Paul Erickson (politician)

Paul Erickson is the national secretary of the federal Australian Labor Party.

Paul Erickson
National Secretary of the Labor Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 2019
Assistant	Jen Light
National President	Wayne Swan
Preceded by	Noah Carroll
Assistant National Secretary of the Labor Party
In office 2014 – 16 August 2019
National Secretary	Noah Carroll
Succeeded by	Jen Light
Personal details
Born	Paul Erickson 1983 or 1984 (age 41–42)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Unionist Politician
Website	alp.org.au

Political career

Erickson worked for the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) in research and data.^[1] In 2014, he took up the position as assistant national secretary of the Australian Labor Party.^[1][2] Following the resignation of Noah Carroll in 2019, Erickson was appointed acting national secretary and was appointed to the role permanently on 16 August 2019.^[1][3] Erickson is a member of the left faction.^[1]

Personal life

Erickson grew up in the state of Victoria.^[1] He holds a Bachelor's degree in arts and economics.^[1] It was there he became involved in student politics,^[4] and was elected President of the University of Melbourne in 2003. He is the younger brother of three time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist, Chris Erickson.^{[citation needed]}