Simon Crean

Simon Findlay Crean was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Labor Party from 2001 until 2003.

The Honourable Simon Crean
Official portrait, 2007
Leader of the Opposition
In office 22 November 2001 – 2 December 2003
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy	Jenny Macklin
Preceded by	Kim Beazley
Succeeded by	Mark Latham
Leader of the Labor Party
In office 22 November 2001 – 2 December 2003
Deputy	Jenny Macklin
Preceded by	Kim Beazley
Succeeded by	Mark Latham
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office 19 October 1998 – 22 November 2001
Leader	Kim Beazley
Preceded by	Gareth Evans
Succeeded by	Jenny Macklin
Minister for Regional Development and Local Government
In office 14 September 2010 – 21 March 2013
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Anthony Albanese
Succeeded by	Anthony Albanese
Minister for the Arts
In office 14 September 2010 – 21 March 2013
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Peter Garrett
Succeeded by	Tony Burke
Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
In office 28 June 2010 – 14 September 2010
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Julia Gillard
Succeeded by	Peter Garrett
Minister for Social Inclusion
In office 28 June 2010 – 14 September 2010
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Julia Gillard
Succeeded by	Tanya Plibersek
Minister for Trade
In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Warren Truss
Succeeded by	Stephen Smith
Minister for Employment, Education and Training
In office 23 December 1993 – 11 March 1996
Prime Minister	Paul Keating
Preceded by	Kim Beazley
Succeeded by	Amanda Vanstone
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
In office 4 June 1991 – 23 December 1993
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke Paul Keating
Preceded by	John Kerin
Succeeded by	Bob Collins
Minister for Science and Technology
In office 4 April 1990 – 4 June 1991
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Barry Jones
Succeeded by	Ross Free
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hotham
In office 24 March 1990 – 5 August 2013
Preceded by	Lewis Kent
Succeeded by	Clare O'Neil
President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
In office 1 March 1985 – 25 March 1990
Preceded by	Cliff Dolan
Succeeded by	Martin Ferguson
Personal details
Born	Simon Findlay Crean (1949-02-26)26 February 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 June 2023(2023-06-25) (aged 74) Berlin, Germany
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Carole Crean ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	2
Mother	Mary Findlay
Father	Frank Crean
Relatives	Stephen Crean (brother) David Crean (brother)
Education	Melbourne High School
Alma mater	Monash University