Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Lisa Chesters
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Bendigo, VICFirst elected 2013
Public profile
Biography
Lisa Marie Chesters (born 11 February 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 2013, representing the Division of Bendigo. Prior to her election to parliament she worked as a union organiser for United Voice.
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- Date of birth
- 1980-02-11
- Place of birth
- Wentworthville, Australia
- APH identifier
- 249710
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Alison Byrnes · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (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)
- Carina Garland · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Sally Sitou · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 1 August 2022–presentMember of the Speaker's Panel
- 23 July 2016–2 June 2019Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Workplace Relations
- 23 July 2016–2 June 2019Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Rural and Regional Australia
Committee service
- 4 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — Treaties
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport
- 11 June 2020–18 March 2021House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
- 29 July 2019–4 December 2019House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
- 23 July 2019–25 February 2021Joint Statutory — Public Works
- 22 July 2019–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Petitions
Qualifications
- Date not recordedBA
Occupations
- 1 January 2003–1 January 2003Women's Officer for the National Union of Students, 2003.
- 1 January 2003–1 January 2013Lead Organiser for United Voice from 2003 to 2013.
- 1 January 2002–1 January 2002Union Secretary at the University of Queensland, 2002.
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.