A political family of Australia (also called a

political dynasty A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sibli ...

) is a family in which multiple members are involved in

Australian politics The politics of Australia take place within the framework of a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system under its Constitution, one of the world's oldest, since Fe ...

, particularly

electoral politics An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...

. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several

generation A generation refers to all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It can also be described as, "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–⁠30 years, during which children are born and gr ...

s or multiple siblings may be involved.

Anderson family

Keith Anderson Keith Anderson (born January 12, 1968) is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, Anderson was one of several co-writers on "Beer Run (B Double E Double R-U-N)", a duet by Garth Brooks and George Jones, released in lat ...

, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1961–1962 *

Kath Anderson Kathleen Harris Anderson (née Hough; 1 November 1921 – 19 September 1996) was an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1973 to 1981. Her husband, Keith Anderson, was briefly a memb ...

, member of the

New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...

1973–1981 *

Peter Anderson Peter Anderson may refer to: Sportspeople *Peter Anderson (cricketer, born 1933) Peter Anderson (born 4 October 1933) is an Australian cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for New South Wales in 1966/67. See also * List of New Sou ...

, member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1978–1995

Anthony family

Larry Anthony, senior Hubert Lawrence "Larry" Anthony (12 March 189712 July 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Country Party (1920), Country Party and held ministerial office in the governments of Arthur Fadden and Robert Menzies, s ...

: MHR for

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

1937–57; minister in the

Menzies Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges. Derivation and history The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...

Government 1941, 1949–56 *

Doug Anthony John Douglas Anthony, (31 December 192920 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He served as leader of the National Party of Australia from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister, holding the position ...

: MHR for

1957–84;

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

1971–72, 1975–83; Leader of the National Party 1971–84 * Larry Anthony, junior: MHR for

1996–2004; minister in the Howard Government 1998–2004.

Archer family

* Thomas Archer, Legislative Council of Tasmania 1827–1844 * Joseph Archer, Legislative Council of Tasmania 1851–1853 *

William Archer William or Bill Archer may refer to: * William Archer (British politician) (1677–1739), British politician * William S. Archer (1789–1855), U.S. Senator and Representative from Virginia * William Beatty Archer (1793–1870), Illinois politician ...

, Legislative Council & House of Assembly of Tasmania, 1851–1855(MLC)/1860-1862 & 1866–1868 (MHA) * Robert Joseph Archer, House of Assembly of Tasmania 1869–1871, Longford Municipality Alderman * Basil Archer, House of Assembly of Tasmania 1871–1872 * William Henry Davies Archer, House of Assembly of Tasmania, 1882–1886, Longford Municipality Alderman, Council Warden, Treasurer 1872–1894 * Frank Archer, House of Assembly of Tasmania, 1893–1902 * William Fulbert Archer, Longford Municipality Alderman * Thomas Cathcart Archer, Longford Municipality Alderman

Baird family

Bruce Baird Bruce George Baird, AM (born 28 February 1942), is a former Australian politician whose career included a stint as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales. Early life Baird was born in Sydney, and was educated at the University ...

(born 1942), MLA for Northcott NSW 1984—95, Minister in Greiner and Fahey governments. MHR for

Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

1998—2007. His son: *

Mike Baird Michael Bruce Baird (born 1 April 1968) is an Australian investment banker and former politician who was the 44th Premier of New South Wales, the Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Western Sydney, and the Leader of the New South W ...

(born 1968), MLA for Manly NSW 2007—2017, Minister, Treasurer, 44th NSW Premier 2014—2017

Barnard family

Claude Barnard Herbert Claude Barnard (16 October 18906 December 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represented the Division of Bass in federal parliament from 1934 to 1949. He served as Minister for Re ...

: MHR for

Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

1934–49. His son: *

Lance Barnard Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 19196 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the Whitlam Government, most no ...

: MHR for Bass 1954–75,

1972–74 * Eric Barnard: nephew of Claude Barnard; minister in

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

n governments. * Michael Barnard: grandson of Claude Barnard and nephew of Lance; state MHA for

1969–86; Deputy Premier of Tasmania

Baume family

Michael Baume Michael Ehrenfried Baume AO (born 6 July 1930) is an Australian former Liberal Party politician who represented the Division of Macarthur in the House of Representatives and the state of New South Wales in the Senate. He left politics in 1996 ...

(born 1930),

Member of the Australian House of Representatives Following are lists of members of the Australian House of Representatives: *Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901–1903 * Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1903–1906 * Members of the Australian House of Rep ...

for Macarthur (1975—1983),

Australian Senator The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. There are a tot ...

for

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

(1985—1996) *

Peter Baume Peter Erne Baume, AC (born 30 January 1935) is a retired Australian doctor and politician. He was a Senator for New South Wales from 1974 to 1991, representing the Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (1980–1982) an ...

(born 1935),

for

(1974—1991) They are cousins, the grandsons of

Frederick Baume Frederick Ehrenfried Baume (13 June 1862 – 14 May 1910) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party. Biography Early life Baume was born "Friedrich Baume" in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1862. His parents were Joseph Baume and ...

, a member of parliament in New Zealand.

Beale-Shorten family

*Sir Howard Beale (1898–1983) – federal member for

Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...

(1946–1958), and at various times held the Transport, Supply, and Defense Production ministries. He later became the

ambassador to the United States The following table lists ambassadors to the United States, sorted by the representative country or organization. See also *Ambassadors of the United States Notes {{reflist, 30em External linksCurrent and former Ambassadors to the United Sta ...

(1958–1964) *

Julian Beale Julian Howard Beale (10 October 1934 – 3 August 2021) was an Australian businessman and federal politician. He was the son of former cabinet minister and ambassador Sir Howard Beale. Julian Beale was a Liberal member of the Australian Parli ...

(1934–2021) – federal member for Deakin (1984–90) and

Bruce The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a ...

(1990–96) for the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

. Son of Howard *

Bill Shorten William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian politician currently serving as Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme since 2022. He previously served as leader of the opposition a ...

(born 1967) – federal

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

(2013–2019) and member for Maribyrnong (2007–present). In addition to holding several ministries in the Rudd and Gillard governments he was also the Victorian state president of the Labor Party (2005–2008) and the Secretary of the

Australian Workers Union The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) is one of Australia's largest and oldest trade unions. It traces its origins to unions founded in the pastoral and mining industries in the 1880s and currently has approximately 80,000 members. It has exerci ...

(2001–2007). Son-in-law of Julian from his first marriage * Dame

Quentin Bryce Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce, (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) is an Australian academic who served as the 25th governor-general of Australia from 2008 to 2014. She is the first woman to have held the position, and was previously the ...

(born 1942) –

Governor of Queensland The governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the monarch of Australia. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governor Governors of the Australian states, performs c ...

(2003–2008) and

Governor General of Australia The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the Monarchy of Australia, monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Kim Edward Beazley Kim Edward Beazley (30 September 1917 – 12 October 2007) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was Minister for Education in the Whitlam Go ...

(1917–2007): MHR for

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

1945–1977; Minister for Education in the Whitlam Government. His son, * Kim Christian Beazley (born 1948): MHR 1980–2007; Minister in the Hawke and Keating governments 1983–1996;

1995–96; Leader of the

Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms the f ...

and

1996–2001, 2005–2006;

Australian Ambassador to the United States The Ambassador of Australia to the United States is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the director of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States of America. The embassy is located ...

2010–2016;

Governor of Western Australia The governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the governor of Western Australia performs constitutional ...

2018-. His daughter, * Hannah Mary Beazley: MLA for

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

2021–

Bjelke-Petersen family

* Sir

Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005), known as Joh Bjelke-Petersen, was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during ...

was premier of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

from 1968 to 1987 * Lady

Florence Bjelke-Petersen Florence Isabel Bjelke-Petersen (née Gilmour; 11 August 1920 – 20 December 2017) was an Australian politician and writer. She was a member of the Australian Senate from 1981 to 1993, and was the wife of the longest-serving Premier of Queensl ...

, his wife, was a Senator for Queensland from 1981 to 1993

Braid family

* Harry Braid (1917–2001) was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for

Mersey The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed part ...

from 1972 to 1990. *His daughter

Sue Napier Suzanne Deidre Napier (née Braid; 1 January 1948 – 5 August 2010) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Division of Bass. Napier was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, 1998, ...

(1948–2010) was a Liberal member of the House of Assembly for Bass from 1992 to 2010. *His cousin

Ian Braid Ian Maxwell Braid (born 8 July 1935) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Sheffield, Tasmania, and is the cousin of former Tasmanian MLC Harry Braid. In 1969, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Wilmot f ...

was a Liberal MHA for Wilmot/Lyons from 1969 to 1972 and 1975 to 1995.

Brown-Hoare family

Bob Brown Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is a former Australian politician, medical doctor and environmentalist. He was a senator and the parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens. Brown was elected to the Australian Senate on the Tasman ...

was an ALP MHR for Hunter 1980–84 and Charlton 1984–98; his daughter *

Kelly Hoare Kelly Joy Hoare (; born 1 July 1963) is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the New South Wales seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She succeeded h ...

succeeded him in Charlton as member 1998–2007.

Bruxner family

* Sir Michael Bruxner, MLA 1920–1962, First

Deputy Premier of New South Wales The Deputy Premier of New South Wales is the second-most senior officer in the Government of New South Wales. The deputy premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1932, and the deputy premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice ...

