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Paul Howes was born on 23 August, 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian trade unionist. Discover Paul Howes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
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Union official |
| Age |
42 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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23 August 1981 |
| Birthday |
23 August |
| Birthplace |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |
Sydney
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Paul Howes Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Paul Howes Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Paul Howes worth at the age of 42 years old? Paul Howes’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Sydney. We have estimated Paul Howes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Paul Howes (born 23 August 1981) was involved in the Australian trade union movement from 1999 through 2014.
His most recent position was as National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, the youngest person to serve in that position.
He joined the Australian Workers' Union as an official in New South Wales in 2002 and was later recruited to the National Office of the union.
In 2005 he was elected as the union's National Vice President, becoming the youngest national official in the history of the union.
He was elected National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union following the election of former AWU National Secretary Bill Shorten to the Australian House of Representatives in November 2007.
Howes was also Deputy Chair of AustralianSuper, one of the largest superannuation trusts in Australia.
He was also a member of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party.
He was a director of the Chifley Research Centre and the McKell Institute as well as representing the Asia Pacific Region on the executive committee of the IndustriALL Global Union.
Howes came to national attention as a union spokesperson for the miners during the Beaconsfield Mine Disaster.
In 2008, Howes was elected as Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and he served on a number of Government boards.
In December 2008, Howes was elected Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
In February 2009 and February 2013, he was re-elected unopposed as the National Secretary of The Australian Workers' Union.
An episode of ABC program Australian Story, broadcast August 2010, highlighted his influence within Labor, especially leading up to the 2010 Australian federal election.
In November 2010 Howes wrote Confessions of a Faceless Man: inside campaign 2010, an autobiographical analyses of the election and 18 months in Australian politics.
He also gave a speech to the Sydney Institute, which The Australian published as an opinion piece headed: "ALP's faceless men must learn to tolerate dissent."
In 2013, Howes was considered for an appointment to the Australian Senate, but subsequently withdrew his nomination in September, while announcing his intention to continue to serve as the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union.
In explaining his reasons for stepping down, Howes stated that his public support for gay marriage had drawn the ire of pro-Catholic right-wing members of the ALP.
Speaking to reporters, Howes stated that "I don't want to be a wrecker and I don't want to divide. It is clear if I was to be a candidate for this position it would be a divisive, negative and destructive fight in the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party".
Howes resigned from his position as AWU National Secretary on 24 March 2014; he formally stepped down in July.
He is now a partner at KPMG.
Howes entered politics while still at Blaxland High School in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, joining the far-left political groups Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance.
He did not finish high school, leaving in Year 9.
However, by the age of 16, after a "solidarity" trip to Cuba to the World Festival for Youth and Students, Howes abandoned far-left politics and joined the Australian Labor Party.
In an interview with the newspaper The Age Howes stated that while in Cuba his mind was changed by the reality of what he saw, which contradicted the political beliefs he held at the time: "A beautiful country with beautiful people, but I didn't like seeing people getting arrested or the clear and transparent oppression and propaganda, and I eventually thought, 'This is all bonkers.
Howes has three children from his first marriage.
He is married to Qantas executive Olivia Wirth.
Howes became a union official at the age of 17 when he was employed as a research officer by the Labor Council of New South Wales (now Unions New South Wales).
In a speech in February 2014, Howes provoked controversy by arguing that the biggest problem with industrial relations in Australia is the constant changes in the regulatory framework.
He called for a new partnership between business, government and unions to collaborate and agree to a framework which could provide a stable industrial relations environment.
Howes declared agreement with the Abbott government saying there had been "unsustainable growth in wages" in some sectors of the economy.
