Murray Watt — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Murray Patrick Watt (born 20 January 1973) is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for the Environment and Water in the Albanese government since May 2025. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a Senator for Queensland since the 2016 federal election. He previously served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2012.

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Date of birth: 1973-01-20
Place of birth: Brisbane, Australia
APH identifier: 245759

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Trish Cook · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Emma Comer · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Jess Teesdale · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Matt Gregg · 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–presentMinister — for — Environment and Water
29 July 2024–13 May 2025Minister — for — Employment and Workplace Relations
1 June 2022–29 July 2024Minister — for — Emergency Management
1 June 2022–29 July 2024Minister — for — Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
1 June 2022–presentCabinet Minister
28 January 2021–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Queensland Resources
28 January 2021–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Disaster and Emergency Management
2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Northern Australia

Committee service

8 April 2020–7 April 2022Senate Select — COVID-19
5 February 2020–1 June 2022Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: References
22 July 2019–28 April 2021Senate Select — Effectiveness of the Australian Government's Northern Australia Agenda — Chair
2 July 2019–12 June 2020Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References
2 July 2019–13 May 2020Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation
19 October 2017–19 September 2018Senate Select — Future of Work and Workers

Qualifications

Date not recordedLLB
Date not recordedBCom

Occupations

1 January 2012–1 January 2016Senior Associate at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers from 2012 to 2016.
1 January 2008–1 January 2009Executive Director of Policy Development at the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Qld) from 2008 to 2009.
1 January 2007–1 January 2008Director of Policy Development at the Department of State Development (Qld) from 2007 to 2008.
1 January 2002–1 January 2007Chief of Staff to the Premier A Bligh (Qld) from 2002 to 2007.
1 January 2000–1 January 2002Solicitor at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and Reidy and Tonkin from 2000 to 2002.
1 January 1999–1 January 2000Associate to the Hon. P Gray at the Federal Court of Australia from 1999 to 2000.

Current parliamentary service

2022 — PresentRe-elected 2022Source
2016 — 2022Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2016.Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.