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    Simon Findlay Crean AC (26 February 1949 – 25 June 2023) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the leader of the Australian Labor Party...
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    and Regional Minister Simon Crean called for a leadership spill and backed Rudd on 21 March 2013. In response, Gillard sacked Crean from his position, and...
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    South Wales. He was first appointed to the shadow cabinet in 2001 by Simon Crean and went on to serve in a number of roles, eventually becoming Manager...
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    Francis Daniel Crean (28 February 1916 – 2 December 2008) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1951...
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    by Simon Crean, and sat on the backbench for the first time since 1983. Despite initial improvements in Labor's opinion polling, by mid-2003 Crean was...
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    when Simon Crean became leader. Latham became leader of the Labor Party in December 2003, narrowly defeating Beazley in a leadership vote after Crean's resignation...
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    Labor Leader Simon Crean was challenged by his predecessor Kim Beazley, Rudd did not publicly commit himself to either candidate. When Crean resigned, Rudd...
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  • The Shadow Ministry of Simon Crean was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry of Australia from November 2001 to December 2003, opposing...
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    following a press conference by former Labor Leader and Regional Minister Simon Crean over persistent leadership tensions. At the caucus meeting, no alternative...
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    defeat at the 2001 federal election. Deputy leader and Shadow Treasurer Simon Crean was elected unopposed as Beazley's replacement, thus becoming Leader...
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    government's Creative Australia policy after the former Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean, was sacked for his involvement in a failed attempt to return Kevin Rudd...
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    September 2010 – 26 June 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard Preceded by Simon Crean Succeeded by Bill Shorten Minister for the Environment, Heritage and...
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    Beazley 21 Simon Crean 19 October 1998 22 November 2001 3 years, 34 days 22 Jenny Macklin 22 November 2001 4 December 2006 5 years, 12 days Simon Crean Mark...
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    soon met Simon Crean, former party leader and her predecessor as the member for the division of Hotham. In her maiden speech, she described Crean as one...
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    he would resign his position. Anthony Albanese subsequently defeated Simon Crean by 61 votes to 38 votes, thus becoming the Deputy Leader of the Labor...
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  • June 2003 and 2 December 2003, respectively. The Opposition Leader, Simon Crean, won the ballot in June against former opposition leader Kim Beazley...
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    leaders including Shorten hold the combined second-lowest rating of 14% – Simon Crean (28–30 November 2003), Malcolm Turnbull (27–29 November 2009) and Shorten...
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    Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2001 to 2006, under opposition leaders Simon Crean, Mark Latham and Kim Beazley. After the ALP won government at the 2007...
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    Bleeding Heart. Australia: Vintage Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-74166-827-8. "Simon Crean's winter of discontent". News Weekly. National Civic Council. 13 June...
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    the original (transcript) on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010. Royal, Simon (29 November 2000). "Tracking the money path of the Swan donation". 7.30...
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    likes of Bill Kelty and Simon Crean to negotiate with the Hawke-Keating government the Prices and Incomes Accord. After Crean's election to the House of...
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    Rudd Anthony Albanese Chris Bowen Tony Burke Kim Carr Stephen Conroy Simon Crean Chris Evans John Faulkner Martin Ferguson Joel Fitzgibbon Peter Garrett...
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    Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2021. "Hon Simon Crean MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7...
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    he initially lost to Simon Crean and then later to Mark Latham. In July 2003 she and Anthony Albanese publicly criticised Crean for his rejection of the...
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    leadership in 2003, when former leader Kim Beazley first challenged Simon Crean. In the second leadership spill in December 2003, Tanner supported Beazley...
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    Crehan (redirect from Crean)
    surname with origins in the west of Ireland. Historically, it was rendered as Crean, O'Crean, Cregan or O'Cregan. Creaghan and O'Creaghan are a mix of the English...
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  • Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank Crean Tom Uren Lionel Bowen Paul Keating Brian Howe Kim Beazley Gareth Evans Simon Crean Jenny Macklin Julia Gillard Wayne...
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    Carmen Lawrence, Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, and Employment Minister Simon Crean were all reported as possible contenders at various stages. In June 1995...
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    election. He was elected Deputy Leader of the Labor Party, defeating Simon Crean, and appointed Shadow Treasurer by Leader Kim Beazley. As Deputy Leader...
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