James Paterson — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

James William Paterson (born 21 November 1987) is an Australian politician, currently serving as the Shadow Minister for Defence. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been a senator for Victoria since 2016.

Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Date of birth: 1987-11-21
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
APH identifier: 144138

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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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)
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Jessica Collins · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Tony Pasin · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
James McGrath · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Defence
17 February 2026–presentShadow Cabinet Minister
28 May 2025–12 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — the Public Service
28 May 2025–12 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Government Services
28 May 2025–12 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Finance
5 March 2024–28 May 2025Shadow Cabinet Secretary
18 April 2023–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Home Affairs
18 April 2023–12 February 2026Shadow Cabinet Minister

Committee service

3 February 2021–presentJoint Statutory — Intelligence and Security — Chair
19 October 2020–2 November 2020Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Economics: Legislation — Substitute member
8 April 2020–7 April 2022Senate Select — COVID-19 — Deputy Chair
22 July 2019–11 April 2022Joint Standing — Parliamentary Library
2 July 2019–13 May 2021Joint Statutory — Corporations and Financial Services — Chair
5 December 2018–28 June 2019Senate Select — Fair Dinkum Power

Qualifications

Date not recordedBCom
Date not recordedBA

Occupations

1 January 2011–1 January 2016Employed at the Institute of Public Affairs from 2011 to 2016.
1 January 2010–1 January 2011Employed in the Employer's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Vic.) from 2010 to 2011.
1 January 2006–1 January 2010Employed in the office of Senator M Fifield from 2006 to 2010.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2019 — 2025Re-elected 2019Source
2016 — 2019Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2016.Source
2016 — 2016Chosen by the Parliament of Victoria on 9.3.2016 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. M Ronaldson (resigned).Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.