Kevin Andrews (Australian politician)
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| Kevin James Andrews | |
 The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP |
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| Assumed office 21 January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Amanda Vanstone |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
| Constituency | Menzies |
| Majority | 10.7% |
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| Born | 9 November 1955 Sale, Victoria |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse | Margaret |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.kevinandrews.au.com |
Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955), is an Australian politician and is currently the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. He was previously Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Howard Government from 7 October 2003 to 23 January 2007 [1]. Andrews has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Menzies in Victoria. He was born in Sale, Victoria, and was educated at Monash University, Melbourne. He was a barrister before entering politics. He is Roman Catholic.
Andrews was Co-ordinator of Continuing Legal Education for the Law Institute of Victoria from 1981 to 1983, and an Associate to Sir James Gobbo, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, from 1983 to 1985.
As a backbencher, Andrews authored a bill which later overrode Northern Territory legislation that legalised euthanasia (ie. the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995). Andrews' Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996 is one of only fifteen Private Member's Bills implemented as law in Australian Parliamentary history and the second in ten years.
Andrews was Minister for Ageing from 26 November 2001 to 7 October 2003, and as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, was responsible for introducing the Howard Government's major changes to industrial relations law in 2005.
[edit] External links
- Kevin Andrews' Parliament site
- Ministerial website
- Kevin Andrews' personal web site
- Know Your Politician Information Series
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Neil Brown |
Member for Menzies 1991 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Bronwyn Bishop Minister for Aged Care |
Minister for Ageing 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by Tony Abbott |
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations 2003 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Joe Hockey |
| Preceded by Amanda Vanstone |
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship 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 | |
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