Rebecca White
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Biography
Rebecca Peta White (born 4 February 1983) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2025 federal election, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Tasmanian seat of Lyons. She was previously leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party from 2017 to 2021 and 2021 to 2024, leading the party to three state elections. She is an assistant minister of Australia in 3 portfolios of the second Albanese ministry. White was raised in Nugent, Tasmania, and completed arts and commerce degrees at the University of Tasmania. She joined the ALP at a young age and subsequently worked as a political adviser until her own election to parliament at the 2010 state…
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- Place of birth
- Hobart, Australia
- APH identifier
- 224102
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- Ellie Whiteaker · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Jodie Belyea · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Josh Dolega · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 13 May 2025–presentAssistant Minister — for — Women
- 13 May 2025–presentAssistant Minister — for — Indigenous Health
- 13 May 2025–presentAssistant Minister — for — Health and Aged Care
Committee service
No committee service is listed.
Qualifications
- 1 January 2004–presentBCom
- 1 January 2004–presentBA
Occupations
No prior occupation is listed.
Current parliamentary service
- 2025 — PresentElected to the House of Representatives for Lyons, Tasmania, 2025.Source