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The Hon Richard Marles MP

The Hon Richard Marles MP

Deputy Prime Minister | Minister for Defence

The Hon. Richard Marles MP is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio.
 
Richard was first elected to the House of Representatives for Corio, Victoria in 2007.

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The Hon. Richard Marles MP is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio.
 
Richard was first elected to the House of Representatives for Corio, Victoria in 2007.
 
Richard's previous ministerial appointments include Minister of Trade, Minister for Employment, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry, and Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Affairs.
 
Born in 1967, Richard was raised and educated in Geelong and went on to study Law and Science, achieving a LLB (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Melbourne.

Richard lives in Geelong with his wife Rachel and has four children, Sam, Isabella, Harvey and Georgia.
 
He is a devoted Geelong Cats supporter, golf fanatic, a keen photographer, a snowdome collector and local history enthusiast.

ADF senior leadership appointments

28 June 2022

Deputy Prime Minister to visit India

20 June 2022

First Armoured Personnel Carriers depart for Ukraine

19 June 2022

Deputy Prime Minister to visit Japan

13 June 2022

Deputy Prime Minister to attend Shangri-La Dialogue

9 June 2022

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Speech: National Defence College New Delhi, India

22 June 2022

Address: IISS 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore

11 June 2022

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Joint Statement on enhancing defence cooperation, New Delhi, India

22 June 2022

Joint statement on advancing defence cooperation, Tokyo, Japan

15 June 2022

United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting - 2022 Joint Vision Statement

11 June 2022

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Press Conference, Canberra

28 June 2022

Interview with Avani Dias, ABC News

23 June 2022

Interview with Matt Shirvington, Sunrise

17 June 2022

Press Conference, Tokyo, Japan

15 June 2022

Interview with Sabra Lane, ABC AM

14 June 2022

Interview with Karl Stefanovic, Today

14 June 2022

Interview with Teresa Tang, CNA

13 June 2022

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