Anthony Albanese is an Australian politician who was born in Sydney, Australia. His father was Italian, and his mother was Irish-Australian, who raised him as a single parent. He attended St Marys Cathedral College before going on to the University of Sydney to study economics. Albanese joined the Labor Party as a student, and before entering Parliament worked as a party official and research officer. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1996 election, winning the seat of Grayndler in New South Wales. Albanese has been the leader of the Australian Labor Party since 2019 and the Prime Minister of Australia since 2022.