Shayne Neumann
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Right
Biography
Shayne Kenneth Neumann (born 26 August 1961) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2007, representing the Division of Blair. In March 2013, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing. After the 2013 federal election, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and for Ageing. In 2016, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. After the 2019 federal election, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel.
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- Date of birth
- 1961-08-26
- Place of birth
- Ipswich, Australia
- APH identifier
- HVO
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tracey Roberts · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (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)
- Mary Doyle · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Carol Berry · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 2 June 2019–23 May 2022Shadow Minister — for — Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel
- 23 July 2016–2 June 2019Shadow Minister — for — Immigration and Border Protection
- 4 May 2016–23 July 2016Shadow Minister — for — Northern Australia
- 18 October 2013–23 July 2016Shadow Minister — for — Indigenous Affairs
- 18 October 2013–23 July 2016Shadow Minister — for — Ageing
- 18 October 2013–2 June 2019Shadow Cabinet Minister
- 25 March 2013–18 September 2013Parliamentary Secretary — to the — Attorney-General
- 25 March 2013–18 September 2013Parliamentary Secretary — for — Health and Ageing
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade — Chair
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Electoral Matters
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Social Policy and Legal Affairs
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Procedure — Chair
- 15 September 2016–1 July 2019Joint Standing — Migration
- 4 December 2013–25 June 2015Joint Select — Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Qualifications
- Date not recordedLLB
- Date not recordedBA
Occupations
- 1 January 1985–1 January 2007Lawyer from 1985 to 2007.
