Clare O'Neil
Australian politician (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clare Ellen O'Neil (born 12 September 1980) is an Australian politician who is the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security, since 2022.[1] She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Victorian seat of Hotham.
Clare O'Neil | |
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Minister for Home Affairs | |
Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Karen Andrews |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hotham | |
Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
Preceded by | Simon Crean |
Mayor of Greater Dandenong | |
In office 16 March 2004 ā November 2004 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Walsh |
Succeeded by | Maria Sampey |
Personal details | |
Born | (1980-09-12) 12 September 1980 (age 43) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Domestic partner | Brendan Munzel |
Relations | Lloyd O'Neil (Father) |
Alma mater | Monash University Harvard University |
Profession | Management consultant Politician |
Website | www |
O'Neil became mayor of the City of Greater Dandenong in 2004, aged 23, becoming the youngest female mayor in Australian history. Before entering federal parliament she worked as a manager at McKinsey & Company. O'Neil was elected to parliament at the 2013 federal election. In 2016, she was appointed as a shadow minister by opposition leader Bill Shorten. She continued in the shadow ministry after Anthony Albanese succeeded Shorten as ALP leader in 2019.