Lindsay Tanner is the Federal Member for Melbourne and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation in the Rudd Labor Government. He has been the Member for Melbourne since 1993 and in opposition held a range of shadow ministerial positions.
Lindsay holds Bachelor degrees in Arts and Laws, a Masters of Arts degree and has written numerous books and articles on social, labour, and economic issues, including a weekly blog for Fairfax’s Business Day website. Lindsay is committed to social justice and regularly participates in a range of forums on social issues.
Lindsay currently lives in Alphington with his wife Andrea and two of his daughters, Ainsley and Remy. He also has a daughter, Jemma and a son, James from a previous marriage.
Lindsay studied arts and law at the University of Melbourne, graduating with First Class Honours. He went on to complete a Master of Arts in which his thesis focused on politics and culture in Brunswick in the 1920's.
Following his graduation Lindsay spent time working with Holding Redlich as an articled clerk and solicitor, as a staff member for Senator Barney Cooney and as the Assistant Secretary, then State Secretary for the Victorian Branch of the Federated Clerks Unions.
Lindsay was elected as the Member for Melbourne in 1993 and in his time in opposition held the following Shadow Ministerial positions:
2005 - 2007 - Shadow Minister for Finance
2004 - Shadow Minister for Community Relations
2001 - 2004 - Shadow Minister for Communications & Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs
1998 - 2001 - Shadow Minister for Finance
1996 - 1998 - Shadow Minister for Transport
