Kate Ellis (politician)

The Honourable Kate Ellis
Member of the Australian Parliament for Adelaide
In office 9 October 2004 – 11 April 2019
Preceded by	Trish Worth
Succeeded by	Steve Georganas
Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth
In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Peter Garrett
Succeeded by	Sussan Ley
In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Position Recreated
Succeeded by	Peter Garrett
Minister for Employment Participation
In office 14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Mark Arbib
Succeeded by	Luke Hartsuyker
Minister for the Status of Women
In office 15 September 2010 – 14 December 2011
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Tanya Plibersek
Succeeded by	Julie Collins
Minister for Sport
In office 3 December 2007 – 24 June 2010
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
Preceded by	George Brandis
Succeeded by	Mark Arbib
Personal details
Born	Katherine Margaret Ellis (1977-09-22) 22 September 1977 (age 46) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	David Penberthy ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2

Katherine Margaret Ellis (born 22 September 1977) is an Australian former politician, who represented the Division of Adelaide in the Australian House of Representatives for the Australian Labor Party from 2004 until 2019. She served in multiple portfolios in the outer ministry of the 2007–2013 federal Labor government and was in the shadow cabinet after that. In March 2017 Ellis announced that she would step down from shadow cabinet as of the next reshuffle and leave parliament at the 2019 federal election.^[1][2]