Warren Snowdon

Warren Edward Snowdon (born 20 March 1950) is an Australian former politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from July 1987 to March 1996, and again from October 1998 until May 2022. Initially representing the Division of Northern Territory, and later the Division of Lingiari, his constituents consisted of all the residents of the Northern Territory located outside Darwin, as well as Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. He was the last sitting MP who was first elected in the 1980s, and the last who served in Old Parliament House.

The Honourable
Warren Snowdon
Snowdon in 2011
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
In office
14 September 2010 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Preceded byAlan Griffin
Succeeded byStuart Robert
In office
3 December 2007 – 9 June 2009
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Preceded byNo immediate predecessor
Succeeded byAlan Griffin
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of ANZAC
In office
3 March 2011 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byMichael Ronaldson
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
In office
13 September 2010 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterJulia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Preceded byAlan Griffin
Succeeded byMichael Ronaldson
Minister for Indigenous Health
In office
9 June 2009 – 18 September 2013
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Preceded byNo immediate predecessor
Succeeded byFiona Nash
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lingiari
In office
10 November 2001 – 21 May 2022
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byMarion Scrymgour
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Northern Territory
In office
3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001
Preceded byNick Dondas
Succeeded byDivision abolished
In office
11 July 1987 – 2 March 1996
Preceded byPaul Everingham
Succeeded byNick Dondas
Personal details
Born
Warren Edward Snowdon

(1950-03-20) 20 March 1950
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseElizabeth Verstappen
ChildrenFrances, Tom, Tessa and Jack
ResidenceAlice Springs
Alma materAustralian National University,
University of Western Australia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
Websitewww.warrensnowdon.com

Snowdon was the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Indigenous Health, and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of ANZAC in the second Rudd ministry. Snowdon is a member of the left faction of the Labor Party.

On 10 December 2020, Snowdon announced that he would not contest the 2022 federal election and would be retiring from politics.

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