Richard Marles

The Honourable Richard Marles MP
Marles in February 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Barnaby Joyce
Minister for Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022
Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Peter Dutton
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Leader	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Tanya Plibersek
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 30 May 2019 – 23 May 2022
Leader	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Tanya Plibersek
Succeeded by	Sussan Ley
Minister for Trade
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Craig Emerson
Succeeded by	Andrew Robb
Member of the Australian Parliament for Corio
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 November 2007
Preceded by	Gavan O'Connor
Personal details
Born	Richard Donald Marles (1967-07-13) 13 July 1967 (age 56) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Rachel Schutze Lisa Neville
Children	4
Parent(s)	Donald Marles Fay Marles
Residence(s)	East Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Education	Geelong Grammar School
Alma mater	Melbourne University (BSc, LLB)
Occupation	Lawyer unionist politician
Website	richardmarles.com.au

Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician and lawyer serving as the 19th and current deputy prime minister of Australia and the Minister for Defence since May 2022. He has been the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019, having served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the division of Corio since 2007.

Marles grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and is a lawyer by profession. He was assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 2000 to 2007. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election, after defeating incumbent Labor MP Gavan O'Connor for preselection in the seat of Corio. Marles was made a parliamentary secretary in 2009 and briefly served as Minister for Trade in 2013, having supported Kevin Rudd's return as prime minister. He was appointed to shadow cabinet after the ALP's defeat at the 2013 election and became a senior figure in the Labor Right faction. Marles was elected deputy leader to Anthony Albanese after the 2019 election, becoming deputy opposition leader. He became deputy prime minister following the ALP's victory at the 2022 election.