)
Member, Senate Select Committee: Functions, Powers and Operation of the Australian Loan Council (May 1993 to December 1993); Certain Aspects of Foreign Ownership Decisions in relation to the Print Media (December 1993 to March 1995); Australian Broadcasting Corporation Management and Operations from (September 1994 to March 1995); Administration of Indigenous Affairs (November 2004 to March 2005).
Member, Senate Estimates Committee: B (May 1993 to October 1994); A (November 1993 to December 1993); D (November 1993 to November 1993)
Member, Joint Statutory Committee: Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account (December 2004 to September 2005)
Member, Joint Standing Committee: Treaties (May 1996 to December 1996); National Capital and External Territories (April 1998 to June 1998), (December 2005 to March 2006) and (March 2006 to February 2007); Electoral Matters (December 2004 to February 2008)
Member, Joint Select Committee: Certain Family Law Issues (May 1993 to November 1995).

Keynote speeches

National Innovation Forum, Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Sydney, “Making Innovation a Way of Life”, April 2008
The Australian / Melbourne Institute 2008 Economic and Social Outlook Conference,

Economics and Commerce Building, University of Melbourne, “New Agenda For Prosperity”, March 2008

Annual Industry Leaders’ Dinner, Geelong Manufacturing Council and Australian Industry Group, Four Points Sheraton, Geelong, Victoria, “Securing the Future of Australian Manufacturing”, March 2008
Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies Forum

Old Parliament House, Canberra, “Rights and Obligations of Scientists and Researchers”, February 2008-04-10

Australian Science Olympiads Scholar School Final Dinner, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, “Stick to Your Science”, January 2008

Other items of interest

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Russia and Ukraine, March-April 1995.
Bilateral visit to Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, June 1998.
Study tour focusing on vocational education, training and research, Germany and UK, November 1999.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Syria, Lebanon and Israel, November 2003.