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Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Matt Burnell
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Spence, SAFirst elected 2022
Public profile
Biography
Matthew Paul Burnell (born 25 August 1978) has been the member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Spence in South Australia since he was elected at the 2022 Australian federal election. He is a member of the Labor Right faction of the Australian Labor Party and supporter of AUKUS as co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of AUKUS with Liberal MP Aaron Violi.
Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Date of birth
- 1978-08-25
- Place of birth
- Mildura, Australia
- APH identifier
- 300129
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jana Stewart · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Alison Byrnes · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Alison Byrnes · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Cassandra Fernando · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jodie Belyea · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Trish Cook · 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)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
No senior parliamentary role is listed.
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Treaties
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Agriculture
Qualifications
No qualification is listed.
Occupations
- 1 January 2016–1 January 2022Senior Branch Organiser for the Transport Workers' Union of Australia (SA/NT Branch) from September 2016 to May 2022.
- 1 January 2006–1 January 2016Seafarer (Integrated Rating) in the Offshore Gas and Oil Industry from September 2006 to March 2016.
- 1 January 2001–1 January 2006Cash in Transit Officer for Linfox Armaguard from November 2001 to August 2006.
- 1 January 1998–1 January 2001Retail Assistant/Supervisor at Sportspower from November 1998 to September 2001.
- 1 January 1997–1 January 2002Employed in Hospitality and Security from July 1997 to May 2002.
- 1 January 1992–1 January 1996Fast Food Server at KFC from October 1992 to March 1996.
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.