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Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Kate Thwaites
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Jagajaga, VICFirst elected 2019
Public profile
Biography
Kate Lynne Thwaites (born 19 January 1980) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election, representing the Division of Jagajaga in Victoria. She is currently serving as the Special Envoy for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Albanese government. She was a journalist and public servant before entering parliament.
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- Date of birth
- 1980-01-19
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Australia
- APH identifier
- 282212
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Dorinda Cox · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Tracey Roberts · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (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)
- Matt Burnell · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 29 July 2024–13 May 2025Assistant Minister — for — Women
- 29 July 2024–13 May 2025Assistant Minister — for — Social Security
- 29 July 2024–13 May 2025Assistant Minister — for — Ageing
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Parliamentary Library
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Privileges and Members' Interests
- 30 November 2021–11 April 2022Joint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
- 25 February 2021–9 August 2021Joint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
- 10 June 2020–31 March 2021House of Representatives Standing — Social Policy and Legal Affairs — Supplementary member
Qualifications
- 1 January 2015–presentMIntDev
- 1 January 2001–presentBA (Journ)
Occupations
- 1 January 2015–1 January 2019Public Servant from 2015 to 2019.
- 1 January 2010–1 January 2013Adviser to J Macklin, MP from 2010 to 2013.
- 1 January 2008–1 January 2010Media Adviser for Oxfam Australia from 2008 to 2010.
- 1 January 2002–1 January 2008Journalist for ABC News from 2002 to 2008.
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.