Time Line of Bill Shorten

Leader of the Australian Labor Party!

1967 - Born 12 May in Melbourne

1989 - Bachelor of Arts

1992 - Bachelor of Laws

1999 - Labor candidate for the state seat of Melton

2000 - Married Debbie Beale

2001 - Master of Business Administration from  University of Melbourne

End of 2001-  AWU's National Secretary

2005 - Re-elected as Victorian State Secretary

2005 December until May 2008 - Was the Victorian State President of the Labor Party

2006 - Was also a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive

2007 in August - resigned as Victorian State Secretary of the AWU

2008 – Divorced

2009 - Married Chloe

2011 - Was a member of the party's National Executive

2012- Issued a public appeal requesting the cessation of an unspecified smear campaign about their marriage

2013 - Defeat of the Labor government at the federal election

2015 -