Richard Marles — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia since 2022
Holds the position of Minister for Defence since 2022
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party since 2019
Member of Parliament for the Victorian division of Corio since 2007
Served as Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 2000 to 2007
Graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Melbourne

Biography

Richard Donald Marles is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence, roles he has held since 2022. He also serves as the deputy leader of the Labor Party since 2019 and has been the Member of Parliament for the Victorian division of Corio since 2007. Marles is a lawyer by profession.

Born in Geelong, Victoria, in 1967, Marles attended Geelong Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours.