澳大利亚政治家比尔·肖顿
William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labor Party from 2013 to 2019. Shorten was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maribyrnong in 2007, and was 2010 年至 2013 年任吉拉德和陆克文政府内阁部长。
Shorten 出生于墨尔本，在莫纳什大学学习法律。 He worked in politics and in law before becoming an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) in 1994. He was elected State Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the AWU in 1998 before becoming AWU National Secretary in 2001. In this role, Shorten在 2006 年比肯斯菲尔德矿山倒塌后，他作为谈判代表发挥了重要作用，这首先使他在全国声名鹊起。
Shorten was elected to the House of Representatives in 2007 for the Division of Maribyrnong and was immediately appointed a Parliamentary Secretary. 2010 年大选后，他被提升为内阁成员，首先担任助理财务主管，然后担任吉拉德政府的金融服务和退休金部长以及劳资关系部长。 2013年，他曾短暂担任教育部长，直到当年陆克文政府失败。
肖顿在随后的反对 Anthony Albanese 的领导选举中脱颖而出，这是第一次允许党员和国会议员投票的此类选举，并于 2013 年 10 月 13 日被宣布为获胜者。肖顿带领工党在 2016 年选举中获得 14 个席位，联盟党仅以一个席位保留其多数席位。肖恩后来带领工党在 2019 年大选中意外失利，之后他宣布辞去领导职务； Anthony Albanese was elected unopposed to replace him.肖顿是工党右翼派系的高级人物。