Jordon Steele-John

Jordon Steele-John
Steele-John in 2019
Senator for Western Australia
Assumed office
10 November 2017
Preceded byScott Ludlam
Personal details
Born
Jordon Alexander Steele-John

(1994-10-14) 14 October 1994 (age 30)
Northampton, England, United Kingdom
CitizenshipAustralian
British (1994–2013)
Political partyGreens
Alma materMacquarie University
OccupationPolitician, disability advocate
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Jordon Alexander Steele-John (born 14 October 1994) is a British-born Australian politician and disability rights advocate. He is a member of the Australian Senate as a representative of Western Australia, and is a member of the Australian Greens.

He began his political career in 2013, and was elected by declaration to the Senate in 2017.

Steele-John holds the portfolios of Health, Disability Rights and Services, Foreign Affairs and Peace & Nuclear Disarmament for the Australian Greens.

Over his time as a Senator, Steele-John has used his position in Parliament to spearhead the Disability Royal Commission, launch Senate inquiries into dental care and ADHD assessment and support, fight for climate action, and bring the rights of young people, queer people, and disabled people to the forefront of political discourse. [citation needed]

In 2024, he was involved in controversy after stating that vandalising an Australian war memorial was an act of free speech.[1]

  1. ^ "Greens leader Adam Bandt doesn't rebuke Jordon Steele-John over free speech comments related to vandalism of Australian War Memorial". ABC News. July 2024.