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

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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

  1. 2025 PresentRe-elected 2025Source
  2. 2022 2025Elected to the House of Representatives for Hawke, Victoria, 2022.Source

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