This is a breakdown of the Shorten ALP Shadow Ministry based on age.
For comparative purposes, see the statistics on The Ages of The Turnbull Government Ministers.
Whereas Turnbull is currently the only member of the executive over the age of 60, the ALP has 8 such members, including 2 in the Shadow Cabinet: Jenny Macklin and Senator Kim Carr. In most respects, however, the age breakdown is fairly similar between the ALP and the Coalition.
The oldest member of the Shorten team is Warren Snowdon, 66, who first entered Parliament in 1987. The youngest is Senator Sam Dastyari, 32, who filled a casual vacancy in 2013.
The average age of the Shorten team is 50.2, compared to 48.7 for the government. Turnbull’s Cabinet has an average age of 49.4, compared to Shorten’s 50.0.
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| Group | 60-69 | 50-59 | 40-49 | 30-39 | Total | Average Age |
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