Carr, Bob
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| born on | 28 September 1947 at 00:50 (= 12:50 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Matraville, Australia, 33s54, 151e18 | ||||
| Timezone | AEST h10e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data | 03°39' 02°46 Asc. 02°13'
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Biography
Australian journalist, government employee and politician, the state member for Maroubra in 1983 and Minister for Planning and Environment, 1984-88; Minister for Heritage 1986-88 and Minister for Consumer Affairs 1986. Carr became active in Labor Party politics as a youth of 15 and completed an arts degree at the U. of NSW before joining ABC as a radio journalist, 1969-78. He married Helena John on 2/24/1973.
From 1972-78, Carr worked as the education officer for the Labort Council of New South Wales and from 1978-83, as a journalist with the Bulletin. On 3/19/1988 the Labor Party was defeated by the Liberals in the state election and on 4/06/1988, following the resignation of Barry Unsworth, he took over as ALP leader. In the state election of 3/25/1994, the ALP defeated the Liberals and on 4/09/1995, he was sworn in as NSW Premier.
Events
- Work : New Job 1983 (State member for Maroubra)
- Work : New Job 1984 (Minister for Planning and Environment, four years)
- Work : New Job 1986 (Minister for Heritage, two years)
- Work : New Job 1986 (Minister for Consumer Affairs)
- Work : New Career 1969 (Radio journalist, ten years)
- Relationship : Marriage 24 February 1973 (Helena John)
- Work : New Career 1972 (Education Officer)
- Work : New Career 1978 (Journalist for the Bulletin, seven years)
- Work : New Job 6 April 1988 (ALP leader)
- Work : New Job 9 April 1995 (Premier for NSW)
Source Notes
Dennis Sutton quotes his biography, given in Sutton's 50 Australian charts, published 1996
Categories
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee (Ministerial positions)
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist (Journalist)
- Vocation : Politics : Labor unions (ALP leader)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (From 1973)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (Premier)
- 1947 births
- Birthday 28 September
- Birthplace Matraville, Australia
- Sun 3 Libra
- Moon 2 Pisces
- Asc 2 Cancer
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist
- Vocation : Politics : Labor unions
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
- Vocation : Politics : Public office

03°39'
02°46 Asc.
02°13'