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Anthony Stephen 'Tony' Burke (born 4 November 1969) is an Australian politician representing the Labor Party, and was the Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, the Minister for the Arts, and the Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Second Rudd Ministry. Burke first entered public office in 2003 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. In October 2004 Burke moved from state to federal parliament on being elected to the federal seat of Watson, New South Wales. ==Background== Tony Burke was educated at Regina Coeli,〔 then at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, where he was Vice-Captain,〔 and the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. From 1997 until 2003, Burke worked as an organiser for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA). On 22 March 2003, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. He chaired the NSW State Development Committee, conducting inquiries into ports infrastructure, and science and its commercialisation. There had been a view that Burke's talents were wasted in the NSW Legislative Council and he resigned from the NSW state parliament on 24 June 2004 to campaign for the federal parliament division of Watson. He successfully gained the seat at the 2004 federal election.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Burke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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