. *

Tim Bruxner James Caird "Tim" Bruxner (18 May 1923 – 22 August 2017) was an Australians, Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 3 March 1962 to 28 August 1981 and the Deputy Leader of the National Party of ...

, MLA 1962–1981, Cabinet Minister 1973–1976.

Burke family

* Tom Burke (1910–1973) ( MHR for

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

) 1943–55. Sons; *

Terry Burke Terence Joseph Burke (born 1 February 1942) is a former member for the seat of Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. He held the seat between 1968 and 1987. In 1974, with the Labor Party in Opposition, he was a member of the T ...

(born 1942) ( MP for

) 1968–87. * Brian Burke (born 1947) ( MP for

Balga Balga (russian: замок Бальга; german: Burg Balga; lt, Balga; pl, Balga) was a medieval castle of the Teutonic Knights in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The castle ruins are located on the shore of the Vistula Lagoon, north of Mamonovo ...

Premier of Western Australia The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. The role of premier at a state level is similar to the role of the prime minister of Australia at a federal level. The premier leads the executive bra ...

1983–88.

Butler family

* Sir Richard B. Butler * Sir Richard L. Butler (his son) conservative

Premiers Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

of South Australia their great-grandson and grandson respectively *

Mark Butler Mark Christopher Butler (born 8 July 1970) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since 2007. He was a minister in the Gillard and Rudd Governments and al ...

( MP for

Port Adelaide Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the ...

2007–2019 and Hindmarsh 2019–

Cain family

John Cain (senior) John Cain (19 January 1882 – 4 August 1957) was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He is the only premier of Vict ...

(1882–1957) ( MP for Northcote) 1927–1957.

Premier of Victoria The premier of Victoria is the head of government in the Australian state of Victoria. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, and is the leader of the political party able to secure a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly ...

1943, 1945–47, 1952–55. Son: *

John Cain (junior) John Cain (26 April 1931 – 23 December 2019) was an Australian politician who was the 41st Premier of Victoria, in office from 1982 to 1990 as leader of the Labor Party. During his time as premier, reforms were introduced such as liberalis ...

(born 1931) ( MP for

Bundoora Bundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea local government areas. Bundoora recorded a population of 28,068 at the ...

) 1976–92.

1982–90.

Chaney family

* Sir Fred Chaney I (1914–2001) ( MHR for

) 1955–69. and

Lord Mayor of Perth __TOC__ The history of the City of Perth, a local government area of Western Australia is defined over three distinct periods: *From 1829 to 1838 — controlled by the Governor of Western Australia *From 1838 to 1858 — controlled by the ''Pe ...

1978–82. Son; * Fred Chaney II (born 1941) ( Senator for WA) Leader of the Opposition in the Senate 1983–90. ( MHR for

Pearce Pearce may refer to: Places *Pearce, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb *Division of Pearce, an electoral division in Western Australia *Pearce, Arizona, United States, an unincorporated community *RAAF Base Pearce, the main Royal Australian Ai ...

) 1990–93. Senior Minister in the Fraser Government. *

Kate Chaney Katherine Ella Chaney (born 21 January 1975) is an Australian independent politician, who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 Australian federal election, succeeding Liberal Party MP Celia Hammond in the division ...

: granddaugher of Fred Chaney Sr, niece of Fred Chaney Jr, ( MHR for Curtin) 2022–present

Chapman family

Ted Chapman William Edwin (Ted) Chapman (16 December 1934 – 25 July 2005) was a Liberal member of the Parliament of South Australia from 10 March 1973 to 11 March 1992 and Minister. Chapman represented the district of Alexandra in the South Australian H ...

(1934–2005) ( MP for

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

) 1973–1992.

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

government minister 1979–1982. Father; *

Vickie Chapman Vickie Ann Chapman is a former Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bragg for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia between the 2002 election and May 2022. Chapman served ...

(born 1957) ( MP for

Bragg Bragg may refer to: Places *Bragg City, Missouri, United States *Bragg, Texas, a ghost town, United States *Bragg, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States *Electoral district of Bragg, a state electoral district in South Australia ...

) 2002–present. Deputy

Opposition Leader The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

2006–2009 and 2013–present. Daughter.

Chataway family

Brothers * James Vincent Chataway (1852–1901) was a member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

* Thomas Drinkwater Chataway (1864–1925)

for Queensland

Court family

Sir Charles Court Sir Charles Walter Michael Court, (29 September 1911 – 22 December 2007) was a Western Australian politician, and the 21st Premier of Western Australia from 1974 to 1982. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Early life Court's family e ...

(1911–2007) ( MP for Nedlands) 1953–1982.

1974–82. Son; *

Richard Court Richard Fairfax Court (born 27 September 1947) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and as Australian Ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Liberal Party, ...

(born 1947), ( MP for Nedlands)1982–2001.

from 1993 to 2001. * Ken Court, Charles Court's son, state president of the Liberal Party in Western Australia and candidate for the seat of Curtin, losing to

Allan Rocher Allan Charles Rocher (16 February 193618 March 2016), Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia Senator for Western Australia from 1978 to 1981 and member of the Australian House of Representatives Division of Curtin from 1981 to ...

Margaret Court Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 maj ...

(born 1942) Tennis player and political activist and wife of Barry Court, Sir Charles Court's eldest son.

Cowan family (SA)

* James Cowan (1848–1890), Member for the

South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was creat ...

(MHA)

Electoral district of Yatala Yatala is a former electorate of the South Australian House of Assembly located within the cadastral Hundred of Yatala. It was one of the original Assembly districts in 1857, abolished in 1902. Yatala was also the name of an electoral district ...

1890 *

John Cowan John Cowan (born August 24, 1953) is an American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the New Grass Revival. Cowan became the band's bassist in 1972 after the departure ...

(1866–1953), Member of the

South Australian Legislative Council The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly. It sits in Parli ...

1910 – 1944 *

John Lancelot Cowan John Lancelot Cowan (14 August 1893 – 19 May 1971) served as one of the 4 members for the District of Southern Districts in the South Australian Legislative Council from 26 May 1949 to 28 February 1959. Early life Cowan who was born in Mur ...

(1893–1971), South Australian Legislative Council 1949 – 1959 * Thomas Cowan (1839–1890) MHA for Yatala 1875 – 1878

Cowan (Brown, Wittenoom) Family (WA)

Walkinshaw Cowan Walkinshaw Cowan (25 December 180822 January 1888) was private secretary to Western Australian Governors John Hutt, Andrew Clarke and Frederick Irwin, then in 1848 he became Guardian of Aborigines and a justice of the peace, and then resident m ...

(1808–1888), private secretary to Western Australian Governors John Hutt, Andrew Clarke and Frederick Irwin * Thomas Brown (1803–1863), Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (1850s) *

Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan (' Brown; 2 August 18619 June 1932) was an Australian social reformer who worked for the rights and welfare of women and children. She is best known as the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament. Cowan h ...

(1861–1932), Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia (12 March 1921 – 22 March 1924). Granddaughter of Thomas Brown and Daughter-in-Law of Walkinshaw Cowan. *

Edward Wittenoom Sir Edward Horne Wittenoom Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG (12 February 1854 – 5 March 1936) was an Australian politician who served intermittently in the Western Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Cou ...

(1854–1936), Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia (30 May 1883 – 23 January 1884 and 25 June 1885 – 6 November 1886) First cousin of Edith Cowan *

Hendy Cowan Hendy John Cowan (born 25 April 1943) is a former deputy premier of Western Australia. He had served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Member for Merredin-Yilgarn from 30 March 1974 and the Member for Merredin from 19 Feb ...

(born 25 April 1943) is a former deputy premier of Western Australia. Grandson of Walkinshaw Cowan and nephew of Edith Cowan

Crean family

Frank Crean Francis Daniel Crean (28 February 1916 – 2 December 2008) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was a minister in the Whitlam Government, in ...

(1916–2008) ( MHR for

Melbourne Ports The Division of Melbourne Ports was an Australian federal electoral division in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was located to the south of Melbourne's central business district and covered an area of appro ...

) 1951–77,

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia The deputy prime minister of Australia is the deputy chief executive and the second highest ranking officer of the Australian Government. The office of deputy prime minister was officially created as a ministerial portfolio in 1968, althoug ...

1972–75. Sons; *

Simon Crean Simon Findlay Crean (born 26 February 1949) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Member of Parliament for Hotham from 1990 to 2013, representing the Labor Party, and served as a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke, Keating, R ...

(born 1949) ( MHR for Hotham) 1990–2013. Leader of the Australian Opposition 2001–2003. Leader of the

2001–2003. Minister in the Keating and

Rudd Government Rudd Government may refer to the following Australian governments: * Rudd government (2007–10) Rudd Government may refer to the following Australian governments: * Rudd government (2007–10) Rudd Government may refer to the following Aust ...

s. *

David Crean David Mackenzie Crean (born 21 November 1950, Melbourne) is a former Labor member of the Parliament of Tasmania. He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Frank Crean and brother to former Australian federal opposition leader Simon Crean. B ...

(born 1950) ( MP for Denison (Tasmania)) 1989–90. ( MLC for Elwick (Tasmania)) 1999–2004.

Cribb/Foote family

Benjamin Cribb Benjamin Cribb (7 November 1807 – 11 March 1874) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was an unaligned Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term in 1858–1859 and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Asse ...

