Richard Marles

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Marles
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1967(1967-07-13)
Age	57
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Cancer

Richard Marles Biography

Richard Marles is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 13, 1967 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Marles was educated at Geelong Grammar School and the University of Melbourne where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws with Honours. He joined the Melbourne University Labor Club in his first week at university. He was also the General Secretary of the National Union of Students in 1989. He started his career as a solicitor with Melbourne industrial law firm Slater and Gordon. In 1994, he became legal officer for the Transport Workers Union (TWU). He was elected TWU National Assistant Secretary four years later. In 2000 he joined Australia’s peak national union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), as assistant secretary, remaining in the position until 2007.

Marles lives in Geelong with his wife Rachel Schutze. He has three children from his current marriage and one from his first marriage to Lisa Neville, who was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2002.

Richard Marles Net Worth

Richard Marles is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Marles 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Richard Donald Marles (born 13 July 1967) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since May 2019. He has held the Division of Corio in Victoria since the 2007 federal election. He was a parliamentary secretary from 2009 to 2013, and briefly served as Minister for Trade in the second Rudd Government from June to September 2013. He has been a member of the shadow cabinet since Labor’s defeat at the 2013 election, and is a senior figure in his state’s Labor Right faction.

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Who is Richard Marles Dating?

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After the ALP’s defeat at the 2013 federal election, Marles was appointed Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection under opposition leader Bill Shorten. In February 2016, he began co-hosting the weekly television program Pyne & Marles on Sky News Live with Liberal MP Christopher Pyne. Marles had his portfolio changed after the 2016 election, becoming Shadow Minister for Defence. He has been cited as holding pro-U.S. views and as a “somewhat of a hawk”.

Facts & Trivia

Rich Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Richard Marles celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.

In May 2019, after Labor lost the 2019 federal election, it was reported that Marles would stand for the deputy leadership of the party, and would likely be elected unopposed following Clare O’Neil’s decision not to run. He was formally endorsed as deputy to Anthony Albanese on 30 May, and selected the portfolio of Defence in the shadow cabinet.

Who is Richard Marles wife?

The Honourable Richard Marles MP
Nationality| Australian
Political party| Labor
Spouse(s)| Rachel Schutze Lisa Neville
Children| 4

Was Lisa Neville married to Richard Marles?

Personal life. Neville was previously married to, and has a son with, Richard Marles, who later became the federal MP for Corio.

Where is Richard Marles from?

Melbourne, Australia

How old is Richard Marles?

54 years (July 13, 1967)

Who is Albanese deputy?

2019 leadership election With no other candidate stepping forward, Albanese took the leadership unopposed on 30 May, with Richard Marles as his deputy.