Karl Bitar | |
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National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party | |
In office 17 October 2008 –8 April 2011 | |
Preceded by | Tim Gartrell |
Succeeded by | George Wright |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labor |
Karl Bitar was the 9th National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party and former General Secretary of NSW Labor. He now works as an executive for Crown Limited. [1]
Between 1999 and 2004,Bitar worked as an organiser for NSW Labor.[ citation needed ]
He was then elevated to Assistant General Secretary of NSW Labor in 2004 before becoming General Secretary in 2007.[ citation needed ] In his role as General Secretary,Bitar acted as NSW Campaign Director at the 2007 federal election.
Bitar then succeeded Tim Gartrell as National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party in 2008. [2] As National Secretary,he oversaw the 2010 Australian federal election campaign which left Labor in minority government. Several sources at the time credited Bitar for the poor result. [3] [2] [4] However,Bitar largely cited other factors,including expectations of a Labor win,the media's failure to properly scrutinise Tony Abbott,the leaks and Mark Latham,as issues that led to the result. [3] The campaign review found his specific efforts in NSW largely helped Labor gain victory. [2] Bitar resigned as National Secretary in 2011. [5]
He is a member of the right faction. [2]
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