Sharon Claydon — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 26 April 1964) is an Australian politician serving as the 33rd Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives since 2022. A member of the Labor Party, she represents the New South Wales Division of Newcastle in the Australian House of Representatives since the 2013 election.

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Date of birth: 1964-04-26
Place of birth: Camperdown, Australia
APH identifier: 248181

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

Preparing the network…

Dorinda Cox · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Karen Grogan · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Cassandra Fernando · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (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)
Tania Lawrence · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Sally Sitou · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

26 July 2022–presentDeputy Speaker
11 October 2016–11 April 2022Member of the Speaker's Panel
26 March 2015–9 May 2016Member of the Speaker's Panel
Date not recordedMember — of the — Australian Labor Party Social Policy Caucus Committee
Date not recordedMember — of the — Australian Labor Party International and Legal Affairs Caucus Committee
Date not recordedMember — of the — Australian Labor Party First Nations Caucus Committee
Date not recordedChair — of the — Australian Labor Party Status of Women Caucus Committee
Date not recordedChair — of the — Australian Labor Party Medicare Caucus Committee

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — National Capital and External Territories
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Selection
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Privileges and Members' Interests
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Appropriations and Administration
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (Aboriginal Affairs before 4.5.1992)
17 February 2022–presentJoint Select — Parliamentary Standards — Chair

Qualifications

Date not recordedBA(Hons)

Occupations

Date not recordedSocial anthropologist
Date not recordedElectorate officer
Date not recordedDisability support worker

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
2019 — 2022Re-elected 2019Source
2016 — 2019Re-elected 2016Source
2013 — 2016Elected to the House of Representatives for Newcastle, New South Wales, 2013.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.