(1807—1874),

Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Following are lists of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South W ...

for Stanley Boroughs (1858–1859),

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly This is a list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state parliament of Queensland, sorted by parliament. See also * Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts This is a list of current and former electoral div ...

for

West Moreton West Moreton is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, consisting of the entire rural western portion of South East Queensland. It sits inland from both the Brisbane metropolitan area and the Gold Coast and to the east of the Darling Do ...

(1861–1867) and

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

(1870–1873) * Benjamin's brother

Robert Cribb Robert Cribb (7 January 1805 – 16 April 1893) was an Australian parliamentarian who represented the district of East Moreton in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and the districts of Town of Brisbane and East Moreton in the Queensla ...

(1805—1893),

for East Moreton (1859–1859),

for

Town of Brisbane The Town of Brisbane was a local government area for Brisbane in Queensland, Australia from 1859 to 1903. History The Municipality of Brisbane was gazetted on 25 May 1859 and proclaimed by the Governor of New South Wales on 7 September 1859. ...

(1860—1863) and East Moreton (1863—1867) * Benjamin's son

Thomas Bridson Cribb Thomas Bridson Cribb (1 December 1845 – 4 September 1913) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Thomas Bridson Cribb was born on 1 ...

(1845—1913),

Member of the Queensland Legislative Council Following are lists of members of the Queensland Legislative Council: * 1860–1869 * 1870–1879 * 1880–1889 * 1890–1899 *1900–1909 The 1900s may refer to: * 1900s (decade), the decade from 1900 to 1909 * The century from 1900 to 1999, al ...

(1893—1896),

for

(1896—1904),

Treasurer of Queensland The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the Queensland Treasury, and by extension, all financial matters of the Queensland Government. List of Queensland treasurers See also *Politics of ...

(1901—1903), Member of the Queensland Legislative Council (1913) * Benjamin's son

James Clarke Cribb James Clarke Cribb (1856 - 1926) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia . He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life James Clarke Cribb was born 4 October 1856 at Ipswich, the son of Benjamin Cribb (a ...

(1856–1926),

for

Rosewood Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues. True rosewoods All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus ''Dalbergia''. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in ...

(1893—1896),

Bundamba Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bundamba had a population of 6,514 people. Geography The Bremer River forms the western part of the suburb's northern boundary. The Warrego Highway enters ...

(1899—1912) and Bremer (1912—1915) * Benjamin's brother-in-law and business partner

John Clarke Foote John Clarke Foote (1822–1895) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life John Clarke Foote was born on 10 July 1822 in Calne, Wiltshire, England, the son of Joseph Foote (a ha ...

(1822—1895),

(1877—1895) * John's brother

James Foote James Foote (1829 - 1895) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a mayor of the Borough of Ipswich. Early life James Foote was born on 2 March 1829 in either Frampton Cotterell, G ...

(1829–1895),

for

(1873—1878),

(1880—1888) and

(1892—1893)

Darling family

John Darling Sr. John Patrick Darling Sr. (23 February 1831 – 10 April 1905) was a Scots businessman who developed as a merchant and the largest grain exporter in Australia. He also served as a politician in South Australia in both houses of Parliament. Bor ...

(1831–1905),

Member (MHA) for West Adelaide 1870 – 1871 *

John Darling Jr. John Darling, Jr. (24 January 1852 – 27 March 1914) was a Scottish born South Australian businessman and politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1896 to 1905, representing the electorates of East Torrens (189 ...

(1852–1914), MHA 1896 – 1905, 11th Leader of the Opposition (SA)

Douglas family

* John Douglas –

Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is ap ...

1877–1879. Son; * Henry Douglas – state member for

1907–1915. Grandson; * Alex Douglas – state member for Gaven 2006 and 2009–2015. Alex Douglas is also a nephew of

Bob Katter Robert Bellarmine Carl Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993. He was previously active in Queensland state politics from 1974 to 1992. Katter was a member of the ...

and cousin of

Rob Katter Robert Carl Ignatius Katter (born 3 March 1977) is an Australian politician. He serves as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Traeger, having previously represented Mount Isa from 2012 to 2017. He is the leader of Katter's ...

(see Katter family below) * Ian Douglas – Queensland Political Candidate 2004 State Election – Electorate: Toowoomba North, National Party

Downer family

* Sir John Downer (1843–1915), ( MP for Barossa) 1878–1901.

Premier of South Australia The premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The premier is ...

1885–87 1892–93. (Senator for SA) 1901–03. ( MLC for Southern District) 1905–15. * Sir Alexander Russell Downer, "Alick" (1910–1981), ( MHR for Angas) 1949–64. Senior Minister in the Menzies Ministry. Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1964–72. * Alexander John Downer, (born 1951), ( MHR for

Mayo Mayo often refers to: * Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo" * Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States Mayo may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land Australia * Division of Mayo, an Aust ...

) 1984–2008. Leader of the Australian Opposition 1994–95. Senior Minister in the Howard Government. High Commissioner to the UK 2014–2018. *His daughter

Georgina Downer Georgina Mary Beatrice Downer (born 29 September 1979 in Brussels, Belgium) is an Australian political figure and Director of the Robert Menzies Institute. She has unsuccessfully contested several elections, and is a lawyer and former diplomat. ...

ran unsuccessfully for Liberal party preselection for the seat of Goldstein prior to the 2016 federal election, and was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the

2018 Mayo by-election A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Mayo took place on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie. In early counting, within an hour of the close of polls, the Au ...

and the 2019 federal election.

Dunn family

* John Dunn Snr. South Australian miller and philanthropist, sat in both Houses of the

Parliament of South Australia The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly ( lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). General elections are ...

his sons: * John Dunn Jnr. South Australian miller, sat in both Houses * William Henry Dunn miller and farmer, member of the Legislative Assembly for Onkaparinga John Dunn Snr's son-in-law and nephew: * William Paltridge (married Elizabeth Dunn ca.1835 – 20 August 1928) farmer, member for

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

(April 1870 – July 1871) in the

Evans family

Stan Evans Stanley George Evans (born 14 July 1930) is a former South Australian Liberal and Country League, LCL and Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), Liberal politician, representing Electoral district of Onkaparinga, Onkaparinga fro ...

(born 1930) ( MP for three electorates: Onkaparinga,

Fisher Fisher is an archaic term for a fisherman, revived as gender-neutral. Fisher, Fishers or The Fisher may also refer to: Places Australia *Division of Fisher, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *Elect ...

and

Davenport Davenport may refer to: Places Australia *Davenport, Northern Territory, a locality * Hundred of Davenport, cadastral unit in South Australia **Davenport, South Australia, suburb of Port Augusta **District Council of Davenport, former local govern ...

) 1968–1993. Father; *

Iain Evans Iain Frederick Evans (born 18 April 1959) is a former Australian politician. He was leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2006 to 2007. Early life Evans attended Heathfield Primary and subsequently He ...

(born 1959) ( MP for

) 1993–2014.

2006–2007. Deputy

2005–2006.

government minister 1997–2002. Son.

Farrell family

* David Farrell (1891–1953), Member of the

for Maryborough * George Farrell (1895–1966), Member of the

for

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

, his brother

Ferguson family

Jack Ferguson Laurie John Ferguson (4 September 1924 – 17 September 2002) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch). He served in Neville Wran's state gove ...

(1924–2002) ( MP for

Merrylands Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council. History Merrylands was named after the for ...

) 1959–62, 1968–84 and Fairfield 1962–68.

1976–84. Sons; *

Laurie Ferguson Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson (born 7 July 1952) is a former Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from March 1990, representing Reid until 2010 and Werriwa until May 2016, both in New ...

(born 1952) ( MHR for

Reid Reid is a surname of Scottish origin. It means "red". People with the surname * Alan Reid (disambiguation) * Alex Reid (disambiguation), includes Alexander Reid * Amanda Reid, Australian Paralympic athlete * Amanda Reid (taxonomist), Australia ...

) 1990–2010. * Martin Ferguson (born 1953) ( MHR for

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

) 1996–2013. Minister in the

Fong Lim family

Alec Fong Lim Alexander Fong Lim AM (鄺鴻銓, 18 February 1931 – 3 September 1990) was the eleventh Lord Mayor of the City of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. He served as Lord Mayor from 1 June 1984 to 9 August 199 ...

(1931–1990) ( Lord Mayor of Darwin) 1984–90. His daughter; *

Katrina Fong Lim Katrina Mary Fong Lim (born 2 September 1961) is the former Lord Mayor of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Biography Fong Lim completed a Bachelor of Business and Master of Professional Accounting at the University of So ...

(1961–) (Lord Mayor of Darwin) 2012–.

Fraser family

* Sir Simon Fraser (1832–1919) (Senator for VIC) 1901–06. Grandson; *

Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Fraser was raised on hi ...

(1930–2015) ( MHR for Wannon) 1955–83. Minister in the

Holt Holt or holte may refer to: Natural world *Holt (den), an otter den * Holt, an area of woodland Places Australia * Holt, Australian Capital Territory * Division of Holt, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Vic ...

McEwen The Scottish surname MacEwen derives from the Old Gaelic ''Mac Eoghainn'', meaning 'the son of Eoghann'. The name is found today in both Scotland and Northern Ireland. Because it was widely used before its spelling was standardised, the modern n ...

Gorton Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century Hi ...

and McMahon Ministries. 22nd

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the Australian Government, federal government of Australia and is also accountable to Parliament of A ...

1975–83.

