Combet, Greg

Greg Combet became Secretary of the ACTU in February 2000 and left office to become a Member of Parliament in 2007.

Born in 1958, Greg has tertiary qualifications in engineering, economics and labour relations and the law. He worked as a miner and in minerals exploration before being employed by the NSW Tenants' Union as a project officer and then by the Lidcombe Workers' Health Centre.

Greg started work with the Waterside Workers' Federation in 1987, one of the unions that merged to form the Maritime Union of Australia. He became a Senior Industrial Officer at the ACTU in 1993 and was elected ACTU Assistant Secretary in 1996.

During this time, Greg worked with unions representing employees in a wide variety of industries, and has overseen the ACTU's Living Wage case for low paid workers since 1997.

Greg became Secretary of the ACTU in February 2000, following the resignation of Bill Kelty.
Greg has coordinated numerous union campaigns, including the high profile 1998 waterfront dispute, the effort to rescue the jobs and entitlements of Ansett workers and also led the campaign and negotiations with James Hardie to secure funding for compensation for asbestos victims.

Greg is now the MP for the federal seat of Charlton in New South Wales. He is Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement.

CONTACT:
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PO Box 747
Cardiff NSW 2285
Phone: (02) 4954 2611
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E: greg.combet.mp@aph.gov.au