Stephen Smith says he's leaving Parliament Defence Minister Stephen Smith, whose seat of Perth is in danger of falling to the Coalition, has told Parliament he is quitting politics at the election. It will make his seat harder to defend. He was once touted as a future Labor leader. In the end, he was run over - even forced by Julia Gillard to give up the job of Foreign Minister to make way for Bob Carr (who betrayed Gillard anyway). The list of the leaving Ministers, present and past: Smith Julia Gillard Peter Garrett Martin Ferguson Robert McClelland Nicola Roxon Craig Emerson Also going: Rob Oakeshott Tony Windsor Not many left from the carbon deal that sealed Labor's fate: