Bob Carr has been Premier of New South Wales, Australia, since 1995.

Carr joined the Labor Party at the age of 15 and has since worked as a journalist for ABC radio, an education officer with the NSW Labor Council, and a journalist for the Bulletin.

Below is a brief summary of Carr's political history:

1983 - Member for Maroubra in Sydney
1984-88 - Minister for Planning and Environment
1986-88 - Minister for Heritage
1986 - Minister for Consumer Affairs
1988-95 - NSW Opposition Leader
1995-present - NSW Premier