Julie Maree Collins (born 3 July 1971) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has represented the Tasmanian seat of Franklin since the 2007 federal election. She held ministerial positions in the Gillard and Rudd governments, and is Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Minister for Small Business in the Albanese ministry.
Julie Collins | |
|---|---|
 Collins in 2012 | |
| Minister for Housing and Homelessness | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Michael Sukkar |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Mark Butler |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for Small Business | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Stuart Robert |
| Minister for Community Services | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for the Status of Women | |
| In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Kate Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Tony Abbott |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Franklin | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Quick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julie Maree Collins 3 July 1971 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Early life edit
Collins was born in Hobart on 3 July 1971.[1] Her father died when she was five months old, leaving her mother, Anne Peters, widowed at the age of 19. She spent her early years in her grandparents' housing commission property. Her mother subsequently remarried and she was adopted by her step-father Andrew Collins.[2]
Collins attended Cosgrove High School. She enrolled in Elizabeth College, but had to discontinue her studies for financial reasons. Shortly after the 1987 federal election she began working for the ALP as an administrative assistant.[2] She holds a certificate IV in business administration.[1]
Politics edit
Prior to entering parliament herself, Collins worked in various administrative positions for Tasmanian Labor MPs and state government departments. She worked for the state health department (1990–1993), state opposition leader Michael Field (1993–1994), Senator John Coates (1995–1996), Senator Sue Mackay (1996–1998), Hydro Tasmania (1998), state premier Jim Bacon (1998–2003), the state Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts (2003–2005), and Senator Carol Brown (2005–2006).[1]
Collins was state president of Young Labor in 1996 and a delegate to state and national conference. She served as state secretary of the ALP from 2006 to 2007.[1]
Collins is a member of Labor Left.[3]
Parliamentary career edit
Before her election as Member for Franklin in 2007, Collins previously unsuccessfully stood for the seat of Denison in the 2006 state election.[4]
She successfully held her seat in the 2010 federal election and was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services on 14 September 2010 in the First Gillard ministry. In 2011, Collins became Minister for Community Services, Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, and Minister for the Status of Women in the Second Gillard ministry.[1] In 2013, Collins gained additional responsibilities as the Minister for Housing and Homelessness and was promoted to the cabinet in the Second Rudd ministry.[5] She remained in these positions until the defeat of the Rudd government in September 2013.
Following the 2022 federal election, Collins was appointed Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Small Business in the Albanese ministry.[1]
Personal life edit
Collins has three children with her husband Ian Hubbard.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Hon Julie Collins MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Maiden speech". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Labor's new-look shadow ministry". SBS News. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony (27 February 2024). "Franklin". ABC Election Guide. Australia: ABC News.
- ^ "Second Rudd Ministry" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "About". Julie Collins MP. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- Search or browse Hansard for Julie Collins at OpenAustralia.org