Ged Kearney

The Honourable Ged Kearney MP
Kearney at a rally for refugee rights in 2022
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022
Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the Australian Parliament for Cooper
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 May 2019
Preceded by	Division created
Member of the Australian Parliament for Batman
In office 17 March 2018 – 18 May 2019
Preceded by	David Feeney
Succeeded by	Division abolished
10th President of the ACTU
In office 1 July 2010 – 2 February 2018
Preceded by	Sharan Burrow
Succeeded by	Michele O'Neil
Personal details
Born	Gerardine Mary Kearney (1963-10-29) 29 October 1963 (age 60) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor
Profession	Nurse Trade unionist Politician
Website	www.gedkearney.org.au

Gerardine Mary "Ged" Kearney (born 29 October 1963) is an Australian politician and trade unionist who is the Australian Labor Party (ALP / Labor) member for the federal Division of Cooper and the current Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, a position she has occupied since the election of the government of Anthony Albanese at the 2022 Australian federal election. Kearney has been a member of the House of Representatives since March 2018, first representing the Division of Batman. Prior to entering politics, Kearney served as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) from 2010 to 2018.