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Clare O'Neil
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Biography
Clare Ellen O'Neil (born 12 September 1980) is an Australian politician who is the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness since July 2024, Minister for Cities since May 2025 and was the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security from June 2022 to July 2024. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Victorian seat of Hotham. O'Neil became mayor of the City of Greater Dandenong in 2004, aged 23, becoming the youngest female mayor in Australian history. Before entering federal parliament she worked as a manager at McKinsey & Company. O'Neil was elected to parliament at the…
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- Date of birth
- 1980-09-12
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Australia
- APH identifier
- 140590
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- 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)
- Cassandra Fernando · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Sam Lim · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Varun Ghosh · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 13 May 2025–presentMinister — for — Cities
- 29 July 2024–presentMinister — for — Housing
- 29 July 2024–presentMinister — for — Homelessness
- 1 June 2022–29 July 2024Minister — for — Home Affairs
- 1 June 2022–29 July 2024Minister — for — Cyber Security
- 1 June 2022–presentCabinet Minister
- 28 January 2021–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Senior Australians and Aged Care Services
- 2 June 2019–28 January 2021Shadow Minister — for — Innovation, Technology and the Future of Work
Committee service
- 19 September 2018–11 April 2019House of Representatives Standing — Economics — Supplementary member
- 19 October 2015–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Economics
- 4 December 2013–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Tax and Revenue
- 4 December 2013–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Agriculture and Industry — Deputy Chair
- 12 November 2013–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Privileges and Members' Interests
Qualifications
- Date not recordedMPubPol
- Date not recordedLLB(Hons)
- Date not recordedFulbright Scholar
- Date not recordedDean's Scholar
- Date not recordedBA(Hons)
Occupations
- 1 January 2011–1 January 2011Business Adviser at the Marngarr Aboriginal Resource Centre, 2011.
- 1 January 2009–1 January 2013Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company from 2009 to 2013.
- 1 January 2008–1 January 2008Policy Adviser to the Treasurer, 2008.
- 1 January 2007–1 January 2007Intern for the Global Corporate Client Group at the New York Stock Exchange, 2007.