Mark Butler — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Mark Christopher Butler (born 8 July 1970) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since 2007. He was a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments and also served as national president of the ALP from 2015 to 2018. Butler studied arts and law at the University of Adelaide and international relations at Deakin University. Prior to entering parliament he was the South Australian secretary of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU). He was elected to the seat of Port Adelaide at the 2007 federal election, later switching to Hindmarsh in 2019. Butler was made a parliamentary secretary in…

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Date of birth: 1970-07-08
Place of birth: Canberra, Australia
APH identifier: HWK

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

Preparing the network…

Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Mary Doyle · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Trish Cook · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
David Moncrieff · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Tim Watts · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

13 May 2025–presentMinister — for — Health and Ageing
13 May 2025–presentMinister — for — Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
1 June 2022–13 May 2025Minister — for — Health and Aged Care
1 June 2022–presentCabinet Minister
31 May 2022–presentDeputy Leader — of the — House
28 January 2021–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Health and Ageing
2 June 2019–23 May 2022Deputy Manager of Opposition Business — in the — House
23 July 2016–28 January 2021Shadow Minister — for — Climate Change and Energy

Committee service

4 December 2013–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Environment
19 February 2008–15 June 2009House of Representatives Standing — Legal and Constitutional Affairs
18 February 2008–15 June 2009Joint Statutory — Public Works — Chair
18 February 2008–15 June 2009Joint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
18 February 2008–9 June 2009Joint Standing — Parliamentary Library

Qualifications

Date not recordedMIR
Date not recordedLLB(Hons)
Date not recordedBA(Juris)

Occupations

1 January 1992–1 January 2007Union official from 1992 to 2007.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
2019 — 2022Elected to the House of Representatives for Hindmarsh, South Australia, following electoral redistribution, 2019.Source
2016 — 2019Re-elected 2016Source
2014 — 2016Re-elected 2013Source
2010 — 2014Re-elected 2010Source
2007 — 2010Elected to the House of Representatives for Port Adelaide, South Australia, 2007.Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.