Josh Wilson — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Joshua Hamilton Wilson (born 5 June 1972) is a British-born Australian politician. He is the Labor member for Fremantle in the House of Representatives, serving from 2 July 2016 until his resignation on 10 May 2018 as a part of the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis and then since the 2018 Fremantle by-election.

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Date of birth: 1972-06-05
Place of birth: London, England
APH identifier: 265970

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Ali France · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Kara Cook · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Jess Teesdale · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
David Moncrieff · 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–presentAssistant Minister — for — Emergency Management
29 July 2024–presentAssistant Minister — for — Climate Change and Energy
2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Assistant Minister — for — the Environment

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Migration
28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
29 July 2019–15 March 2022House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
22 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Environment and Energy — Deputy Chair
10 September 2018–presentJoint Standing — Treaties — Chair
10 September 2018–1 July 2019Joint Standing — National Broadband Network — Deputy Chair

Qualifications

Date not recordedMA(Hons)
Date not recordedBA(Hons)

Occupations

1 January 2007–1 January 2016Chief of Staff to the Hon. M Parke, MP from 2007 to 2016.
1 January 2004–1 January 2007Media Adviser to the Hon. C Lawrence, MP from 2004 to 2007.
1 January 2001–1 January 2009Associate Lecturer at Curtin University from 2001 to 2009.
1 January 1998–1 January 2004Paralegal at Blake Dawson Waldron from 1998 to 2004.
1 January 1996–1 January 1998Paralegal at Phillips Fox from 1996 to 1998.
1 January 1995–1 January 2009Freelance writer and photographer from 1995 to 2009.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
2019 — 2022Re-elected 2019Source
2018 — 2019Elected to the House of Representatives for Fremantle, Western Australia at by-election 2018, vice J Wilson (resigned).Source
2016 — 2018Elected to the House of Representatives for Fremantle, Western Australia, 2016. Resigned 10.5.2018.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.