Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Matt Keogh
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Burt, WAFirst elected 2016
Public profile
Biography
Matthew James Keogh (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel in the Albanese government since 2022. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2016, representing the Western Australian seat of Burt. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics.
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- Date of birth
- 1981-11-11
- Place of birth
- Armadale, Australia
- APH identifier
- 249147
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)
- Cassandra Fernando · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · 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)
- Tom French · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Matt Smith · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 1 June 2022–presentMinister — for — Veterans' Affairs
- 1 June 2022–presentMinister — for — Defence Personnel
- 28 January 2021–23 May 2022Shadow Minister Assisting — for — Small Business
- 2 June 2019–28 January 2021Shadow Minister — for — Western Australian Resources
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Defence Industry
- 2 June 2019–28 January 2021Shadow Minister Assisting — for — Small and Family Business
Committee service
- 15 September 2016–1 July 2019Joint Statutory — Corporations and Financial Services
- 15 September 2016–11 April 2019House of Representatives Standing — Economics
- 15 September 2016–11 April 2019House of Representatives Standing — Agriculture and Water Resources
Qualifications
- Date not recordedLLB
- Date not recordedBA(Pol&Hist)(Hons)
Occupations
- 1 January 2015–1 January 2015President of the Law Society of Western Australia, 2015.
- 1 January 2015–1 January 2015Director at the Law Council of Australia, 2015.
- 1 January 2011–1 January 2016Commercial Lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills from 2011 to 2016.
- 1 January 2006–1 January 2011Prosecutor at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions from 2006 to 2011.
- 1 January 2005–1 January 2006Solicitor at Travers and Keogh from 2005 to 2006.
- 1 January 2003–1 January 2005Policy Officer at the Department of Premier and Cabinet (WA) from 2003 to 2005.
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.