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Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Cassandra Fernando
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Holt, VICFirst elected 2022
Public profile
Biography
Cassandra Fernando (born 18 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan-born Australian politician and trade unionist who has served as the member of parliament (MP) for the Victorian division of Holt since 2022. She is a member of the Labor Party and the first Sri Lankan-born woman to be seated in the Australian parliament.
Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Date of birth
- 1987-09-18
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- APH identifier
- 299964
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (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)
- Sam Lim · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Sam Lim · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tania Lawrence · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Sally Sitou · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 27 August 2025–presentMember of the Speaker's Panel
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Parliamentary Library
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Migration
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Employment, Education and Training
Qualifications
- 1 January 2008–presentDipHospMgmt
- 1 January 2008–presentCert IV(Patisserie)
- 1 January 2005–presentCert III(CommCook)
Occupations
- 1 January 2017–1 January 2022Trade Union Official from 2017 to 2022.
- 1 January 2008–1 January 2017Pastry Chef from 2008 to 2017.
- 1 January 2002–1 January 2017Shop Assistant at Woolworths from 2002 to 2017.
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.