Noah Carroll

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Noah Carroll
National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party
In office
26 September 2016 26 July 2019
Preceded by George Wright
Succeeded by Paul Erickson
Personal details
Political party Labor
Spouse(s)Sarah Carroll
ChildrenIsabella Carroll, Harrison Carroll

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

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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] He has also previously been employed as a Ministerial Advisor to the Victorian Treasurer, Adviser to the Minister for Finance and Consumer Affairs and as an Adviser 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] He is known for his bluntness, strategic mind and is considered a very close confidant of Labor Leader Bill Shorten [4] and previously worked for Senators Stephen Conroy and Robert Ray.

He completed Harvard Business School's general management programme in 2015. [5]

He is also a graduate of the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Monash University with a Master of Management (International Business). [6]

In 2013, he was awarded the ten-year service medal for service to the Country Fire Authority.

Caroll resigned from the position of National Secretary in July 2019 following Labor's defeat at the 2019 Australian federal election. [7] He now works at KPMG in the management consultant division. [8]

Personal life

Caroll has a wife, Sarah, and has two children, daughter, Isabella and son, Harrison. [2]

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References

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  3. Bachelard, Michael (13 September 2009). "Former bankrupt set for ALP post". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. 1 2 3 Bramston, Troy (4 October 2016). "Labor's new driver Noah Carroll may be antidote to complacency". The Australian. Retrieved 1 November 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. Grattan, Michelle (30 August 2016). "Victorian Labor man favourite to replace George Wright as ALP national secretary". The Conversation. Retrieved 20 March 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  7. Osborne, Paul (19 July 2019). "Labor national boss calls it quits early". The Standard. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  8. Loussikian, Kylar (30 September 2019). "Former Labor party boss Noah Carroll lands KPMG gig". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
Party political offices
Preceded by
George Wright
National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party
2016–2019
Succeeded by
Paul Erickson