Goldsworthy–Chapman family

Roger Goldsworthy Sir Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy (1839 – 6 May 1900) was a British colonial administrator. Roger Goldsworthy was born in Marylebone, Middlesex in 1839, and educated at Sandhurst, the younger brother of Major-General Walter Tuckfield Golds ...

MHA, AO (1929 –) first Member for Kavel 1970–1992, 3rd

Deputy Premier of South Australia Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

1979–1982, various ministries, father of *

Mark Goldsworthy Roger Mark Goldsworthy (born 24 September 1956) is an Australian politician who was the member for the electoral district of Kavel from 2002 to 2018, representing the Liberal Party. Prior to his election into politics, Goldsworthy received an A ...

(1956 –) third and current Member for Kavel since 2002 *

Grant Chapman Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman (born 27 April 1949) is an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Chapman was educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide and worked as a marketing executive in the oil indust ...

(1949–) (Roger Goldsworthy's brother-in-law) MHR for Kingston,

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

Gullett family

Henry Gullett Sir Henry Somer Gullett KCMG CB (26 March 1878 – 13 August 1940), known as Harry Gullett, was an Australian journalist, military historian and politician. He was a war correspondent during World War I and co-authored the official history of ...

(1837–1914) was a member of the

from 1908 till 1914. * Sir Henry Gullett (1878–1940) was the nephew of the New South Wales politician of the same name. He won the Victorian seat of

Henty Henty may refer to: Australian geography *Henty, New South Wales *Henty, Victoria *Henty (wine) an Australian geographical indicator and wine region in southwestern Victoria *Division of Henty, a former federal electorate in Victoria *Henty Highway ...

of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

and held it from 1925 till his death in 1940 in a plane crash, at which time he was a government minister. *

Jo Gullett Henry Baynton Somer "Jo" Gullett, AM, MC (16 December 1914 – 24 August 1999) was an Australian soldier, politician, grazier, diplomat and journalist. He served with distinction in the Australian Army during World War II, was a controversial ...

(1914–1999) won his father’s old seat of

in the

and held it from 1946 to 1955. During some of that time he also served as

government whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology o ...

Groom family

William Henry Groom William Henry Groom (9 March 1833 – 8 August 1901) was an Australian publican, newspaper proprietor, and politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Queensland from 1862 to 1901 and of the Parliament of Australia in 1901. Early li ...

* his sons: **

Littleton Ernest Groom Sir Littleton Ernest Groom KCMG KC (22 April 18676 November 1936) was an Australian politician. He held ministerial office under four prime ministers between 1905 and 1925, and subsequently served as Speaker of the House of Representatives fr ...

Henry Littleton Groom Henry Littleton Groom (4 January 1860 – 4 January 1926) was a journalist, company director, and member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life and business career Groom was born at Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland,

Hamer family

* Sir Rupert "Dick" Hamer (1916–2004), 39th

1972–1981. His younger brother; *

David Hamer David John Hamer (5 September 1923 – 14 January 2002) was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer. Early life and naval career Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then the Royal Australian Nav ...

(1923–2002) ( MHR for

Isaacs Isaacs may refer to: * The Isaacs, a bluegrass Southern gospel music group * Isaacs (surname) * Isaacs, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia * Division of Isaacs, a federal electoral division in Victoria, Australia * Divisi ...

) 1969–1974.

for

1978–1990. His grandfather-in-law; * Sir William Murray McPherson (1865–1932) 31st

Treasurer of Victoria The Treasurer of Victoria is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the financial management of the budget sector in the Australian state of Victoria. This primarily includes:Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

(1913–30). His father; *

Thomas McPherson Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

Mayor of Melbourne This is a list of the mayors and lord mayors of the City of Melbourne, a Local government in Australia, local government area of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Mayors (1842–1902) Lord mayors (1902–1980) The title of "Lord ...

(1870–71) * The uncle of Sir Rupert and David; *

George Swinburne George Swinburne (3 February 1861 – 4 September 1928) was an Australian engineer, politician and philanthropist. He founded the institution which later became Swinburne University of Technology. Alison Patrick,Swinburne, George (1861–1928), ...

(1861–1928), Member for

Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1902–1913). Founder of Swinburne University.

Hawke family

Albert Hawke Albert Redvers George Hawke (3 December 1900 – 14 February 1986) was the 18th Premier of Western Australia. He served from 23 February 1953 to 2 April 1959, and represented the Labor Party. Hawke was born in South Australia, and began ...

(1900–86) MHA for Burra Burra, South Australia 1924–27, MLA for

Northam, Western Australia Northam () is a town in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about east-northeast of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2016 census, Northam had a population of 6,548. Northa ...

1933–68.

1953–59. Brother; * Arthur Clarence "Clem" Hawke (1898–1989) General Secretary;

1919–1920. Minister of the Congregational Church 1920–1979. Son; *

Bob Hawke Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and union organiser who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (A ...

(1929–2019) MHR for

Wills Wills may refer to: * Will (law) A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the pr ...

1980–92. 23rd

1983–91.

Hodgman family

Hughes-Turnbull family

The Hughes family has a long history in both New South Wales and Federal politics. * Sir Thomas Hughes was the first

Lord Mayor of Sydney The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Sydney is the head of the Council of the City of Sydney, which is the local government area covering the central business district of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The Lord Mayor has be ...

and member of the

from 1908 until 1930. His brother, * John Francis Hughes was also an MLC, serving from 1895 until 1912. He also served as NSW Minister for Justice and Vice-President of the Executive Council. Their brother in-law, *

John Lane Mullins John Francis Lane Mullins PC, KCSG, JP (12 June 1857 – 24 February 1939) was an Australian politician and prominent Catholic layperson in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century New South Wales. He was born in Sydney to clerk Jame ...

, husband of Jane Hughes; sister of Sir Thomas and John Hughes, was also an MLC from 1917 until 1934. Their grandson and his great-nephew, * Tom Hughes, was a

Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is a centre-right political party in Australia, one of the two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-left Australian Labor Party. It was founded in 1944 as the successor to the United Au ...

member of the

Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. The term of members of the ...

from 1963 until 1972, serving as

Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

during the Gorton Government. His daughter, * Lucy Hughes, was the first female

, serving from 2003 until 2004. She is married to *

Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian former politician and businessman who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Turnbull grad ...

, the

and Leader of the Liberal Party from September 2015 until August 2018, and member for

Wentworth Wentworth may refer to: People * Wentworth (surname) * Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder * S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator * Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...

2004–18. He is the former

, having served in that role from 2008 until 2009. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment during the Howard Government, and until taking on the role of Prime Minister, he served as the

Minister for Communications A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. T ...

in the Abbott Government.

Katter family

Bob Katter Sr. Robert Cummin Katter (born Cummin Robert Katter, 5 September 191818 March 1990) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1990, representing the National Party (originally named the Country Party). H ...

, state candidate for

Flinders Flinders may refer to: Places Antarctica * Flinders Peak, near the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia New South Wales * Flinders County, New South Wales * Shellharbour Junction railway station, Shellharbour * Flinders, New South Wa ...

1957–1958, federal member for

Kennedy Kennedy may refer to: People * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States * John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana * Kennedy (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with t ...

1966–1990. *

, state member for Flinders 1974–1992, federal member for Kennedy 1992–present. Bob Katter is also an uncle of Alex Douglas (see

Douglas family Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...

above). *

Robbie Katter Robert Carl Ignatius Katter (born 3 March 1977) is an Australian politician. He serves as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Traeger, having previously represented Mount Isa from 2012 to 2017. He is the leader of Katter's ...

, state member for

Mount Isa Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, bas ...

2012–present *

Carl Katter Carl Robert Katter (born 12 January 1978) is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was that party's candidate for the seat of Higgins for the 2016 federal election. Katter is also known for having been involved in the push for LGBT ...

, federal candidate for Higgins 2015–2016

Lewis family

Brothers *

Sandy Lewis Alexander Ashley Lewis ( 22 January 1931 – 9 May 2016), known as Sandy Lewis, was an Australian politician who represented the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Blackwood from 1972 until 1974, and one of the two Legislative C ...

(1931–2016), MP for Blackwood, Western Australia 1972–1989 * Tom Lewis (1922 –2016), 33rd Premier of New South Wales 1975 – 1976 their grandfather *

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...

(1844–1923), member of the

1898 – 1923

Littleproud family

Brian Littleproud Brian George Littleproud (born 25 June 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 2001, representing Condamine until 1992 and Western Downs thereafter. Littl ...

, (1941 – ), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1983 – 2001, and his son: *

David Littleproud David Kelly Littleproud (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian politician who has been the leader of the National Party since May 2022. He has represented the Queensland seat of Maranoa since the 2016 federal election and was a cabinet mini ...

, (1976 – ), Member of the Australian House of Representativies 2016 –

Lyons family

Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office, 10th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939. He ...

(1879–1939) was Tasmanian Leader of the Opposition 1916–23, 1928–29;

Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of Ta ...

1923–28; federal Member for

Wilmot Wilmot may refer to: Places Australia *Division of Wilmot, an abolished Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania *Wilmot, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region Canada *Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former to ...

1929–39;

1931–32; 10th

1932–39. Wife; * Dame Enid Lyons (1897–1981) was MHR for Darwin 1943–51. First female member of the House of Representatives. Minister in the

Menzies Government Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges. Derivation and history The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...

. Sons; *

Kevin Lyons Kevin Orchard Lyons (7 February 1923 – 24 May 2000) was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the seat of Darwin (later renamed Braddon). Biography Early life Born in 1923 in Hobart, he was the ...

