PERSON: Craig Emerson

Politican

Craig Anthony Emerson (born 15 November 1954), Australian former politician, represented the House of Representatives seat of Rankin in Queensland for the Australian Labor Party from 1998 until 2013. Emerson was the minister for trade and competitiveness, the minister for tertiary education, skills, science and research, and the minister assisting the prime minister on Asian Century Policy in the Second Gillard Ministry until his resignation from the ministry on June 26, 2013. Emerson announced he will not contest his seat at the next federal election.

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