Andrew Giles
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Biography
Andrew James Giles (born 31 July 1973) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since September 2013, representing the Division of Scullin, Victoria. He is currently the Minister for Skills and Training in the Albanese ministry. Giles joined the ALP when he was eighteen, and – prior to his election to Parliament – worked as a principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon in Melbourne, practising in employment law. Giles previously served as Shadow Assistant Minister for Schools between 2016 and 2019, and Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure from 2019 to 2022. Giles also previously…
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- Date of birth
- 1973-07-31
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Australia
- APH identifier
- 243609
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Karen Grogan · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tracey Roberts · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Andrew Charlton · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Jodie Belyea · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 29 July 2024–presentMinister — for — Skills and Training
- 1 June 2022–29 July 2024Minister — for — Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Multicultural Affairs
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Cities and Urban Infrastructure
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister Assisting — for — Immigration and Citizenship
- 23 July 2016–2 June 2019Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Schools
Committee service
- 21 May 2018–11 April 2019House of Representatives Standing — Employment, Education and Training
- 31 May 2017–21 May 2018House of Representatives Standing — Employment, Education and Training — Supplementary member
- 10 October 2016–11 April 2019House of Representatives Standing — Privileges and Members' Interests
- 15 September 2016–1 July 2019Joint Standing — Electoral Matters
- 15 September 2016–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Infrastructure, Transport and Cities
- 10 November 2015–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Infrastructure, Transport and Cities
Qualifications
- Date not recordedLLB(Hons)
- Date not recordedBA(Hons)
Occupations
- 1 January 2012–1 January 2013Principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon from 2012 to 2013.
- Date not recordedSenior Associate at Holding Redlich.
- Date not recordedElectorate officer
- Date not recordedChief of Staff and Senior Adviser to Ministers G Jennings and L D'Ambrosio (Vic.).