Mitch Fifield

Mitch Fifield
Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
In office
17 October 2019 – 1 July 2023
Nominated byScott Morrison
Appointed byDavid Hurley
Preceded byGillian Bird
Succeeded byJames Larsen
Minister for Communications
In office
21 September 2015 – 29 May 2019
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byMalcolm Turnbull
Succeeded byPaul Fletcher
Minister for the Arts
In office
21 September 2015 – 29 May 2019
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byGeorge Brandis
Succeeded byPaul Fletcher
Deputy Government Senate Leader
In office
20 December 2017 – 23 August 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
LeaderMathias Cormann
Preceded byMathias Cormann
Succeeded bySimon Birmingham
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
In office
18 September 2013 – 20 December 2017
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byJacinta Collins
Succeeded bySimon Birmingham
Senator for Victoria
In office
31 March 2004 – 16 August 2019
Preceded byRichard Alston
Succeeded bySarah Henderson
Personal details
Born
Mitchell Peter Fifield

(1967-01-16) 16 January 1967 (age 57)
Sydney, Australia
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionPolicy advisor
Websitewww.mitchfifield.com

Mitchell Peter Fifield (born 16 January 1967) is an Australian politician and diplomat who last served as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. He previously served as a Senator for Victoria from 2004 to 2019, representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister in the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments, serving as Assistant Minister for Social Services (2013–2015), Manager of Government Business in the Senate (2013–2015),[1][2] Minister for Communications (2015–2019), and Minister for the Arts (2015–2019).

  1. ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Abbott Ministry" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.