Background
Champion was born in Elizabeth in South Australia.
Champion was born in Elizabeth in South Australia.
He spent his early years in the rural town of Kapunda and completed his secondary education at Kapunda High School while working part-time as a fruit picker. He completed an Arts degree and a Graduate Diploma in Communication at the University of South Australia.
He is Shadow ary Secretary for Manufacturing and the Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. He also previously worked as a cleaner, salesman and trolley collector. He is aligned with the Labor Right.
The South Australian federal redistribution in 2011 had the greatest impact on Wakefield where the Labor margin declined by 1.5 percent.