Madeleine King
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
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Australian Labor Party MP for Brand since 2016 · Labor Right faction · attends 79% of votes, rebels Never recorded · 19 sourced connections
- Australian Labor Party
- Labor Right
- 79% attendance
- Never recorded rebellion
- 19 connections
Biography
Madeleine Mary Harvie King (née Morris; born 31 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia in the Albanese government since June 2022. She has represented the Western Australian seat of Brand in the House of Representatives since 2016. She worked as a lawyer and political adviser before entering politics.
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- Date of birth
- 1973-03-31
- Place of birth
- Kwinana, Australia
- APH identifier
- 102376
Political connections
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- Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jana Stewart · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Alison Byrnes · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Cassandra Fernando · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tammy Tyrrell · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Ellie Whiteaker · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Zhi Soon · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
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Current and senior roles
- 1 June 2022–presentMinister — for — Resources
- 1 June 2022–presentMinister — for — Northern Australia
- 1 June 2022–presentCabinet Minister
- 28 January 2021–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Resources
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Trade
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Cabinet Minister
- 28 June 2018–2 June 2019Shadow Minister — for — Consumer Affairs
- 28 June 2018–2 June 2019Shadow Minister Assisting — for — Small Business
Committee service
- 9 May 2018–11 April 2019House of Representatives Standing — Indigenous Affairs
- 14 September 2017–4 December 2017House of Representatives Standing — Indigenous Affairs
- 7 November 2016–7 December 2017House of Representatives Standing — Economics
- 17 October 2016–1 July 2019Joint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
- 17 October 2016–1 July 2019Joint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- 12 October 2016–7 November 2016Joint Standing — Northern Australia
Qualifications
- Date not recordedLLB
Occupations
- 1 January 2012–1 January 2013Director of Centenary Celebrations and Principal Adviser of Strategic Projects at the University of Western Australia from 2012 to 2013.
- 1 January 2012–1 January 2016Chief Operating Officer at the Perth USAsia Centre from 2012 to 2016.
- 1 January 2011–1 January 2012Ministerial Adviser to the Hon. G Gray MP from 2011 to 2012.
- 1 January 2008–1 January 2011Chief of Staff for the University of Western Australia from 2008 to 2011.
- 1 January 2005–1 January 2008Research Contracts Lawyer for the University of Western Australia from 2005 to 2008.
- 1 January 2004–1 January 2004Admitted as a Solicitor to the High Court of Australia, 2004.
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