Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Victoria since 1993, representing the Labor Party.
He served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments.Carr is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, and before entering politics worked as a schoolteacher and political staffer.
He was appointed to the Senate in 1993, filling a casual vacancy, and was made a member of the shadow ministry after Labor's defeat at the 1996 election.
Carr held a variety of portfolios in the Labor governments between 2007 and 2013.
He is considered a leader of the Labor Left faction in Victoria.