(1923–2000): MP for Braddon (TAS) 1948–69.

Deputy Premier of Tasmania The deputy premier of Tasmania is a role in the Government of Tasmania assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Tasmania. It has second ranking behind the premier of Tasmania in Cabinet, and its holder serves as acting prem ...

1969–72. Brother; *

Brendan Lyons Brendan Aloysius Lyons (17 June 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Australian politician who served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1982 to 1986, representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister from 1984 until his defeat at ...

: MP for Bass (TAS) 1982–86.

McClelland family

Alfred McClelland Alfred McClelland (18 April 1886 – 29 January 1969) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1920 until 1927, representing Northern Tablelands, and from 1930 to 1932, representi ...

, (dec.) ( MP for

Northern Tablelands The Northern Tablelands, also known as the New England Tableland, is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It includes the New England Range, the narrow highlands area of the New England regio ...

) 1920–27, (

Dubbo Dubbo () is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021. The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Gol ...

) 1930–32. Son; *

Doug McClelland Douglas McClelland (born 5 August 1926) is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1962 to 1987, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He was Minister for the Media (1972–1975) and Special ...

(born 1926) (Senator for NSW) 1962–87. Minister in the Whitlam Government and

President of the Australian Senate The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Australian Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Australia. The position is provided for by Section 17 of the Constitution of Australia. The Senate elects one of its members ...

. Son; * Robert McClelland (born 1958) ( MHR for Barton) 1996–2013 and was a minister in the Rudd-Gillard Government.

McGirr family

Greg McGirr John Joseph Gregory McGirr (11 October 1879 – 23 March 1949) was an Australian politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1913 to 1925, representing the Australian Labor Party, Labor Party. He served as the party's ...

James McGirr James "Jim" McGirr, Justice of the peace, JP (6 February 1890 – 27 October 1957) was the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February 1947 to 3 April 1952. A Catholic, McGirr was the seven ...

, 28th

Premier of NSW The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. ...

(6 February 1947 – 2 April 1952) *

Joe McGirr Joseph Gregory McGirr (born 19 June 1960) is an independent politician, and a physician and former associate dean of the University of Notre Dame Australia. He has been the member for Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly sin ...

(born 19 June 1960), Independent Member for the NSW

Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district has been held by MP Joe McGirr since the September 2018 by-election. Wagga Wagga is a regional electorate. It entirely ...

McLarty family

John McLarty John Pollard McLarty (c. 1842 – 7 January 1909) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1904 until his death, representing the seat of Murray. McLarty was born in Dar ...

(1842–1909), MLA in Western Australia 1904–1909; brother of Edward *

Edward McLarty Edward McLarty (1 December 1848 – 13 August 1917) was an Australian pastoralist and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1894 to 1916, representing South-West Province. McLarty was born in Pin ...

(1848–1917), MLC in Western Australia 1894–1916; brother of John *

Ross McLarty Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, (17 March 1891 – 22 December 1962) was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia. Early life McLarty was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, the youngest of seven children of Edward McLarty, ...

(1891–1962), MLA in Western Australia 1930–1962, Premier 1947–1953; son of Edward

McMahon/Walder family

William McMahon Sir William McMahon (23 February 190831 March 1988) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1971 to 1972 as leader of the Liberal Party. He was a government minister for over 21 years, t ...

(1908–1988), federal Member for Lowe; Minister in the

Menzies Government (1949–66) Menzies Government may refer to: *Menzies government (1939–1941) *Menzies government (1949–1966) {{Disambiguation ...

, Holt Government (1966–67), McEwen Government (1967–68) and Gorton Government (1968–1971); 20th

1971–72. Uncle; *

Samuel Walder Sir Samuel Robert Walder (8 October 1879 – 24 November 1946) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was a long-serving member of the Sydney City Council, including as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1932, and was also a member of the New S ...

(1879–1946),

1932–33, Member of the

Legislative Council of New South Wales The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...

1932–43

Melloy/Darling family

Jack Melloy John (Jack) Melloy (10 November 19086 January 2006) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Australian Labor Party. Personal life Jack Melloy was born in Brisbane, the youngest of six children of Charles Frederick Mello ...

(1908—2006),

for Nudgee (1960—1977) * his daughter

Elaine Darling Elaine Elizabeth Darling (''née'' Melloy; 6 June 1936 – 30 August 2019) was an Australian politician. The Labor member for Lilley from 1980 to 1993, she was the first woman from Queensland to be elected to the House of Representatives. Earl ...

(born 1936),

for Lilley (1980—1993) * his granddaughter and her daughter

Vicky Darling Vicky Elizabeth Darling (born 29 November 1966 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Labor politician elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in September 2006 as the member for Sandgate. Darling was preselected by the Labor Party in 2006 She r ...

(born 1966),

for Sandgate (2006—2012), Minister for Environment (2011—2012) * his

cousin once removed Most generally, in the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a cousin is a type of familial relationship in which two relatives are two or more familial generations away from their most recent common ancestor. Commonly, " ...

and role model,

Walter Russell Crampton Walter Russell (Jack) Crampton (3 July 1877 – 20 October 1938) was an Australian trade unionist, journalist and politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council, until he voted (with others) to abolish the Council. Personal l ...

(1877—1938),

(1917—1922)

Menzies-Leckie family

* Sir

Robert Menzies The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

, 12th and longest serving

for Kooyong (1934—1966),

Deputy Premier of Victoria The deputy premier of Victoria is the second-most senior officer in the Government of Victoria. The deputy premier position was created in May 1932, with Robert Menzies being the first person to hold the position. The deputy premier is appointe ...

(1932–1934) and Member of the

Legislative Assembly of Victoria The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The presiding ...

for

Nunawading Nunawading is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km (11 miles) east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Whitehorse local government area. Nunawading recorded a population of 12,413 at the 2021 cens ...

(1929–1934). *his father James Menzies, was a Member of the

for Lowan (1911–1920) * his uncle

Hugh Menzies Hugh Menzies (4 September 1857 – 13 February 1925) was an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Stawell in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 1902 and 1904 as a Ministerialist member. He served as Mayor of the ...

, was a Member of the

for Stawell (1902–1904) * his uncle

Sydney Sampson Sydney Sampson (1863 – 24 March 1948) was an Australian businessman and politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1906 to 1919, representing the Division of Wimmera in Victoria. Outside of politics, he was a newspa ...

was a

for

Wimmera The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Austral ...

(1906–1919) * his father in-law

John Leckie John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's '' 25 O'Clock'' (1985), t ...

was a

for

Indi Indi may refer to: *Mag-indi language *Division of Indi, an electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives *Indi, Karnataka, a town in the state of Karnataka, India *Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface, a distributed control sys ...

(1917–1919) and

for

(1935–1947) * his brother in-law

Roland Leckie Roland John Leckie (30 December 1917 – 16 April 1990) was an Australian politician and judge. He was born in Hawthorn to John Leckie and Hattie Martha Knight. He studied at Scotch College and at Melbourne University, where he received a ...

was a Member of the

for

Evelyn Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evelyn ...

(1950–1952) * his cousin

Douglas Menzies Sir Douglas Ian Menzies KBE (7 September 190729 November 1974) was an Australian judge, serving as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was also Chancellor of Monash University from 1968 until his death in 1974. Early life Menzies w ...

was a Judge on the

High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises Original jurisdiction, original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Constitution of Australia, Australia's Constitution. The High Court was established fol ...

(1958–1974)

Morgan family

* James Morgan, Member for

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

in the

(1870–1871, 1873–1878) ** his son

Arthur Morgan Arthur Morgan may refer to: * Arthur Morgan (Australian politician, born 1856) (1856–1916), Premier of Queensland, Australia * Arthur Ernest Morgan (1878–1975), American administrator, educator and engineer * Arthur Morgan (Australian politici ...

(1903–1906) *** his son

for

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...

(1929–1931)

Morris-Wilson family

* David Morris was a councillor in the Shire of Mornington (1987-1994) and is member for Mornington in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (2006-present). His stepson * Tim Wilson,

for Goldstein (2016-present)

Nalder family

*Sir

Crawford Nalder Sir Crawford David Nalder (14 February 1910 – 8 December 1994) was an Australian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Western Australia from 1962 to 1971. He was leader of the Country Party in Western Australia from 1962 to 1973. Nalde ...

was Deputy Premier of Western Australia from 1962 to 1971. His son *

Cambell Nalder Cambell Crawford Nalder (20 December 1937 – 14 March 1987) was an Australian politician who served as a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1986 to 1987, representing the seat of Narrogin. The son of ...

, was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1987. His son *

Dean Nalder Dean Cambell Nalder (born 5 February 1966) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for the Liberal Party from 2013 to 2021, representing the seat of Alfred Cove until 2017, and Batem ...

, has been a member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 and was the Transport minister in the Western Australian Government.

Newman family

* Kevin Newman (1933–99) – ( MP for Bass (TAS)) 1975–84. Minister in the Fraser Government. His wife *

Jocelyn Newman Jocelyn Margaret Newman (née Mullett; 8 July 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Australian politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania for 15 years, and a minister in the Howard Government. Political career Jocelyn Margaret Mullett was born in M ...

(1937–2018) – (Senator for Tasmania) 1986–2002. She was a Minister in the Howard Government. Their son; *

Campbell Newman Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is a former Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Quee ...

