made it notionally Labor; Bartlett needed a 0.5 percent swing to retain the seat. On 24 November 2007 Debus won the election for Macquarie with a strong swing to Labor as his party won government. On 29 November Kevin Rudd announced he would be part of his new ministry. He was appointed Minister for Home Affairs in Kevin Rudd's First Rudd Ministry on 3 December 2007. This was a new ministry, and he was responsible for domestic law enforcement, including the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. On 6 June 2009, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a cabinet reshuffle without Mr Debus, who, after 28 years in state and federal politics had decided to retire. Debus did not contest the 2010 federal election. It was revealed in October 2008 that the Australian Crime Commission had compiled a secret file on Debus, sparking condemnation by former and serving police officials. The file included details of his personal habits, views on police corruption and former Labor prime ministers. Honours On 13 June 2011, Debus was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliaments of Australia and New South Wales, to the development of an emergency response framework, through contributions to legal and environmental reforms, and to the community. See also Rudd Ministry References External links |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1943 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Labor Left politicians Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Macquarie People from the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) Members of the Order of Australia Attorneys General of New South Wales 21st-century Australian politicians Government ministers of Australia