Matt Thistlethwaite | |
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| Assistant Minister for Immigration | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Minister | Tony Burke |
| Assistant Minister for Defence Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs Assistant Minister for the Republic | |
| In office 1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024 | |
| Minister | Richard Marles (Minister for Defence) Matt Keogh (Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Mark Dreyfus (Attorney General) |
| Preceded by | Andrew Hastie (as Assistant Minister for Defence) Amanda Stoker (as Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General) |
| Succeeded by | Pat Gorman (as Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General) |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kingsford Smith | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Garrett |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 1 July 2011 – 9 August 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Sam Dastyari |
| General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 17 July 2010 | |
| Leader | Morris Iemma Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally |
| Preceded by | Karl Bitar |
| Succeeded by | Sam Dastyari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew James Thistlethwaite 6 September 1972 Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Residence(s) | Matraville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Marist College Pagewood |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Legal advisor (Mallesons Stephen Jaques) Union organiser (Australian Workers' Union) |
| Profession | Trade unionist solicitor politician |
| Website | mattthistlethwaite |
Matthew James Thistlethwaite (born 6 September 1972) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2013, representing the electorate of Kingsford Smith. Since 29 July 2024, Thistlethwaite has served as the Assistant Minister for Immigration in the ministry of Anthony Albanese.[1]
Thistlethwaite is a senior figure in the Labor Right faction and stands as the current convenor of the NSW branch.[2] Before joining Parliament, he was the general secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party. He served as a member of the Australian Senate from 2011 to 2013.
From 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024, Thistlethwaite served as Assistant Minister for Defence, Veterans' Affairs and the Republic.[1]
- ^ a b "Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "SMH". 14 February 2021.