Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Michelle Rowland
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Greenway, NSWFirst elected 2010
Public profile
Biography
Michelle Anne Rowland (born 16 November 1971) is an Australian politician and lawyer. She has served as the Attorney-General of Australia in the second Albanese ministry since 13 May 2025. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has represented the Division of Greenway in the House of Representatives since 2010. She was a member of the shadow ministry from 2013 to 2022, and was elected President of the New South Wales Labor Party in October 2021. She was previously the Minister for Communications from 2022 to 2025 in the first Albanese ministry.
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- Date of birth
- 1971-11-16
- Place of birth
- Blacktown, Australia
- APH identifier
- 159771
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)
- Sam Rae · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Lisa Darmanin · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Renee Coffey · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Sue Lines · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 13 May 2025–presentAttorney-General
- 1 June 2022–13 May 2025Minister — for — Communications
- 1 June 2022–presentCabinet Minister
- 23 July 2016–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Communications
- 13 October 2015–23 July 2016Shadow Minister — for — Small Business
- 13 October 2015–23 May 2022Shadow Cabinet Minister
- 18 October 2013–23 July 2016Shadow Minister — for — Citizenship and Multiculturalism
- 18 October 2013–13 October 2015Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Communications
Committee service
- 10 October 2016–1 July 2019Joint Standing — National Broadband Network
- 4 December 2013–14 May 2015Joint Statutory — Human Rights
- 4 December 2013–9 May 2016House of Representatives Standing — Publications
- 4 December 2013–13 October 2015House of Representatives Standing — Infrastructure and Communications
- 26 November 2012–7 March 2013Joint Select — Constitutional Recognition of Local Government — Chair
- 14 August 2012–5 August 2013Joint Standing — National Broadband Network
Qualifications
- Date not recordedLLM
- Date not recordedLLB
- Date not recordedBA(Hons)
Occupations
- 1 January 2009–1 January 2010Chair of Screen NSW from 2009 to 2010.
- 1 January 2008–1 January 2010Director of Our Lady of Mercy, Parramatta (NSW) from 2008 to 2010.
- 1 January 2007–1 January 2010Non-Executive Director of the Western Sydney Parklands Trust from 2007 to 2010.
- 1 January 2000–1 January 2010Senior lawyer at Gilbert and Tobin from 2000 to 2010.
- 1 January 2000–1 January 2004Director of the Western Sydney Area Health Service from 2000 to 2004.
- 1 January 1999–1 January 2000Regulatory affairs adviser for NRMA Ltd. from 1999 to 2000.
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.