Dr Andrew Leigh | |
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Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury | |
Assumed office 23 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Assistant Minister for Employment | |
Assumed office 23 May 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fenner | |
Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fraser | |
In office 21 August 2010 – 2 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Bob McMullan |
Succeeded by | Division abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Keith Leigh 3 August 1972 Sydney, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Gweneth |
Children | 3 sons |
Residence(s) | Canberra, Australia |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer, academic, political adviser |
Website | www |
Andrew Keith Leigh (born 3 August 1972) is an Australian politician, author, lawyer and former professor of economics at the Australian National University. He currently serves as the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury[1] as well as the Assistant Minister for Employment.[2] He briefly served as the Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2013 and then served as Shadow Assistant Treasurer from 2013 to 2019. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2010 representing the seat of Fraser until 2016 and Fenner thereafter. Leigh is not a member of any factions of the Labor Party.