Current memberMember of the Australian House of Representatives

Allegra Spender

House of Representatives · Community Strong Australia

Wentworth, NSWFirst elected 2022Dataset snapshot observed 31 August 2026
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Community Strong Australia MP for Wentworth since 2022 · no sourced faction · attends 87% of votes · 1 sourced connections

  • Community Strong Australia
  • 87% attendance
  • 1 connections
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Biography

Allegra Spender (born 10 March 1978) is an Australian politician and businesswoman. She is currently the member of parliament for Wentworth, having originally won the seat at the 2022 federal election. Originally elected as a teal independent, Spender co-founded the political party Community Strong Australia with Zali Steggall in 2026. She is the third generation of her family to sit in federal parliament, after her grandfather Sir Percy Spender and father John Spender. Before entering politics, Spender was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. She also worked as managing director of her mother Carla Zampatti's fashion label.

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Date of birth
1978-03-10
Place of birth
Sydney, Australia
APH identifier
286042

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Current and senior roles

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Committee service

  • 1 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — Migration
  • 1 August 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Economics

Qualifications

  • 1 January 2010–presentMSc(OrgPsych)
  • 1 January 2000–presentBA(Econ)

Occupations

  • 1 January 2017–1 January 2021CEO of the Australian Business and Community Network from 2017 to 2021.
  • 1 January 2013–1 January 2020Chair of the Sydney Renewable Power Company from 2013 to 2020.
  • 1 January 2008–1 January 2016Managing Director of Carla Zampatti Pty. Ltd. from 2008 to 2016.
  • 1 January 2005–1 January 2007Change Leader at King's College Hospital, London, from 2005 to 2007.
  • 1 January 2003–1 January 2003Policy Analyst at the UK Treasury, 2003.
  • 1 January 2001–1 January 2003Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company from 2001 to 2003.

Current parliamentary service

  1. 2025 presentRe-elected 2025Source
  2. 2022 2025Elected to the House of Representatives for Wentworth, New South Wales, 2022.Source

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