Anthony Albanese

The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP
Albanese in 2022
31st Prime Minister of Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2022
Monarch	Elizabeth II Charles III
Governor General	David Hurley Sam Mostyn
Deputy	Richard Marles
Preceded by	Scott Morrison
21st Leader of the Labor Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Deputy	Richard Marles
Preceded by	Bill Shorten
34th Leader of the Opposition
In office 30 May 2019 – 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
Deputy	Richard Marles
Preceded by	Bill Shorten
Succeeded by	Peter Dutton
15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Wayne Swan
Succeeded by	Warren Truss
25th Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office 26 June 2013 – 13 October 2013
Leader	Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Wayne Swan
Succeeded by	Tanya Plibersek
30th Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
In office 3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Mark Vaile
Succeeded by	Warren Truss
17th Leader of the House
In office 3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
Deputy	Stephen Smith
Preceded by	Tony Abbott
Succeeded by	Christopher Pyne
54th Minister for Regional Development and Local Government
In office 3 December 2007 – 14 September 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Jim Lloyd
Succeeded by	Simon Crean
Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Jeannette McHugh
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-02) 2 March 1963 (age 61) Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian Italian
Political party	Labor (1996–present)
Spouse(s)	Carmel Tebbutt ​ ​ (m. 2000; sep. 2019)​
Domestic partner	Jodie Haydon (2021–present, engaged in 2024)
Children	1
Parents	Carlo Albanese (Father) Maryanne Ellery (Mother)
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BEc)
Signature
Website	anthonyalbanese.com.au
Nickname(s)	Albo

Anthony Norman Albanese ( /ˈælbəniːz/ AL-bə-neez;^[1] born 2 March 1963) also known by his nickname Albo is an Italian-Australian politician who is the 31st and current Prime Minister of Australia, taking the position in 2022. He has been Member of Parliament for Grayndler since 1996. Since May 2019, Albanese has been the 21st Leader of the Australian Labor Party.

Albanese was the 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and the 25th Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in 2013 under Kevin Rudd. He was a critic of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard leadership conflicts from 2010 to 2013 where Albanese sided with Rudd.^[2] Albanese has described his political views as progressive.^[3]

After Labor lost the 2013 election, Albanese ran against Bill Shorten in the leadership election. He lost to Shorten. After Labor was defeated in the 2019 election, he was the first to become a candidate for the leadership after Shorten resigned.^[4] He was soon elected unopposed as leader on 30 May 2019 and later became the 34th Opposition Leader.^[5]

In May 2022, the Labor Party won the most seats in the 2022 federal election with Albanese becoming the new prime minister.

1. ↑ The pronunciation Albanese himself uses is /ˈælbəniːz/, as used for instance during his October 1996 speech before parliament on the Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996. An alternative sometimes used is /ˌælbəˈniːzi/, but /ˈælbəniːz/ has been used since his childhood. Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2. ↑ "Albanese declares hand for Rudd". ABC News. 25 February 2012.
3. ↑ Murphy, Katharine (27 July 2019). "Anthony Albanese on the progressive backlash: 'People are looking for easy answers'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
4. ↑ Murphy, Katharine (19 May 2019). "Anthony Albanese kicks off Labor leadership race with call for policy shift". The Guardian.
5. ↑ Martin, Sarah (2019-05-27). "Anthony Albanese elected unopposed as Labor leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-05-27.