Martin Ferguson (politician)

The Honourable Martin Ferguson AM
Ferguson in 2012
Minister for Resources and Energy
In office 3 December 2007 – 22 March 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Ian Macfarlane
Succeeded by	Gary Gray
Minister for Tourism
In office 3 December 2007 – 22 March 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Fran Bailey
Succeeded by	Gary Gray
Member of the Australian Parliament for Batman
In office 2 March 1996 – 5 August 2013
Preceded by	Brian Howe
Succeeded by	David Feeney
President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
In office 4 April 1990 – 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Simon Crean
Succeeded by	Jennie George
Personal details
Born	Martin John Ferguson (1953-12-12) 12 December 1953 (age 70) Sydney, New South Wales
Political party	Labor
Website	MartinFerguson.com.au

Martin John Ferguson AM (born 12 December 1953) is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was the Member of the House of Representatives for Batman from 1996 to 2013. He served as Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2013.

Before entering Parliament, Ferguson spent a long career as a trade unionist, being General Secretary of the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union from 1984 to 1990 and President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1990 to 1996. He is the son of Jack Ferguson who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1984. His brother is Laurie Ferguson, also a long-serving Labor MP.