Penny Wong
Australian politician
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| 2024 | Married her wife Sophie Allouache. |
| August 2024 | Condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's statements about 'starving' Palestinians in Gaza during the ongoing conflict. |
| March 6 2024 | Became the longest-serving female cabinet minister in the history of the Australian Parliament. |
| February 2024 | Paused funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after allegations of staff involvement with Hamas attacks, pending investigation of Israel's claims. |
| 2023 | Surveyed by Australian Financial Review readers for the second consecutive year as the most effective minister in the Albanese government. |
| December 2023 | Opinion polling by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age found Wong to be the most liked politician in the country. |
| December 2023 | Roy Morgan Research study again found Wong to be Australia's most trusted politician. |
| 2022 | Reuters described Wong as a 'high profile' figure with 'a reputation for plain language and maintaining composure during heated debates'. |
| 2022 | Surveyed by Australian Financial Review readers as the most effective minister in the Albanese government. |
| 2022 | Upon Labor's election victory, appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and resumed role as Leader of the Government in the Senate. |
| June 2022 | Received media attention for delivering a speech in fluent Indonesian during a visit to Indonesia. |
| June 16 2022 | Visited New Zealand to meet with Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, reaffirming bilateral relations and discussing cooperation on climate change, indigenous, and Indo-Pacific issues. |
| May 23 2022 | Sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs, becoming the first Asian Australian and first openly LGBTI person to hold this office. Attended a pre-scheduled Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting with newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before final election results were known. |
| March 2022 | Roy Morgan Research study found Wong to be Australia's most trusted politician. |
| 2019 | Became part of Albanese's four-person ALP leadership team, alongside Richard Marles and Kristina Keneally. |
| 2019 | After the Labor leadership contest, Wong retained her positions as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs under Anthony Albanese's leadership. |
| 2019 | Polling by The Australia Institute found Wong as the most trusted federal legislator, though she was topped overall by Jacinda Ardern. |
| March 2019 | Named the 2018 McKinnon Political Leader of the Year. |
| November 2018 | Helped negotiate Australia's interests in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was ratified in late 2018. |
| March 2018 | Named the 2018 McKinnon Political Leader of the Year. |
| 2017 | Was an instrumental figure in the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia. |
| 2015 | Sophie Allouache gave birth to their second daughter. |
| 2013 | After Labor's federal election defeat, Penny Wong became the first woman to be elected Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and was appointed Labor's foreign affairs spokesperson. |
| June 2013 | After Kevin Rudd's leadership spill, Wong retained her position as Minister for Finance and became the Leader of the Government in the Senate following Stephen Conroy's resignation. |
| June 2013 | Elected by her colleagues to become Leader of the Government in the Senate. |
| February 2013 | Wong was elected as the ALP's deputy Senate leader following Chris Evans' resignation, becoming Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. |
| December 2011 | Her wife Sophie Allouache gave birth to their first child through IVF-assisted pregnancy. |
| 2010 | Selected by readers of Samesame website as one of the 25 most influential lesbian Australians. |
| 2010 | Moved to become Minister for Finance and Deregulation after the election. |
| June 2010 | Julia Gillard promoted Penny Wong to Minister for Finance and Deregulation, succeeding Lindsay Tanner in the newly formed Gillard government. |
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