Lindsay Tanner | |
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![]() Tanner in 2011 | |
Minister for Finance | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 3 September 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
Preceded by | Nick Minchin |
Succeeded by | Penny Wong |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne | |
In office 13 March 1993 – 21 August 2010 | |
Preceded by | Gerry Hand |
Succeeded by | Adam Bandt |
Personal details | |
Born | Orbost, Victoria | 24 April 1956
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Andrea |
Residence | Alphington, Victoria |
Profession | Lawyer Trade unionist Politician |
Lindsay James Tanner (born 24 April 1956)[1] is a former Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he represented the seat of Melbourne in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2010 and served as Minister for Finance in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2010.