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Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith

Stephen Francis Smith (born 12 December 1955) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Labor Party. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Perth from 1993 to 2013. He was also a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments, serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2007–2010), Minister for Trade (2010) and Minister for Defence (2010–2013).

Smith was born in Narrogin, Western Australia.


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    Stephen Smith in early 2005

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    Stephen Smith in early 2008

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    Robert Gates meets face-to-face with Stephen Smith

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    US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2nd from left, Debra Cagan to his left) hosts a Pentagon meeting with Stephen Smith (right) in the Pentagon on 28 January 2008

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    Stephen Smith (right) meets Hillary Clinton (centre) and Katsuya Okada (left) at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on 21 September 2009

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