The National Executive is the highest elected body of the Australian Labor Party, one of the major political parties in Australia. The Executive is elected by the party's National Conference, held every two years, and represents the party's state and territory branches. Many of its members are officials of trade unions which are affiliated to the party. Some are members of federal or state Parliaments. The National President and the federal Parliamentary Leader are automatically members. The party's National Secretary, the two Vice-Presidents and the state and territory secretaries are non-voting members. The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The Executive concerns itself mainly with organisational matters. It does not decide party policy (which is determined by Conference). It does not elect the party's Parliamentary leaders (this is done by the Parliamentary Caucus). It does not elect the National President or Vice-President (this is done by the Party's members). Its most public role is to act as the final arbiter of disputes about parliamentary candidacies (pre-selections). On these matters the Executive usually votes on factional lines. A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...

ALP National Executive 2004-2006

Elected at the 43rd ALP National Conference, January 2004 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Hon Barry Jones AO (National President)
• Hon Kim Beazley MP (Federal Parliamentary Leader)
• Warren Mundine* (Senior Vice President)
• Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence MP* (Junior Vice President)

• Anthony Albanese MP (NSW)
• Sarah Burke (WA)
• Mark Butler (SA)
• Senator Kim Carr (Vic)
• Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic)
• Helen Creed (WA)
• Yvette D'ath (Qld)
• Joseph de Bruyn (Vic)
• Hon John Della Bosca MLC (NSW)
• Senator Hon John Faulkner (NSW)
• Sharon Humphreys (Qld)
• Senator Annette Hurley (SA)
• Bill Ludwig OAM (Qld)
• Scott McLean (Tas)
• Senator Jan McLucas (Qld)
• Hon Eric Roozendaal MLC (NSW)
• Bill Shorten (Vic)
• Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW)
• Greg Sword (Vic)
• Linda White (Vic)

• Tim Gartrell* (National Secretary)
• Mark Arbib* (New South Wales State Secretary)
• Matthew Cossey* (Australian Capital Territory Secretary)
• Milton Dick* (Queensland State Secretary)
• Ian Hunter* (South Australia State Secretary)
• Bill Johnston* (Western Australia State Secretary)
• Stephen Newnham* (Victorian State Secretary)
• David Price* (Tasmanian State Secretary)
• Brett Walker* (Northern Territory Secretary)

• Conrad French* (Australian Young Labor observer)

* Indicates a non-voting member Barry Jones, AO, is an Australian politician. ... For Kim Beazleys father Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. ... Dr Carmen Lawrence Dr Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March Australian politician, became the first directly elected Federal President of the Australian Labor Party in 2003, after a meteoric rise in politics followed by several spectacular falls. ... Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales. ... Kim Carr Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955), has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since April 1993, representing the state of Victoria. ... Stephen Conroy Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963), has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since September 1997, representing the state of Victoria. ... John Philip Faulkner (born 12 April 1954), has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since April 1989, representing the state of New South Wales. ... Annette Hurley, Australian politician, is a Labor Senator-elect for South Australia. ... William Richard Shorten (born 1967), Australian trade union official, is National Secretary and Victorian state secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), one of Australias oldest and largest unions. ... Tim Gartrell is the current National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party. ... Australian Young Labor is the youth wing of the Australian Labor Party. ...