Stephen Smith was sworn in as Minister for Defence on 14 September 2010. Prior to that Mr Smith was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 28 June 2010 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 3 December 2007. A barrister and solicitor by profession, Mr Smith has been the Federal Member for Perth since March 1993.

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Stephen Smith was sworn in as Minister for Defenc…