Before Mark was elected to parliament, he worked for some of the most disadvantaged people in the community as an official with United Voice for over 15 years, including 11 years as State Secretary.
Mark served as President of the South Australian Branch of the ALP from 1997- 1998 and as a member of the ALP National Executive from 2000 to 2014. He served as Labor’s National President from 2015-2018; he is currently the Senior Vice President.
Mark served as Minister for Ageing and Australia’s first Minister for Mental Health in the Gillard Government. He has also held the ministries of Housing, Homelessness, Social Inclusion, Climate Change, Water and the Environment.
Mark Butler MP has been a Labor Member in the Federal Parliament since 2007 and is the Minister for Health and Aged Care. We congratulate him on his appointment to the Ministry.
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