Noah Carroll

Noah Carroll
National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party
Assumed office
26 September 2016
Preceded by George Wright
Personal details
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Sarah Carroll
Children Isabella Carroll

Noah Carroll is the 11th and current National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party. He is a member of the party's right faction.[1]

Political Career

Carroll joined Labor at the age of 21 while living in Mount Macedon in rural Victoria.[2]

He then served as Councillor for the Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3] In 2004, Carroll was forced to resign due to bankruptcy as he was no longer eligible under the requirements of the Local Government Act.[3]

He has also previously been employed as a Ministerial Advisor to the Victorian Treasurer, Advisor to the Minister for Finance and Consumer Affairs and as an Advisor to the Minister for Gaming and Consumer Affairs.[2]

Carroll subsequently worked as the Assistant State Secretary of Victorian Labor from 2009–2011 and then as State Secretary from 2011–2016.[4] As State Secretary, he oversaw the 2014 state campaign that elected the Andrews Government in Victoria after just one term in opposition.[4]

Personal Life

Caroll is married to his wife, Sarah, and has one daughter, Isabella.[2]

References

  1. Aston, Heath (23 September 2016). "ALP appoints Victorian party boss Noah Carroll to steer next federal election campaign". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Noah Caroll". Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 Bachelard, Michael (13 September 2009). "Former bankrupt set for ALP post". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bramston, Troy (4 October 2016). "Labor's new driver Noah Carroll may be antidote to complacency". The Australian. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by
George Wright
National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party
2016–present
Incumbent
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