Labor People - Joe Ludwig

Joe Ludwig

Cabinet Secretary, Special Minister of State

Parliament House
PO Box 6022
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
02 6277 7600
02 6273 4541
Email Joe

Electorate Office
Level 19, Waterfront Place
1 Eagle St
Brisbane QLD 4001
Postal Address:
GPO Box 2477
Brisbane QLD 4001
07 3229 4477
07 3229 4140

Biography

Joe Ludwig was born in Longreach and has worked in Cairns, Ipswich and Brisbane.

After a career as an Industrial Inspector and a Training Coordinator, Senator Ludwig was employed as a Senior Industrial Advocate for the Queensland Branch of The Australian Workers' Union and is a barrister. Senator Ludwig also served as an Officer in the Australian Army Reserve.

An ALP member since 1978, Joe was elected to the Senate in 1998. Following the 2004 election, Joe was appointed to the Shadow Ministry as Shadow Minister for Justice&Customs, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs after serving as a Parliamentary Secretary and Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate over the previous term. Joe was appointed Shadow Attorney-General on 9 March 2007.

Joe was appointed Minister for Human Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate upon the election of the Rudd Labor Government in 2007. In 2009, he was appointed Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary while continuing as Manager of Government Business in the Senate.

Joe is married and lives in Brisbane with his wife and two daughters.

Electorate Profile: Fadden

State: Queensland

Name Derivation: Named after Sir Arthur Fadden 1895-1973, Prime Minister of Australia August-October 1941.

Area and Location Description: Fadden covers an area of approximately 636 sq km from Alberton and Steiglitz in the north, Cedar Creek, Guanaba and Clagiraba in the west, Nerang and Molendinar in the south, to the Pacific Ocean in the east. Suburbs and towns include Alberton, Arundel, Coombabah, Coomera, Gaven, Gilberton, Guanaba, Helensvale, Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Labrador, Molendinar, Oxenford, Pacific Pines, Paradise Point, Parkwood, Pimpama, Runaway Bay, Stapylton, Upper Coomera, Wongawallan, Woongoolba and parts of Cedar Creek, Nerang and Ormeau.

Products/Industries of the Area: The area is mainly residential with some market gardens, sugar cane farming and tourism.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1977

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan

Members:

Robert, S (LP) 2007-
Jull, D (LP) 1984-2007
Beddall, D P (ALP) 1983-1984
Cameron, D M (LP) 1977-1983

Electorate Profile: Groom

State: Queensland

Name Derivation: Named after Sir Littleton Groom 1867-1936, Member of the House of Representatives 1901-29, 1931-36. Speaker of the House of Representatives 1926-29.

Area and Location Description: Groom covers an area of 5 585 sq km and is located in the Darling Downs region of southeast Queensland. The major population centre is Toowoomba, which is Australia's largest inland town. Other towns include Cambooya, Goombungee, Greenmount, Highfields, Jondaryan, Oakey, Pittsworth and Wyreema.

Products/Industries of the Area: This area is noted for its rich and diverse range of products and industries including agriculture, retailing and food processing as well as for the provision of educational and community services. Toowoomba is known throughout Australia as the Garden City and is generally considered to be one of the most attractive places to live in Australia. The University of Southern Queensland is located in Toowoomba while the Army Aviation Centre is based at Oakey.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1984

Demographic Rating: Provincial

Members:

MACFARLANE, I (LP) 1998-
TAYLOR, W (LP) 1988-1998
MCVEIGH, T (NP) 1984-1988

Electorate Profile: McPherson

State: Queensland

Name Derivation: Named after the McPherson Range which forms the south western boundary of the division.

Area and Location Description: McPherson covers an area of approximately 357 sq km from the New South Wales border in the south to Clear Island Waters and Merrimac in the north, and west to Mudgeeraba and Springbrook. It takes in the major part of the tourist strip of the Gold Coast from the New South Wales border through Coolangatta, Tugun, Currumbin, Elanora, Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads, Robina, Varsity Lakes, Merrimac and Clear Island Waters in the north. It also includes the hinterland areas of Mudgeeraba, Currumbin Valley, Tallebudgera Valley and Springbrook.

Products/Industries of the Area: Tourism and associated industries and a variety of small industries.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1949

Demographic Rating: Provincial

Members: