Lindsay Tanner

The Honourable Lindsay Tanner
Tanner in 2011
Minister for Finance
In office 3 December 2007 – 3 September 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Nick Minchin
Succeeded by	Penny Wong
Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne
In office 13 March 1993 – 21 August 2010
Preceded by	Gerry Hand
Succeeded by	Adam Bandt
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-24) 24 April 1956 (age 68) Orbost, Victoria
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Andrea
Residence	Alphington, Victoria
Profession	Lawyer Trade Unionist Politician

Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956)^[1] is a former Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he represented the seat of Melbourne in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2010 and served as Minister for Finance in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2010.