(born 1963) –

Lord Mayor of Brisbane The Lord Mayor of Brisbane is the chief executive of the City of Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, and the head of the Brisbane City Council. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner of the Liberal National Party was sworn in on ...

2004–2011,

2012–2015.

Nott family

Frederick Lancelot Nott Frederick Lancelot Nott (25 March 1874 – 5 December 1927) was a politician in Queensland, Australia and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1927. Early life and education Nott was born in East Maitland, New South Wal ...

(1874—1927),

for

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

(1920—1927) * his brother Lewis Windermere Nott (1886—1951),

for

Herbert Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert ...

(1925—1928) and

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

(1949—1951)

O'Sullivan/MacGroarty family

Patrick O'Sullivan Patrick O'Sullivan (born February 1, 1985) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Minnesota Wild and P ...

, Member of the

for

** His son,

Thomas O'Sullivan Thomas O'Sullivan QC (13 December 1856 – 22 February 1953) was a barrister, Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early years O'Sullivan was ...

, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for

and Member of the

Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...

** His grandson,

Neil O'Sullivan Sir Michael Neil O'Sullivan KBE (2 August 1900 – 4 July 1968) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He served as a Senator for Queensland from 1947 to 1962, representing the Liberal Party. He held senior ministerial positions in the post-w ...

for QueenslandO'Sullivan, Patrick (1818–1904)
—

Australian Dictionary of Biography The ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's ...

Retrieved 2 July 2016. *** His uncle

Neil MacGroarty Neil Francis MacGroarty (1 May 1888 – 10 August 1971) was a solicitor and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life MacGroarty was born in Jane Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, to Irish-born parents Daniel Cannon MacGroa ...

Oldfield family

* Edward "Ted" Oldfield (1920–1990),

Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Following are lists of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Western Australia, an Australian state. The Parliament s ...

for Maylands (1951–1956; 1962–1965) and

Mount Lawley Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(1956–1962) * his nephew David Oldfield (1958–present), co-founder and Vice President of

Pauline Hanson's One Nation Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP), also known as One Nation or One Nation Party, is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia. It is led by Pauline Hanson. One Nat ...

(1997–2000), President of One Nation New South Wales (2001–2004),

Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the New South Wales Legislative ...

(1999–2007)

Palaszczuk family

Henry Palaszczuk Heinrich Palaszczuk (, Polish: ; born 12 January 1947) is a former Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, and minister of the Beattie Government of Queensland. He was elected as the member for Archerfield in 1984, and held tha ...

(born 1947) – Queensland state member for Archerfield 1984–1992 and Inala 1992–2006, and a Minister in the

Beattie Government The Beattie Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by Labor Premier Peter Beattie. It commenced on 26 June 1998, thirteen days after the Borbidge Ministry, led by Premier Rob Borbidge of the National Party, was defeated at ...

. Daughter; *

Annastacia Palaszczuk Annastacia Palaszczuk ( , Polish: Annastacia Pałaszczuk, ; born 25 July 1969) is an Australian politician who has been the 39th premier of Queensland since 2015 and the leader of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since ...

(born 1969) – Queensland state member for Inala since 2006 and

since 2015.

Pearsall family

* Benjamin Pearsall (1878–1951) – Independent member of the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...

for

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

1928–1931, 1934–1937 *Benjamin's son, Thomas Pearsall (1920–2003) – Liberal MHA for Franklin 1950–1966, member of the House of Representatives for

1966–1969 *Thomas' son,

Geoff Pearsall Geoffrey Alan "Geoff" Pearsall (born 15 September 1946) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1969 until 1988 and as Leader of the Opposition (1979–1981 ...

(born 1946) – Liberal MHA for Franklin 1969–1988,

1984–1988

Piesse family

* Frederick Piesse (1853–1912), MLA in Western Australia 1890–1909; brother of Alfred, Arnold, and Charles *

Charles Piesse Charles Austin Piesse (11 November 1855 – 13 July 1914) was an Australian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1894 until his death. He was a minister in the government of Newt ...

(1855–1914), MLC in Western Australia 1894–1914; brother of Alfred, Arnold, and Frederick *

Alfred Piesse Alfred Napoleon Piesse (17 July 1866 – 15 June 1939) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1911 to 1924, representing the seat of Toodyay. He joined the Country Party upon ...

(1866–1939), MLA in Western Australia 1911–1924; brother of Arnold, Charles, and Frederick *

Arnold Piesse Arnold Edmund Piesse (2 April 1872 – 21 July 1935) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1909 to 1914 and again from 1930 until his death, on both occasions representing the ...

(1872–1935), MLA in Western Australia 1909–1914 and 1930–1935; brother of Alfred, Charles, and Frederick *

Harold Piesse Harold Vivian Piesse (12 July 1884 – 16 September 1944) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1932 until his death. Piesse was born in Williams, Western Australia, to Mary El ...

(1884–1944), MLC in Western Australia 1932–1944; son of Frederick *

Edmund Piesse Edmund Stephen Roper Piesse (5 January 1900 – 25 August 1952) was an Australian politician who represented Western Australia in the Senate from 1950 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party. Piesse was born in Katanning, W ...

(1900–1952), Senator for Western Australia 1950–1952; son of Arnold *

Winifred Piesse Winifred Margaret Piesse, ''née'' Aumann (12 June 1923 – 11 March 2017) was an Australian politician. She was the first woman to represent the Country Party in the Western Australian Legislative Council. Winifred Margaret Aumann was born in ...

(born 1923), MLC in Western Australia 1977–1983; daughter-in-law of Charles

Pitt family

Warren Pitt Frederick Warren Pitt (born 14 March 1948) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009. Early life Born in Cairns, Pitt was a school teacher before entering p ...

(born 1948) – state member for Mulgrave 1989–1995 and 1998–2009 and a Minister in the

. Son; *

Curtis Pitt Curtis Warren Pitt (born 1 February 1977) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since 2009, representing the district of Mulgrave. On 14 February 2015, he was sworn in as Treas ...

(born 1977) – state member for Mulgrave 2009–present and a Minister in the

Palaszczuk Government ''Palaszczuk'' ( ) is a Polish-language rendering of the Belarusian language, Belarusian surname "" (Paliaščuk, Palyashchuk, Paliashchuk), literally meaning "poleszuk". The surname may refer to: *Annastacia Palaszczuk (born 1969), Australian poli ...

Playford family

The Playford family has played a significant role in the South Australian and Australian political and social sphere since the early days of European settlement. * Thomas Playford Senior was a fiery

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

minister who arrived in

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

in 1844 and established 'The Christian Church'. *

Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford (26 November 1837 – 19 April 1915) was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia (1887–1889; 1890–1892). He subsequently entered federal politics, serving as a Senator for South Australia ...

(1837–1915) ( MP for Onkaparinga (S.A))

1887–89, 1890–92. (Senator for SA) Federal Minister for Defence 1905–07 and

Vice-President of the Executive Council The Vice-President of the Executive Council is the minister in the Government of Australia who acts as the presiding officer of meetings of the Federal Executive Council when the Governor-General is absent. The Vice-President of the Executive ...

1903–04. * Sir Thomas Playford IV

1938–65. (the longest serving elected national or regional leader in the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...

Spender

* Sir

Percy Spender Sir Percy Claude Spender (5 October 18973 May 1985) was an Australian politician, diplomat, and judge. He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1951, including as a cabinet minister under Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was ...

, KCVO

KBE KBE may refer to: * Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, post-nominal letters * Knowledge-based engineering Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is the application of knowledge-based systems technology to the domain o ...

QC: Member of parliament for

Warringah Warringah is a name taken from the local Aboriginal word for Middle Harbour, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It may refer to: *Division of Warringah, an electoral division of the Australian House of Representatives created in 1922 *Electoral ...

(1937-51) where he held a number of ministries including treasurer,

(1951-57) and judge on the

International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

(1958-67) including as president (1964-67) *

John Spender John Michael Spender (2 December 1935 – 13 October 2022) was an Australian politician, diplomat and barrister. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 1990, representing the Liberal Party, and was a shadow minister under ...

QC: Member of parliament for North Sydney (1980-90), and

ambassadors to France An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

(1996-2000), son of Percy *

Allegra Spender Allegra Spender is an Australian politician and businesswoman who is the member of parliament for Wentworth since 2022. She is the third generation of her family to sit in federal parliament, after her grandfather Percy and father John. One of ...

: Independent Member for

elected at the 2022 federal election, daughter of John

Street family

John Rendell Street John Rendell Street, (19 October 1832 – 23 March 1891) was an Australian businessman, banker and politician. Street founded the Perpetual Trustee Company in 1886 as managing director with fellow trustees Edmund Barton and James Fairfax. ...

, MLC (b.1832–d.1891): Founder of the Australian Street dynasty; successor of Sir

Edmund Barton Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton, (18 January 18497 January 1920) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903, holding office as the leader of the Protectionist Party. He resigned to ...

, 1st

, in his

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...

seat of East Sydney (1887–death); descendant of Baron Sir Thomas Street. *

Sir Philip Whistler Street Sir Philip Whistler Street, (9 August 1863 – 11 September 1938) was the 8th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the first member of the Street family to attain these vicereg ...

KCMG KCMG may refer to * KC Motorgroup, based in Hong Kong, China * Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, British honour * KCMG-LP, radio station in New Mexico, USA * KCMG, callsign 1997-2001 of Los Angeles radio station KKLQ (FM) ...

