The Hon  Joe Hockey  BA, LLB, MP
Joe Hockey in a media conference at Telstra Dome
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
In office 30 January 2007 – 3 December 2007
Preceded by	Kevin Andrews
Succeeded by	Julia Gillard
Constituency	North Sydney
Minister for Human Services
In office 22 October 2004 – 29 January 2007
Succeeded by	Ian Campbell
Member of the Australian Parliament for North Sydney
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 1996
Preceded by	E C (Ted) Mack
Born	2 August 1965 (1965-08-02) (age 42) Sydney, New South Wales
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Melissa Babbage[1]

Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey (born 2 August 1965), Australian politician, is the former Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, in the Howard Government and the current Federal Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to " The Hon The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment The Australian Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is currently the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia. Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961 is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and deputy leader of the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP The Division of North Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The position of Minister for Human Services within Australian Politics is currently held by Joe Ludwig. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ian Gordon Campbell (born 22 May 1959) Australian politician was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing Western The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. The Division of North Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) (Ted Edward Carrington Mack (born 20 December 1933) is an Australian Politician. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is currently the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Minister for Health and Ageing is a portfolio in the Government of Australia with the responsibility for national health policy ^[2] He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of North Sydney since March 1996. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Division of North Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. House of Reps preference flows The Democrats contested 138 electorates with preferences slightly favouring Labor (54

Early life and career

Hockey was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 His father, Richard Hockey, who came to Australia in 1948, was born in Bethlehem, West Bank (pre-1948 Palestine), of Armenian background - the family name was originally Hokeidonian. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bethlehem ( بيت لحم,, lit "House of Meat" Βηθλεέμ Bethleém בית לחם Beit Lehem, lit "House of Bread" is a The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani ^[3][4] Hockey attended St Aloysius' College and the University of Sydney, residing at St John's College, where he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law. St Aloysius' College is an independent, Roman Catholic, Day school for boys located in Milsons Point, a suburb on the lower North The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia St John's College, or the College of St John the Evangelist, is a residential College within the University of Sydney. He was a banking and finance lawyer, and Director of Policy to the Premier of New South Wales, before entering politics.

Political career

A spoof "15 dollar" note issued by unions criticising Hockey's role as the main spokesperson on the Workchoices policy during the 2007 Election campaign

Hockey was Minister for Financial Services and Regulation 1998-2001 and Minister for Small Business and Tourism 2001-04. The Workplace Relations Act 1996 as amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2005, or WorkChoices, which came into effect in March 2006, was the most The Australian Minister for Small Business Independent Contractors and the Service Economy is Craig Emerson, appointed on 3 December 2007. The Australian Minister for Tourism is Martin Ferguson, appointed on 3 December 2007. In October 2004 he was promoted to the Human Services portfolio, a position he held in addition to his appointment in 2006 as Minister assisting the Minister for Workplace Relations. The position of Minister for Human Services within Australian Politics is currently held by Joe Ludwig. In the January 2007 Cabinet reshuffle, Hockey was promoted to the cabinet in the position of Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and held that position until the Howard government's defeat at the 2007 election. The Cabinet of Australia is the council of senior ministers of the Crown, responsible to parliament. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13

Hockey regularly appeared on the Seven Network's morning program Sunrise in the 'Big Guns of Politics' section debating Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd until the arrangement was mutually terminated on the 16 April 2007, following controversy over plans to stage a pre-dawn Anzac Day service in Vietnam. Sunrise is an Australian Breakfast television program broadcast on Channel Seven. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[5][6]

In December 2007, Joe Hockey was made Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, and Manager of Opposition Business in the House. ^[7]

There have been talks recently about Hockey becoming the new leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party. ^[8]

See Also

• Workchoices

References