Catherine King is a member of Federal Parliament in the electorate of Ballarat. She is Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare in the Shadow Cabinet led by Hon. Bill Shorten. Ms King holds a Degree in Social Work and a Masters in Public Policy from the Australian National University and is currently completing a law degree from Deakin University. Prior to entering Parliament, Ms King worked in the social welfare sector in Ballarat and later in the public sector in Canberra, as a director for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. She was also a senior manager at KPMG's Health Consulting Practice.