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Penny Wong

Penny Wong accepts a "Sustainable Penrith" bucket hat at her UNFCCC address in Bali 2007.
Personal data
Date of birth5 November 1968(age 42)
Place of birthKota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Domestic partnerSophie Allouache
ResidenceAustralia
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
ReligionUniting Church in Australia
Australian Senator for South Australia
Assumed office1 July 2005
Preceded byLindsay Tanner
12th Minister for Finance and Deregulation
Assumed office14 September 2010
Preceded byLindsay Tanner
Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water
In office3 December 2007 - 13 September 2010
Succeeded byGreg Combet
Preceded byposition created

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Penelope "Penny" Ying-yen Wong ( ; b. 1968), is an Australian Labor Party senator for South Australia and the Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Wong was the first Australian Minister for Climate Change and Water. Her appointment was amended on 26 February 2010, by the Prime Minister, to the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water. This change in the Government's cabinet was brought about by the controversy of the Home Insulation Program (HIP). On 13 September 2010, she was sworn in as Minister for Finance and Deregulation in the Gillard Labor cabinet. She has been a member of the Australian Senate since 2002, representing South Australia.

Wong is the first openly gay member of the Australian Commonwealth cabinet, and the first Asian-born federal minister. Before entering Parliament, Penny Wong was a barrister and solicitor in Adelaide and an adviser to the Carr Government in New South Wales.

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Wong defends govt position on pay - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--Labor frontbencher -Penny Wong- insists the government is committed to pay equity despite its concern over a possible pay hike for women. ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:06:12 GMT+00:00
Swan, Wong toe party line - The Age Tweet this news
The Age--In contrast to Mr Swan, Finance Minister -Penny Wong-, who is gay, refused to be publicly drawn on her view on the marriage issue, saying that she would ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:09:07 GMT+00:00
Wong stays silent on gay marriage - Ninemsn Tweet this news
Ninemsn--Senator -Penny Wong- refused to say if she would support a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. Government frontbencher -Penny Wong- has refused to say if she ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:57:55 GMT+00:00
Quigley reveals business plan to willing MPs - CIO Australia Tweet this news
CIO Australia--In a letter addressed to senators Stephen Conroy and -Penny Wong- and seen by Computerworld Australia NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:16:21 GMT+00:00
Wong says NAB has let down its customers - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--Federal Finance Minister -Penny Wong- has accused National Australia Bank (NAB) of letting down customers after it lifted its standard variable home loan rate ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:11:19 GMT+00:00
Labor on a steady path to same-sex weddings - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--In a small but significant victory, the Left's leading lights, Anthony Albanese and -Penny Wong-, had the wording of the policy changed to remove the bit ... - Date : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:55:43 GMT+00:00
Senator Wong considers Sharia law - BigPond News Tweet this news
BigPond News--Finance Minister -Penny Wong- has confirmed a form of sharia-law banking could be introduced in Australia. Finance Minister -Penny Wong- has confirmed a form of ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:25:15 GMT+00:00
Competiton will rein in banks: Wong - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--Finance Minister -Penny Wong- says the best thing the federal government can do to restrain banks is to support more competition. "Sometimes the only thing ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:40:03 GMT+00:00
No special treatment for Corby: Wong - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is not receiving any special treatment from the government, federal Finance Minister -Penny Wong- says. ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:16:39 GMT+00:00
Water guarantees still stand: Burke - The Australian Tweet this news
The Australian--“The commitments that were made by (former water minister) -Penny Wong- and Julia Gillard during the election campaign all remain,” Mr Burke told a press ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:34:56 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
New position
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
2007-2010
Succeeded by
Greg Combet
Preceded by
Lindsay Tanner
Minister for Finance and Deregulation
2010 - present
Incumbent

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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