Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
Senate · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal National Right
Biography
Jacinta Suzette Yangapi Nampijinpa Price (Warlpiri pronunciation: [jaŋabi nambiɟ̊inba]; born 12 May 1981) is an Aboriginal Australian politician. She is of Irish, Scottish and Warlpiri descent. She has been a senator for the Northern Territory since the 2022 federal election. She is a member of the Country Liberal Party, a conservative party operating in the Northern Territory and affiliated with the Liberal–National Coalition on a federal level. Since May 2025, she has sat with the Liberal Party in federal parliament, having formerly sat with the Nationals. She was the shadow defence minister until September 2025. She then returned to the shadow cabinet after the 2026 Liberal Party of…
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- APH identifier
- 263528
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Ben Small · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Garth Hamilton · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Garth Hamilton · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zoe McKenzie · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Henry Pike · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Cameron Caldwell · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Simon Kennedy · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Small Business
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Skills and Training
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Cabinet Minister
- 21 January 2026–23 February 2026Opposition Deputy Whip — in the — Senate
- 28 May 2025–10 September 2025Shadow Minister — for — Defence Personnel
- 28 May 2025–10 September 2025Shadow Minister — for — Defence Industry
- 25 January 2025–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Government Efficiency
- 18 April 2023–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Indigenous Australians
Committee service
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Standing — Publications
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: References
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Community Affairs: References
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Community Affairs: Legislation
- 1 August 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Human Rights
- 1 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — Parliamentary Library
Qualifications
No qualification is listed.
Occupations
No prior occupation is listed.