Friday, 30 September, 2022 - 14:07
Smith to head High Commission of Australia
New appointments to Australian overseas posts include former Labor minister Stephen Smith as the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Mitch Fifield has been representing the state of Victoria for the Liberal Party since March 2004. He was the Assistant Minister for Social Services and the Manager of Government Business in the Senate in the Abbott Government, and Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts in the Turnbull Government from September 2015 to August 2018. In August 2018, he became the Minister for Communications and Arts under the Morrison government.
Mr Fifield was Australia's Ambassador to the UN from May 2019 to June 2023.
New appointments to Australian overseas posts include former Labor minister Stephen Smith as the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Position | Company | Year | Company's current rank |
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UN Ambassador
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2019 - 2023 | ||
Senator for Victoria
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2004 - 2019 | ||
Minister for Communications & Arts
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2018 - 2019 | ||
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
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2013 - 2019 | ||
Member
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1996 - 2019 | ||
Deputy Senate Government Leader
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2017 - 2018 | ||
Assistant Minister for Social Services
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2013 - 2017 | ||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Government
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2015 - 2016 |