Lindsay Tanner
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Lindsay Tanner

Personal data
Date of birth24 April 1956(age 54)
Place of birthOrbost, Victoria, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseAndrea
ChildrenAinsley, Remy. Jemma and James from previous marriage
ResidenceAlphington, Victoria
ProfessionSolicitor
ReligionAgnostic Anglican
In office13 March 1993 - 19 July 2010
ConstituencyMelbourne
Succeeded byAdam Bandt
Preceded byGerry Hand
11th Minister for Finance and Deregulation
In office3 December 2007 - 3 September 2010
Succeeded byWayne Swan(acting)
Penny Wong
Preceded byNick Minchin

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Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956) is a former Australian member of the House of Representatives representing the Division of Melbourne, Victoria, for the Australian Labor Party, having first won the seat at the 1993 federal election. He was a member of the Australian Government from 3 December 2007, serving as the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. On 24 June 2010 he announced his intention not to contest the 2010 federal election, at which his seat was won by the Greens. He has written several books and been an outspoken commentator on Australian culture and the direction and role of the Labor Party.

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Epilepsy tragedy turns parents into activists - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--AP CHICAGO � Epilepsy takes as many as 50000 lives each year � grim statistics Mike and Mariann Stanton hadn't heard of until their ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:00:06 GMT+00:00
IBM, Health ink $109m ICT outsourcing deal - The Australian Tweet this news
The Australian--As reported in The Australian on December 8, Health had received the green light from then Finance Minister -Lindsay Tanner- to renegotiate its existing ... - Date : Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:53:26 GMT+00:00
Health refutes reports of IBM extension - iT News Tweet this news
iT News---...- advised Health Minister Nicola Roxon that Finance Minister -Lindsay Tanner- [pictured] had already approved a four-year extension to the existing deal. ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:52:33 GMT+00:00
Why our big guns are such bores - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun---Lindsay Tanner-, who retired at the August election, was the last real exponent on the Labor side. Former British Labour prime minister Tony Blair explains ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:30:35 GMT+00:00
'Betrayed' miners to revive campaign - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun---...- including its revenue estimates, by Mr Rudd's kitchen cabinet -- comprising Mr Swan, Ms Gillard and then finance minister -Lindsay Tanner-.--- - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:09:56 GMT+00:00
Extra $72m needed for asylum seekers - NEWS.com.au Tweet this news
NEWS.com.au--Then finance minister -Lindsay Tanner- approved the request, which was "to meet expected increased costs for irregular maritime arrivals (IMA) during May and ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:45:30 GMT+00:00
Editor to entice readers to Meanjin - The Age Tweet this news
The Age--Heath will be advised by a new editorial board that will include David Malouf, -Lindsay Tanner-, Alison Croggon and Brian Johns.--- - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:59:23 GMT+00:00
CT scans best at seeing smugglers' internal drugs - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--By AP CHICAGO (AP) � The best method for finding narcotics that smugglers, or drug "mules," hide within ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:42:21 GMT+00:00
BC-IL--Illinois News Digest, IL - Washington Examiner Tweet this news
Washington Examiner--By -Lindsey Tanner-. HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 11:01 pm CT. CHICAGO � The best method for finding hidden narcotics in suspected drug "mules" is high-tech ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:26:46 GMT+00:00
CT scans best for detecting body packers - Independent Online Tweet this news
Independent Online--AP This undated photo provided by the University of Bern in Switzerland shows smuggled cocaine packets and pellets at the university's ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:08:49 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Nick Minchin
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
3 December 2007 - 3 September 2010
Succeeded by
Acting Wayne Swan
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Gerry Hand
Member for Melbourne
1993 - 2010
Succeeded by
Adam Bandt


Current members of the Cabinet of Australia

Gillard * Swan * Evans * Faulkner * Crean * Smith * Roxon * Macklin * Tanner * Albanese * Conroy * Carr * Wong * Garrett * McClelland * Ludwig * Burke * Ferguson * Bowen |



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