Member of the Australian House of Representatives

Mike Freelander

House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right

Macarthur, NSWFirst elected 2016
Public profile

Biography

Michael Randolph Freelander (born 23 April 1953) is an Australian politician and paediatrician. Freelander has been a paediatrician since 1978, and a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Freelander has represented the Division of Macarthur, winning and holding the seat since the 2016 federal election the elections since.

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Date of birth
1953-04-23
Place of birth
Sydney, Australia
APH identifier
265979

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Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

  • 24 August 2020–presentMember of the Speaker's Panel

Committee service

  • 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — National Disability Insurance Scheme
  • 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Selection
  • 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Agriculture
  • 12 October 2016–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Social Policy and Legal Affairs
  • 15 September 2016–1 July 2019Joint Standing — Parliamentary Library
  • 15 September 2016–12 October 2016Joint Standing — Northern Australia

Qualifications

  • Date not recordedMBBS
  • Date not recordedFRACP

Occupations

  • 1 January 1978–presentPaediatrician from 1978.

Current parliamentary service

  1. 2025 PresentRe-elected 2025Source
  2. 2022 2025Re-elected 2022Source
  3. 2019 2022Re-elected 2019Source
  4. 2016 2019Elected to the House of Representatives for Macarthur, New South Wales, 2016.Source

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