Michelle Rowland

Michelle Rowland
Official portrait, 2022
Minister for Communications
Assumed office
1 June 2022
Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese
Preceded byPaul Fletcher
President of the New South Wales Labor Party
Assumed office
9 October 2021
LeaderChris Minns
General SecretaryBob Nanva
Dominic Offner
Preceded byMark Lennon
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Greenway
Assumed office
21 August 2010
Preceded byLouise Markus
Local government
Deputy Mayor of Blacktown
In office
September 2007 – 13 September 2008
MayorLeo Kelly
Preceded byEdmond Atalla
Succeeded byAlan Pendleton
Councillor of Blacktown City Council
for Second Ward
In office
23 March 2004 – 13 September 2008
Personal details
Born (1971-11-16) 16 November 1971 (age 53)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor[a]
SpouseMichael Chaaya
Residence(s)Glenwood, New South Wales
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • Politician
Websitewww.michellerowland.com.au

Michelle Anne Rowland (born 16 November 1971) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has represented the Division of Greenway in the House of Representatives since 2010. She was a member of the shadow ministry from 2013 to 2022, and was elected President of the New South Wales Labor Party in October 2021. She is now the Minister for Communications in the government of Anthony Albanese following the ALP's victory in the 2022 Australian federal election.


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