Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Anika Wells
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Lilley, QLDFirst elected 2019
Public profile
Biography
Anika Shay Wells (born 11 August 1985) is an Australian politician. She is currently Minister for Communications and Minister for Sport in the Albanese government, having previously served as Minister for Aged Care from 2022 to 2025. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Division of Lilley in Queensland. She was a lawyer and political advisor prior to entering parliament.
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- Date of birth
- 1985-08-11
- Place of birth
- South Brisbane, Australia
- APH identifier
- 264121
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- 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)
- Jo Briskey · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Matt Gregg · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Ged Kearney · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Sharon Claydon · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 13 May 2025–presentMinister — for — Communications
- 20 January 2025–presentCabinet Minister
- 1 June 2022–presentMinister — for — Sport
- 1 June 2022–13 May 2025Minister — for — Aged Care
Committee service
- 17 February 2022–11 April 2022Joint Select — Parliamentary Standards
- 10 September 2019–11 April 2022Joint Standing — Northern Australia — Deputy Chair
- 24 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Privileges and Members' Interests
- 22 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Publications — Deputy Chair
Qualifications
- 1 January 2009–presentLLB(Hons)
- 1 January 2009–presentBA(PolSci&Gov)
Occupations
- 1 January 2014–1 January 2019Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn from 2014 to 2019.
Current parliamentary service
Sources and methodology
Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures. (opens in a new tab)WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification. (opens in a new tab)WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.