, KC (b.1863–d.1938): 8th Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of New South Wales The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court i ...

and

Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales The Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales is a government position in the State of New South Wales, Australia, acting as a deputy to the Governor of New South Wales. The office was first created in October 1786, before the arrival of the Firs ...

(1925–1938); second longest serving judge in New South Wales history; son of John Rendell, father of Sir Kenneth. *

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

Sir Kenneth Whistler Street,

KStJ The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

, QC (b.1890–d.1972): 10th Chief Justice of the

and

(1950–1972); son of Sir Philip, husband of "Red Jessie", father of Sir Laurence. * Jessie Mary Grey, Lady Street (b.1889–d.1970): Prominent diplomat and suffragette; Australia's first female delegate to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

; instrumental in the gender non-discrimination clause of the

UN Charter The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the UN system, including its six principal organs: the ...

; organised the formation of the Aboriginal Rights Organisation. *

Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ...

Geoffrey Austin Street, MP, MC (b.1894–d.1940): Australia's

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

in the First Menzies Government during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

; awarded Military Cross for bravery in the Battle of Gallipoli; died as

in the

Canberra Air Disaster The 1940 Canberra air disaster was an aircraft crash that occurred near Canberra, the capital of Australia, on 13 August 1940, during World War II. All ten people on board were killed: six passengers, including three members of the Australian ...

; father of Anthony Austin. *

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

Sir Laurence Whistler Street Sir Laurence Whistler Street, (3 July 1926 – 21 June 2018) was the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the youngest to serve in these viceregal offices since 1844 and ...

, AC,

, QC (1926–2018): 14th and second youngest Chief Justice of the

and

(1974–1989); son of Sir Kenneth and "Red Jessie", father of Alexander. * Anthony Austin Street, MP, OM (1926–2022): Australia's

Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

in the Fourth Fraser Ministry (1980–1983); Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Industrial Relations in the Third Fraser Ministry; son of Geoffrey Austin (held the same seat, Corangamite). *

Alexander Whistler Street, SC (b.1959–): Incumbent judge of the

Federal Circuit Court of Australia The Federal Circuit Court of Australia, formerly known as the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia or the Federal Magistrates Service, was an Australian court with jurisdiction over matters broadly relating to family law and child support, ad ...

and Commander of the

Royal Australian Naval Reserve The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. The current Royal Australian Naval Reserve was formed in June 1973 by merging the former RANR (Seagoing) and the Royal Australian ...

, along with his sister Justice Sylvia Emmett (née Street), a federal judge and

Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...

in the naval reserve, and wife to federal judge Arthur Emmett.

Sullivan family

* Terry Sullivan (1949-),

for

Nundah Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul. In the , Nundah had a population of 12,141 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was i ...

(1991-1992), Chermside (1992-2001) and

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...

(2001-2006). *his son, Jimmy Sullivan (1982-),

for

(2020-)

Thorn/Harris/Hill/Casey family

George Thorn (senior) George Thorn (senior) (11 April 1806 – 28 April 1876) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was known as the ''"father of Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich"'' for his contribution ...

(1806—1876),

for

(1860—1861) * his sons: **

George Thorn George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

(1838—1905),

(1876—1877) **

John Thorn John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Personal profile Thorn was born in ...

(1847—1896),

for Fassifern (1874—1878) **

Henry Thorn Henry Thorn (6 November 1840 – 19 April 1880) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Henry Thorn was born on 6 November 1840 in Ipswich, Queensland, the son of George ...

(1840—1880),

for Northern Downs (1867—1868, 1873—1876) ** William Thorn,

for Aubigny (1894—1904, 1908—1912) * his son-in-law George Harris,

** George Harris's sons-in-law ***

Charles Lumley Hill Charles Lumley Hill (1840 – 28 October 1909) was a pastoralist, businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Hill was born in 1840 at Tickhill Castle, Yorkshire, ...

for Gregory and

. *** Richard Gardiner Casey,

for Warrego **** Richard Casey's son Baron Casey,

Governor-General of Australia The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.James Thomas Walker (1841–1923), original senator from New South Wales (1901–1913); *his older cousin was Thomas Walker (1804–1886), member of NSW Legislative Council for Port Philip Bay (1843–1845); (His mother's maiden name was Ann Walker) *his half cousin was William Benjamin Walker (1820–1889), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1863–1867); and *his full uncle was James Walker(1785–1856), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1856–1856)

Wentworth/Hill/Griffiths/Scott/Cooper family

* William Charles Wentworth I (1790–1872), member of the

for various periods between 1843 and 1862, including President of the Legislative Council (1861–1862) *

D'Arcy Wentworth, Jr. D'Arcy Wentworth, born Dorset Crowley (23 June 1793 – 21 July 1861), was a New South Wales army captain, police magistrate and politician. Early life He was born Dorset Crowley on Norfolk Island to D'Arcy Wentworth, a surgeon who was ...

(1793–1861), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1843–1845), brother of W. C. Wentworth I * William Charles Wentworth IV AO (1907–2003), member of the

(1949– 1977) and in the Ministry (1968–1972), great grandson of W. C. Wentworth I *

George Neville Griffiths George Neville Griffiths (23 January 1840 – 28 April 1905) was a New South Wales colonial politician. He was born in Sydney to banker George Richard Griffiths and Letitita Chatfield. Educated in England, he graduated from Cambridge Univers ...

(1840–1905), member of the

(1882–1885), grandfather of W. C. Wentworth IV * John Scott) (1821–1898), apart from 1869, member of the

(1868–1888) and of the

(1888–1890), father-in-law of G.N. Griffiths and great grandfather of W. C. Wentworth IV * George Hill (1802–1883),

Mayor of Sydney The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Sydney is the head of the Council of the City of Sydney, which is the local government area covering the central business district of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The Lord Mayor has be ...

(1850), alderman of the City of Sydney (1842–1851) and (1857–1858), and member of the NSW Legislative Council (1848–1849) and (1856–1861), great grandfather of W. C. Wentworth IV, his daughter, Mary Jane being the wife of Fitzwilliam, the son of W. C. Wentworth I * Richard Hill (1810–1895). Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1868–1877), member of the Legislative Council (1880–1895), brother of George Hill, and whose wife, Henrietta Cox, was the sister of Sarah, the wife of W. C. Wentworth I * William Charles Hill (1838–1919), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1900–1919), son of Richard Hill *

Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet Sir Daniel Cooper, 1st Baronet (1 July 1821 – 5 June 1902) was a nineteenth-century politician, merchant and philanthropist in the Colony of New South Wales. He served as the first speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the colony and was ...

(1821–1902), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1849–1851) and (1855–1856), member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1856–1860) and the Assembly's first Speaker, his wife Elizabeth being the sister of George Hill and Richard Hill

Whitlam family

Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1977, he was notable for being the he ...

(1916–2014), MHR for

Werriwa The Division of Werriwa is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The name Werriwa derives from a local Aboriginal name for Lake George, which was located in the division when it was established in 1900. The division ...

1952–1978, Prime Minister 1972–75 *

Tony Whitlam Antony Philip Whitlam (born 7 January 1944) is an Australian lawyer who has served as a politician and judge. He is the son of Gough Whitlam (former Prime Minister) and Margaret Whitlam. Early life and education Whitlam was born in Elizabeth ...

(1944–), MHR for Grayndler, Justice on the Federal Court of Australia (1993–2005)

Willmott family

* F. E. S. Willmott (1870–1941), MLA in Western Australia 1914–1921, MLC in Western Australia 1921–1926; father of F. D. * Edmund Brockman (1882–1938), MLA in Western Australia 1933–1934; brother-in-law of F. E. S. *

William Willmott William Henry Francis Willmott (16 May 1895 – 2 May 1947) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1938 until his death, representing the seat of Sussex. Willmott was born in Bussel ...

(1895–1947), MLA in Western Australia 1938–1947; nephew of F. E. S. * F. D. Willmott (1904–2004), MLA in Western Australia 1955–1974; son of F. E. S.

Wilson family

* Sir Keith Wilson was Senator for South Australia from 1938 to 1944 and MHR for Sturt from 1949–1954 and 1955–1966. His son *

Ian Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...

represented Sturt from 1966–1969 and 1972–1993 and was a minister in the

Fraser Fraser may refer to: Places Antarctica * Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands Australia * Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen * Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal ele ...

government. Ian was also great-grandson of Sir

John Langdon Bonython Sir John Langdon Bonython (;Charles Earle Funk, ''What's the Name, Please?'' (Funk & Wagnalls, 1936). 15 October 184822 October 1939) was an Australian editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist, journalist and politician who served a ...

MHR for South Australia 1901–1906 and great-great grandson of Sir

John Cox Bray Sir John Cox Bray (31 May 1842 – 13 June 1894) was a prominent South Australian politician and the first native-born Premier of South Australia (1881–1884). Early life and education John Cox Bray was born in East Adelaide, a son of Tom C ...

, the first native born premier of South Australia

Wriedt family

Ken Wriedt Kenneth Shaw Wriedt (11 July 192718 October 2010) was an Australian politician and leader of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Labor Party. Wriedt was born in Melbourne, of Danish ancestry. His early life included time spent as a seaman.< ...

(1927–2010) (Senator for TAS). Minister in the Whitlam Government. Daughter; *

Paula Wriedt Paula Catherine Wriedt (born 11 December 1968, Hobart) is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the outer suburban Hobart seat of Franklin. She was first elected to par ...

(born 1968) ( MP) 1996–2009. Minister in the Tasmanian Government.

