Minister for Home Affairs, The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Welcome

Brendan O'Connor was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2001 as the Member for Burke.

At the 2004 federal election, Brendan was first elected to the newly created electoral division of Gorton. He was re-elected at the 2007 election.

Brendan has served as Deputy Chair of the Public Works Committee and the Employment and Workplace Participation Committee.

On 10 December 2006, Brendan was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations. 

On December 3 2007 Brendan was appointed as Minister for Employment Participation.

On June 6 2009, Brendan was appointed as Minister for Home Affairs.

Prior to entering Parliament, Brendan was a Union official from 1986 to 2001, most recently Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Services Union from 1993 to 2001. 

Brendan holds a BA and a LLB from Monash University, and a Diploma, Harvard Trade Union Program, Harvard University.

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