Editing Simon Crean (section)

== Personal life ==
Crean was married to Carole for 50 years<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/25/former-labor-leader-simon-crean-dies-age-74 |title=Tributes flow after former Labor leader Simon Crean dies age 74 |first=Paul |last=Karp |date=25 June 2023 |newspaper=[[Guardian Australia]] |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> and they had two children. He was a supporter and patron of the [[North Melbourne Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.weforum.org/people/simon-crean |publisher=World Economic Forum | title=Simon Crean |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/club/history/life-members | title=Life Members |publisher=North Melbourne Football Club |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>

Crean died from a pulmonary embolism in Berlin, on 25 June 2023, while visiting Germany as part of an industry delegation as head of the [[European Australian Business Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Tony |date=2023-07-20 |title=Simon Crean, beloved son of Labor who loved the glory of a sunrise |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/simon-crean-beloved-son-of-labor-who-loved-the-glory-of-a-sunrise-20230720-p5dpse.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> He was 74.<ref name="watoday25623">{{cite news|url=https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/former-federal-labor-leader-simon-crean-dies-aged-74-20230625-p5djcc.html|title=Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean dies aged 74|first=David |last=Crowe |newspaper=WA Today|access-date=25 June 2023|date=25 June 2023}}</ref> Prime Minister [[Anthony Albanese]] called him "a giant of the Labor movement". He confirmed Crean would be given a state funeral.<ref name="age26623">{{cite news |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-former-labor-leader-simon-crean-dies-pwc-australia-appoints-new-ceo-as-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230626-p5djdn.html?post=p54ys1 |title=As it happened: Simon Crean to be given state funeral; PwC Australia appoints new CEO as tax scandal fallout continues |first1=Caroline |last1=Schelle |first2=Caitlin |last2=Fitzsimmons |date=26 June 2023 |work=[[The Age]] |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>