Background
Craig was appointed the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy and the Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation in the Rudd Government in December 2007.
Craig holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree, University of Sydney, Masters of Economics Degree, University of Sydney, and PhD in Economics, The Australian National University.
Professionally Craig has held senior appointments in the public sector and as an economic adviser. He has also run a small business in a partnership. Craig has been:
- The Director of Eco Managers, an economic environmental consulting firm;
- Senior Policy Adviser to Wayne Goss, Premier of Queensland;
- CEO of the Southeast Queensland Transit Authority;
- Director-General of the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage;
- Economic Adviser to the Hon RJL Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia;
- Economic Adviser to Senator the Hon Peter Walsh, Minister for Finance;
- Assistant Secretary, Industries, Trade and Resources Division in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;
- Post Doctoral Fellow, Asean–Australia Economic Relations Project, ANU;
- Economic Adviser, ESCAP/CTC Joint Unit on Transnational Corporations, United Nations, Bangkok.
Craig has 17 publications on mining taxation, mineral processing, benefit-cost analysis, ecologically sustainable development and a vision for Australia’s future.
Craig resides within the electorate. Craig’s interests include guitar, rugby league and volleyball.
