Australian Labor Party National Executive

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The National Executive is the highest elected body of the Australian Labor Party, one of the major political parties in Australia. The Executive is elected by the party's National Conference, held every three years, and represents the party's state and territory branches. Many of its members are officials of trade unions which are affiliated to the party. Some are members of federal or state Parliaments. The National President and the federal Parliamentary Leader are automatically members. The party's National Secretary, the two Vice-Presidents and the state and territory secretaries are non-voting members.

The Executive concerns itself mainly with organisational matters. It does not decide party policy (which is determined by Conference). It does not elect the party's Parliamentary leaders (this is done by the Parliamentary Caucus). It does not elect the National President or Vice-President (this is done by the Party's members). Its most public role is to act as the final arbiter of disputes about parliamentary candidacies (pre-selections). On these matters the Executive usually votes on factional lines.

[edit] ALP National Executive 2004-2007

Elected at the 43rd ALP National Conference, January 2004

• Warren Mundine AO* (National President)
• Hon Kim Beazley MP (Federal Parliamentary Leader)
• Hon Barry Jones* (Senior Vice President)
• Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence MP* (Junior Vice President)

• Anthony Albanese MP (NSW)
• Sarah Burke (WA)
• Mark Butler (SA)
• Senator Kim Carr (Vic)
• Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic)
• Helen Creed (WA)
• Yvette D'ath (Qld)
• Joe de Bruyn (Vic)
• Hon John Della Bosca MLC (NSW)
• Senator Hon John Faulkner (NSW)
• Sharon Humphreys (Qld)
• Senator Annette Hurley (SA)
• Bill Ludwig OAM (Qld)
• Scott McLean (Tas)
• Senator Jan McLucas (Qld)
• Hon Eric Roozendaal MLC (NSW)
• Bill Shorten (Vic)
• Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW)
• Greg Sword (Vic)
• Linda White (Vic)

• Tim Gartrell* (National Secretary)
• Mark Arbib* (New South Wales State Secretary)
• Matthew Cossey* (Australian Capital Territory Secretary)
• Milton Dick* (Queensland State Secretary)
• Michael Brown* (South Australia State Secretary)
• Bill Johnston* (Western Australia State Secretary)
• Stephen Newnham* (Victorian State Secretary)
• Julie Collins* (Tasmanian State Secretary)
• George Addison* (Northern Territory Secretary)

• Conrad French* (Australian Young Labor observer)

* Indicates a non-voting member