Joe Ludwig

The Honourable Joe Ludwig
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 1999 – 9 May 2016
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office 14 September 2010 – 1 July 2013
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Tony Burke
Succeeded by	Joel Fitzgibbon
Cabinet Secretary
In office 9 June 2009 – 14 September 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	John Faulkner
Succeeded by	Gary Gray
Special Minister of State
In office 9 June 2009 – 14 September 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	John Faulkner
Succeeded by	Gary Gray
Minister for Human Services
In office 3 December 2007 – 9 June 2009
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Chris Ellison
Succeeded by	Chris Bowen
Personal details
Born	(1959-07-21) 21 July 1959 (age 64) Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Joseph William Ludwig (born 21 July 1959) is an Australian barrister and retired politician. He was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland from July 1999 to May 2016, representing the Australian Labor Party. Ludwig served in a range of portfolios in the first Rudd and the second Gillard ministries until his resignation from Cabinet as the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, in 2013.