Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Melissa McIntosh
House of Representatives · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal Centre Right
Lindsay, NSWFirst elected 2019
Public profile
Biography
Melissa Iris McIntosh (née Grah; born 24 August 1977) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Liberal Party and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2019 federal election, running in the New South Wales seat of Lindsay.
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- Date of birth
- 1977-08-24
- Place of birth
- Penrith, Australia
- APH identifier
- 281513
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Kerrynne Liddle · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Cameron Caldwell · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Andrew McLachlan · Shared faction: Liberal Centre RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Julian Leeser · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Ted O'Brien · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Alex Hawke · Shared faction: Liberal Centre RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Wendy Askew · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Families and Social Services
- 28 May 2025–presentShadow Minister — for — Women
- 25 January 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Communications
- 25 January 2025–presentShadow Cabinet Minister
- 5 March 2024–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Western Sydney
- 5 March 2024–25 January 2025Shadow Minister — for — Energy Affordability
- 5 June 2022–5 March 2024Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Committee service
- 2 August 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Health, Aged Care and Sport — Deputy Chair
- 30 November 2020–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Publications
- 4 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Infrastructure, Transport and Cities
Qualifications
- 1 January 1998–presentBComm(JournPubRel&VideoProd)
Occupations
- 1 January 2016–1 January 2018Executive Manager (Communications) for Wentworth Community Housing from 2016 to 2018.
- 1 January 2015–1 January 2016Chief of Staff to the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, the Hon. A Hawke from 2015 to 2016.
- 1 January 2011–1 January 2015Director of the 21st Century Global Women's Initiative (W21), Head of Partnerships and Director of Events at the United States Study Centre, University of Sydney from 2011 to 2015.
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.