Shorten, Bill

In 1992, he graduated from Monash University in Melbourne with a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of law degree , and later received a master's degree in business from the University of Melbourne ^[1] .

From 1997 to 2006, he headed the department of one of the largest trade unions, the , in Victoria , and from 2001 to 2007 he led the entire trade union (in 2015, a scandal erupted over allegations of collusion between unions and entrepreneurs in this period: in particular, Theis- construction corporation allegedly paid ARS 300 thousand dollars in exchange for worsening labor conditions for its workers, saving about 100 million dollars) ^[2] .

Political career

Following a successful for Labor in 2007, he was elected to the House of Representatives from County in Victoria, winning 57.6% (his main rival, Liberal candidate Ian Soylemets, was supported only by 30% of voters) ^[3] .

According to observers, Shorten, in one form or another, participated in intra-party intrigues related to the in 2010, when Julia Gillard challenged Kevin Rudd and became the first woman in the history of Australia on June 24, 2010. , as well as with the reverse “rotation” of the same politicians in 2013 ^[4] .

On September 14, 2010, Shorten received the position of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, as well as the Minister of Finance and Pension Insurance during the formation of the .

December 14, 2011 exchanged the position of Assistant Minister of Finance for the portfolio of the Minister of Labor Relations.

On July 1, 2013, four days after Gillard resigned from the post of Prime Minister and Kevin Rudd returned to him, David Bradbury succeeded Shorten in the chair of the Minister of Financial Services and Pension Insurance, and he received in return a portfolio of the Minister of Education.

On September 7, 2013, the Labor Party lost the parliamentary elections , as a result of which the resigned, and by September 18 a coalition Abbott was formed.

Opposition Leader

Rudd resigned as party leader, and on October 13, 2013, the took , which was held for the first time according to a “dual” scheme, taking into account the separate voting of ordinary party members and parliamentarians. Shorten's rival was the representative of the left wing of the party , who was supported by 60% of ordinary voters, but Shorten came out of the fight, who achieved 52.02% overall success among parliamentarians (63.95%) ^[5] .

On October 18, Shorten, as an opposition leader, formed his shadow cabinet , taking over the functions of the shadow minister of small business and science ^[6] .

The parliamentary elections on July 2, 2016 brought the Labor Party relative success: it increased its representation in the lower house by 14 deputy seats (69 in total), but the ruling coalition of liberals and nationalists , which lost its votes, still retained a minimal majority - 76 seats 150.

In 2017, Shorten was one of the “accused” during the that erupted in Australia after identifying a large number of parliamentarians with dual citizenship. Since Shorten's father was born in the UK, the politician was forced to prove that in 2006, preparing for his first parliamentary election, he officially renounced his rights to British citizenship ^[7] .

On May 18, 2019, were , the results of which were perceived as unexpected. Although opinion polls predicted the victory of the Labor Party, they, like the ruling coalition, lost several deputy seats, remaining in the minority. Shorten admitted defeat and announced his intention to resign as party leader ^[8] .

Shorten was married to , but in 2009, having not yet divorced her, he officially recognized a connection with , daughter of Quentin Bryce , who was then Governor General of Australia. ^[9]

• Hon Bill Shorten MP . Parliament of Australia . Date of appeal September 1, 2018.