1. Nyunggai Warren Stephen Mundine was born on 11 August 1956 and is an Australian businessman, political strategist, advocate for Indigenous affairs, and former politician.
29 Facts About Warren Mundine
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Warren Mundine was the national president of the Australian Labor Party from 2006 to 2007 but quit the party in 2012.
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In 2013, Warren Mundine was appointed chairman of the Coalition government's Indigenous Advisory Council by then-prime minister, Tony Abbott.
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Warren Mundine was the Liberal Party's unsuccessful candidate for the marginal seat of Gilmore on the south coast of New South Wales in the 2019 Australian federal election.
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Warren Mundine holds various roles in Indigenous initiatives, including Andrew Forrest's Generation One, and received the Officer of the Order of Australia in 2016.
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Warren Mundine was born on 11 August 1956 in Grafton, New South Wales.
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Warren Mundine is the younger brother of the inaugural Elder of the Australian Army Roy Mundine, social justice champion Kaye Mundine, and artist Djon Mundine, the cousin of boxer Tony Mundine, second cousin of Anthony Mundine, the boxer and footballer and Uncle to the CEO of Reconciliation Australia Karen Mundine.
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Warren Mundine went to the Catholic Benedict Marist Brothers College, and was a fitter and turner after leaving school.
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Warren Mundine worked as a barman at night and as an office trolley boy during the day, and later attended night college to earn his Higher School Certificate.
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Warren Mundine commenced, but did not complete, a qualification in law.
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In 1995, Warren Mundine began his foray into politics as an independent candidate for the City of Dubbo council in central-west New South Wales.
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At the 1999 state election, Warren Mundine stood as the NSW Labor candidate for the seat of Dubbo.
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At the 2001 federal election, Warren Mundine was placed third on the Labor Senate ticket for NSW.
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Warren Mundine succeeded Barry Jones as President of the ALP, beginning his term on 28 January 2006, and became the first indigenous Australian to serve as president of an Australian political party.
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Warren Mundine served just one term as national president, stepping down in 2007.
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In 2018 Warren Mundine was a member of the Liberal Democrat party and was considered as a potential Senate candidate.
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Warren Mundine later left that party to seek endorsement as a candidate for the Liberal Party.
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In January 2017, Warren Mundine lost his position when the council was dissolved by the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull.
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Warren Mundine failed to be elected, and Gilmore was one of only three government seats won by the Labor Party at the election.
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Warren Mundine nominated to contest Bradfield in the 2025 federal election, but lost preselection to Gisele Kapterian.
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Warren Mundine is associated with the conservative faction of the NSW Liberal Party.
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Warren Mundine supports changing the date of Australia Day and Indigenous treaties in Australia.
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Warren Mundine wrote in an opinion piece published in The Australian Financial Review in 2012:.
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Warren Mundine was a lead campaigner for the successful No vote in the 2023 Australian referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
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Warren Mundine maintained his interest in Indigenous advocacy in his role with Andrew Forrest's Pilbara Mining Indigenous charity Generation One.
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From 12 December 2017, Warren Mundine co-hosted a 12-part program on Sky News Live, Warren Mundine Means Business, focusing on successful Indigenous Australians in business.
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Warren Mundine received legal advice that the grant would not preclude him from being a candidate for the next federal election under Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia.
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In 1975, Warren Mundine married his first wife, Jenny Rose, with whom he has two children.
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In October 2013, Warren Mundine married for a third time, to corporate lawyer Elizabeth Henderson, describing it as the beginning of "a new life".