Commonwealth of Australia

Political office-holders

Our database contains 2,533 politicians connected with Australia.

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PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Australian Senator270--
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly-39216
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly-20213
member of the Australian House of Representatives-73150
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly-36156
Member of the Australian Parliament154--
member of the Australian Senate-3176
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council-1368
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly-1656
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly-1547
member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly-357
member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly-352
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council-1637
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council-625
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council-719
Member of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield--21
Member of the Corporation of the City of Salisbury--16
Parliamentary Secretary--9
Attorney-General of Queensland--8
Attorney-General for Australia-42
Leader of the Opposition--6
Member of the Corporation of the City of Adelaide-15
managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation-32
Australian Statistician-31
Leader of the Opposition-22
Leader of the Opposition-13
Treasurer of Queensland--4
Attorney-General of Western Australia--3
Chief of Air Force-12
Deputy Premier of South Australia-21
Leader of the House-21
Leader of the Opposition-12
Mayor of Fremantle-21
member of Brisbane City Council--3
Premier of New South Wales-21
President of the Australian Senate-21
Speaker of the House of Representatives-21
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly-12
Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly-21
Administrator of the Indian Ocean Territories-11
Administrator of the Northern Territory-11
Assistant Treasurer-11
Attorney-General of South Australia-11
Attorney-General of Tasmania-11
Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police-11
Commissioner of New South Wales Police-2-
Deputy Leader of the House-11
Deputy Premier of Tasmania-11
Governor of Queensland-11
Governor of South Australia-11
Governor of Tasmania-11
Governor of Victoria-11
Governor of Western Australia-11
Member of Light Regional Council--2
member of Shire of Mundaring Council-2-
member of Swan City Council-11
Member of the District Council of Grant--2
monarch of Australia-11
Premier of Queensland-11
Premier of South Australia-11
Premier of Tasmania-11
Premier of Victoria-11
Premier of Western Australia-11
President of the New South Wales Legislative Council-2-
President of the South Australian Legislative Council-11
Treasurer of Australia-11
Treasurer of South Australia-11
Vice-President of the Australian Senate-11
Vice-President of the Executive Council-11
Administrator of Norfolk Island-1-
Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines--1
Attorney General1--
Attorney General of New South Wales-1-
Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory--1
Attorney-General of the Northern Territory--1
Attorney-General of Victoria-1-
Australian Commonwealth Ombudsman--1
Chairman of Committees of the New South Wales Legislative Council--1
Deputy Mayor of the Swan City Council--1
Governor of New South Wales--1
Leader of the Australian Labor Party--1
Leader of the Opposition--1
Leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia--1
Mayor of Burnie--1
Mayor of Devonport--1
Mayor of Hornsby Shire--1
Mayor of Kapunda and Light--1
Mayor of Marion--1
Mayor of Playford--1
Mayor of Port Adelaide Enfield--1
Mayor of Port Augusta--1
Mayor of Salisbury--1
mayor of the City of Moreton Bay--1
Mayor of the City of Swan--1
Mayor of the City of Wanneroo-1-
Mayor of the City of Yarra-1-
Mayor of the Gold Coast--1
Mayor of Victoria Park--1
Mayor of West Torrens--1
Mayor of Yorke Peninsula--1
member of City of Sydney Council--1
member of Gold Coast City Council--1
member of Melbourne City Council--1
Member of the Corporation of the City of Marion--1
Member of the Corporation of the Town of Gawler--1
Member of the District Council of Tatiara--1
member of Vincent City Council--1
member of Waverley Municipal Council--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia1--
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier of South Australia-1-
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier of South Australia--1
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia1--
Shire President of the Shire of Mundaring--1
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland--1
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly-1-
Treasurer1--

What do these numbers mean?

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If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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