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Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Phillip Thompson
House of Representatives · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal National Right
Herbert, QLDFirst elected 2019
Public profile
Biography
Phillip Bruce Thompson (born 7 May 1988) is an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, he sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. Thompson is a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Division of Herbert. He was first elected in the 2019 Australian federal election. Prior to entering politics, Thompson was Queensland Young Australian of the Year.
Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Date of birth
- 1988-05-07
- Place of birth
- Armidale, Australia
- APH identifier
- 281826
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Ben Small · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Ben Small · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Garth Hamilton · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Henry Pike · 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)
- Tom Venning · 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 — Defence Personnel
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Defence Industry
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Cabinet Minister
- 28 May 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Assistant Minister — for — the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- 5 March 2024–28 May 2025Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Defence Personnel
- 5 March 2024–28 May 2025Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Defence Industry
- 5 June 2022–17 February 2026Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Defence
Committee service
- 1 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — Treaties — Deputy Chair
- 17 September 2019–15 March 2022House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
- 23 July 2019–11 April 2022Joint Standing — Northern Australia
- 23 July 2019–11 April 2022Joint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- 4 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Indigenous Affairs
- 4 July 2019–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Agriculture and Water Resources
Qualifications
- 1 January 2018–presentBAppBus (Mgmt)
Occupations
- 1 January 2018–1 January 2019Director of Swiss 8 from 2018 to 2019.
- 1 January 2017–1 January 2018Special Projects Manager at Selectability from 2017 to 2018.
- 1 January 2017–1 January 2018Director of the Australian Pain Management Association from 2017 to 2018.
- 1 January 2017–1 January 2018Company Secretary of JobTrain from 2017 to 2018.
- 1 January 2016–1 January 2019Director of the Royal Australian Regiment Corp from 2016 to 2019.
- 1 January 2006–1 January 2011Infantry Soldier in the Department of Defence from 2006 to 2011.
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.