Commonwealth of Australia

Political office-holders

Our database contains 2,626 politicians connected with Australia.

National government
Intergovernmental
Subnational government
Other
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Australian Senator--260
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland9320124
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly5922100
Member of the Australian Parliament--154
Local Councillor in New South Wales--84
Local Councillor in Western Australia--72
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory251629
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly25234
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council37419
Local Councillor in Victoria--40
Local Councillor in Tasmania--37
Local Councillor in Queensland--34
Local Councillor in South Australia--17
Parliamentary Secretary--9
Attorney-General of Queensland--8
Attorney-General for Australia-33
Leader of the Opposition--6
Local Councillor in the Northern Territory--5
Australian Statistician-31
Leader of the Opposition-13
managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation-22
Treasurer of Queensland--4
Administrator of the Northern Territory-21
Attorney-General of Western Australia--3
Chief of Air Force-12
Deputy Premier of South Australia-21
Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia-21
Leader of the Opposition-12
Leader of the Opposition-12
Premier of New South Wales-21
Premier of Queensland-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
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 Victoria-11
Governor of Western Australia-11
Leader of the House-11
Mayor of Fremantle-11
monarch of Australia-11
Premier of South Australia-11
Premier of Tasmania-11
Premier of Victoria-11
Premier of Western Australia-11
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-
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
Chief of Joint Capabilities--1
Deputy Mayor of the Swan City Council--1
Governor of New South Wales--1
Governor of Tasmania--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
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier of South Australia-1-
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier of South Australia--1
President of the New South Wales Legislative Council-1-
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?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

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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