Joe Hockey
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| Joe Hockey | |
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Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
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| Assumed office 30 January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Andrews |
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| Born | 2 August 1965 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Constituency | North Sydney |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse | Melissa Babbage[1] |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey (born 2 August 1965), Australian politician, is the Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of North Sydney since March 1996.
He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended St Aloysius' College and the University of Sydney where he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law. He was a banking and finance lawyer, and Director of Policy to the Premier of New South Wales, before entering politics.
Hockey was Minister for Financial Services and Regulation 1998-2001 and Minister for Small Business and Tourism 2001-04. In October 2004 he was promoted to the Human Services portfolio, a position he held in addition to his appointment in 2006 as Minister assisting the Minister for Workplace Relations. In the January 2007 cabinet reshuffle, Hockey was promoted to the cabinet in the position of Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.
Hockey regularly appears on the Seven Network's morning program Sunrise alongside Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd.
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by E C (Ted) Mack |
Member for North Sydney 1996 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by (new portfolio) |
Minister for Human Services 22 October 2004–29 January 2007 |
Succeeded by Ian Campbell |
| Preceded by Kevin Andrews |
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations 30 January 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| Current Cabinet of Australia |  |
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| Abbott | Andrews | Bishop | Brough | Coonan | Costello | Downer | Ellison | Hockey | Howard | Macfarlane | McGauran | Minchin | Nelson | Ruddock | Truss | Turnbull | Vaile | |
