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| Preceded by Mark Arbib | General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) 2007–2008 | Succeeded by Matt Thistlethwaite |
| Preceded by Tim Gartrell | National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party 2008–2011 | Succeeded by George Wright |
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