Others

* John "Jack" Ah Kit was a member of the

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of Australia. The Legislative Assembly has 25 members, each elected in single-member electorates for four-year terms. The voting method fo ...

from 1995 to 2005, and was the first indigenous minister in the Northern Territory. His daughter,

Ngaree Ah Kit Ngaree Jane Ah Kit (born 4 June 1981) is an Australian politician, who was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly at the 2016 general election, representing the electoral division of Karama, Darwin, for the Labor Party. Ah Kit ...

, was elected to the Assembly in 2016. *

Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese ( or ; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parlia ...

has been a Member of the

since 1996, and was a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments. His wife,

Carmel Tebbutt Carmel Mary Tebbutt (born 22 January 1964) is an Australian former politician. She was the Labor Party Member for the former seat of Marrickville in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly until the 2015 election and was Deputy Premier of New ...

was a member of

from 2005 until her retirement in 2015, Education Minister 2005–2007, and Deputy Premier of the State of NSW from 2008–2011. They have been dubbed the "King and Queen of

Marrickville Marrickville is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is located south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the largest suburb in the Inner West Council local gove ...

". *

Jim Bacon James or Jim Bacon may refer to: *Jim Bacon (politician) (James Alexander Bacon, 1950–2004), Premier of Tasmania, 1998–2004 *Jim Bacon (rugby) James Arthur Bacon (fourth ¼ 1896 – fourth ¼ 1968) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional ...

was

1998–2004, while his son,

Scott Bacon Scott Bacon (born 27 August 1977) is a former Australian politician. Bacon represented the electorates of Denison and then Clark (after renaming) in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2019 as a member of the Labor Party. Career He ...

was elected to the

in 2010. *

Francis Matthew John Baker Francis Matthew John Baker (1903 – 28 March 1939) was an Australian politician and vice-president of the State Service Union. Baker was born in Bundaberg, Queensland. A member of the Federal Labor Party, he unsuccessfully ran for office fo ...

was Member for Oxley 1931 to 1934 and Griffith 1934 to 1939. His father Francis Patrick Baker was Member for Maranoa * Martin Basedow was a member for Barossa in the South Australian Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 1902; his son

Herbert Basedow Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician, explorer and medical practitioner. Basedow was born in Kent Town, South Australia. His early education was in Adelaide, South Australia ...

was a member for the same seat from 1927 to 1930. *

Wayne Berry Wayne Bruce Berry (born 14 November 1942), former Australian politician, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2008, representing the electorate of Ginninderra (from 1995–2008) for the ...

was a member of the

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Sq ...

for

Ginninderra Ginninderra is the name of the former agricultural lands surrendered to urban development on the western and north-western fringes of Canberra, the capital of Australia. Ginninderra corresponds with the watershed of Ginninderra Creek, which is ...

from 1989–2008 and

from 1997–1998. His daughter, Yvette Berry, has been a member of the Legislative Assembly for Ginninderra since 2012. *Jack Birney (1928–1995), was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives (representing the Sydney electorate of Division of Phillip, Phillip) from 1975 till his defeat in 1983. His son, Matt Birney, Matthew John "Matt" Birney (born 1969) was Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia), Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia 2005–06. *George Booth (Australian politician), George Booth was a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 1925–1960, while his son, Ken Booth (politician), Ken Booth was a member from 1960 to 1988. *Bert Cremean and his brother Jack Cremean were both Labor members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Clifton Hill, Clifton Hill. Jack replaced his brother in a by-election after Bert died of peritonitis following surgery. The family (on their mother's side) was very active in local government Labor politics in the City of Richmond. *Mary Delahunty was a Labor member for Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2006, and was Minister for Education (1999–2002); the Arts (1999 to 2006); Women's Affairs (2002–2006) and Planning (2002–2005). Her brother, Hugh Delahunty, was the National Party member for Lowan (2002–2014); and previously Wimmera (1999–2002) and was a minister in the Victorian Government. *Ray Groom was a Member of the House of Representatives 1975–1984, a Minister in the Fraser Government, a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 1986–2001, then

1992–1996; his son, Matthew Groom was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 2010 and has been a minister in the Tasmanian Government since 2014. *James Guy (Australian politician), James Guy was an ALP Senator for Tasmania from 1914 to 1920 and his son Allan Guy, James Allan Guy was ALP and later Nationalist Member for Bass and a Senator for Tasmania. George McElwee, Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1940 to 1946, was James Guy's brother-in-law. *Eric Harrison was a Member of the House of Representatives seat of

from 1931 to 1956, the first Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (1944 to 1956) and held several major portfolios. His daughter Shirley Walters was Liberal Party Senator for

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

from 1975 to 1993. *Alan Hunt (politician), Alan Hunt was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1961–1992. His son, Greg Hunt, is the federal member for Division of Flinders, Flinders, was Minister for the Environment in the Abbott and Turnbull governments and is currently Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. *Rowland James, Rowley James was the Member for Division of Hunter, Hunter, New South Wales 1924–1958, while his son, Albert James, Bertie James was Member for the same seat 1960–1980. *Harry Jenkins (senior), Harry Jenkins, Sr was Member of Parliament for Division of Scullin, Scullin, Victoria, 1969–1985, while his son, Harry Jenkins was the Member for the same seat from 1986 to 2013. They have both been Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Speaker of the House of Representatives. *Stan Knowles, Member for Electoral district of Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Fields in the NSW Legislative Assembly 1981–1990; and his son, Craig Knowles, member for the same seat 1990–2005. *Michael Lavarch was Member of Parliament 1987–1996 and Attorney-General of Australia, Attorney-General in the Keating Government 1993–1996. His wife, Linda Lavarch, was Member for Electoral district of Kurwongbah, Kurwongbah in the Queensland Parliament, from 1997 to 2009, and was Attorney-General in the Peter Beattie, Beattie government 2005–2006. *Dawn Lawrie, independent Member for Electoral division of Nightcliff, Nightcliff in the

, 1974–1983; her daughter, Delia Lawrie was Australian Labor Party, Labor Member for Electoral division of Karama, Karama 2001–2016 and was Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory), Leader of the Opposition 2012–15. *John Lemmon (politician), John Lemmon was the Labor member for Electoral district of Williamstown, Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1955—at nearly 51 years, the longest term in the Victorian parliament's history. His son, Nelson Lemmon, was a federal Labor MP for the seats of Division of Forrest, Forrest (WA; 1943–1949) and Division of St George, St George (NSW; 1954–1955), and a minister in the Second Chifley Ministry, Chifley government. * George Miles (politician), George Miles served in the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1916 to 1950, his great niece Jo Vallentine was an Independent / Greens senator for Western Australia from 1985 to 1992 and his great-granddaughter Mary Jo Fisher was a Liberal Party senator for South Australia from 2007 to 2012. *Justin O'Byrne was a member of the Senate for Tasmania 1947–81, President of the Senate 1974–75, and Father of the Senate 1971–75; his distant cousin Michelle O'Byrne was Member for

1998–2004, and Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2006; her brother, David O'Byrne, was Member for Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2014. *Eric Ogilvie was a Labor Member for Wilmot in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1928–1940, his brother Albert Ogilvie was Premier of Tasmania 1934–1939 and Labor member for Franklin 1919–1939. His granddaughter Madeleine Ogilvie was elected as a Labor member for Denison in the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 2014. *Noel Padgham-Purich was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Tiwi 1977–1983; Koolpinyah 1983–1990; and Nelson 1990–1997. Her daughter, Kezia Purick, has been member for Goyder since 2008. *Sir Earle Page was Prime Minister of Australia in 1939 and a Country Party Member of the House of Representatives from 1919 to 1961. His grandson Don Page (politician), Donald Page was a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 2015 and a minister in the NSW Government from 2011 to 2014. *Ian Prentice was a Liberal Party member of the

for electoral district of Toowong, Toowong from 1980 to 1983. His wife, Jane Prentice, has been the federal member for the Queensland seat of Division of Ryan, Ryan since 2010. *Bess Price (Country Liberal Party) defeated her nephew, Labor MLA Karl Hampton, in the 2012 Northern Territory election and succeeded him as the member for Sturt in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly until 2016. She was a minister in the NT Government. Karl held the seat from 2006 to 2012 and was also a minister in the NT Government. *Philip Ruddock was MP for

from 1973 until 1977, for Division of Dundas, Dundas from 1977 until 1993 and for Division of Berowra, Berowra from 1993 until 2016, was Immigration Minister 1996–2003 and Attorney-General 2003–2007 in the Howard Government and was Father of the Australian Parliament from 1998 until 2016. His father, Max Ruddock was Member of the

state parliament from 1962 to 1976 and a minister in the NSW Government. *Marie Tehan was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1987 to 1992 and of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1999. She was a minister in the Victorian Government. Her son Dan Tehan has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2010. *Lindsay Thompson was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1955 to 1970 and of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1982. He was the 40th Premier of

. His son Murray Thompson has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1992. *Kelvin Thomson was an MP in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1988–1995 and was MHR for

in the Australian Parliament from 1996 until his retirement in 2016. His ex-wife Marsha Thomson was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1999–2006) and has represented Electoral district of Footscray, Footscray in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006. She was the first Jewish woman to be a minister in any Australian Government serving in the Bracks and Brumby cabinets. *William Vale (politician), William and Richard Vale were brothers who both represented Electoral district of Ballarat West, West Ballarat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly during the latter part of the 19th century. William's great-grandson, