Bob Carr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bob Carr

Australian politician; 39th Premier of New South Wales

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1947

Place of Birth: Matraville, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Bob Carr

  • Robert John Carr (born 28 September 1947) is a retired Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005, as the leader of the Labor Party.
  • He later entered federal politics as a New South Wales senator, and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2013. Carr was born in Sydney and attended the University of New South Wales.
  • Before entering politics he worked as a journalist.
  • Carr entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1983, and the following year became a cabinet minister.
  • He served under Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth until the Labor government was defeated in a landslide at the 1988 state election.
  • Carr subsequently replaced Unsworth as party leader, thus becoming leader of the opposition.
  • He led Labor to the 1991 election, where it recovered many of the seats it had lost in 1988, and then became premier after a narrow victory in 1995. As premier, Carr was known for his emphasis on conservation and his use of public–private partnerships to fund infrastructure projects.
  • His government oversaw much of the planning for the 2000 Summer Olympics, which Sydney hosted.
  • Carr was re-elected twice, in 1999 and 2003, eventually resigning as premier in 2005 after 10 years in office.
  • Only Henry Parkes served as premier for longer, and no one has served a longer consecutive term.
  • Carr remained a public figure after leaving the premiership, and entered federal politics in 2012 at the urging of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
  • He served as foreign minister under both Gillard and Kevin Rudd, but retired following Labor's defeat at the 2013 federal election.

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