Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Sam Rae
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Hawke, VICFirst elected 2022
Public profile
Biography
Samuel Thomas Rae (born 29 September 1986) is an Australian politician and a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Hawke. He was first elected at the 2022 Australian federal election. Prior to his election he was a state secretary for the Labor Party and a partner at PwC. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Melbourne Business School and a Bachelor of Science from the Australian National University.
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- Date of birth
- 1986-09-29
- Place of birth
- Canberra, Australia
- APH identifier
- 300122
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)
- Ali France · 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)
- Anthony Albanese · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Amanda Rishworth · 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 — Aged Care and Seniors
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Electoral Matters
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Economics
Qualifications
- 1 January 2016–presentMBA
- 1 January 2014–presentPostGradDipMgt
- 1 January 2009–presentBSc(For)
Occupations
- 1 January 2019–1 January 2021Partner at PwC from 2019 to 2021.
- 1 January 2016–1 January 2019State Secretary and Campaign Director for Victorian Labor from 2016 to 2019.
- 1 January 2015–1 January 2016Director of Research and Tactics for Victorian Labor from 2015 to 2016.
- 1 January 2009–1 January 2015Advisor and Electorate Officer for the Hon Senator Stephen Conroy from 2009 to 2015.
- 1 January 2007–1 January 2009Policy Advisor for the National Association of Forest Industries from 2007 to 2009.
- 1 January 2005–1 January 2005Childcare worker, 2005.
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.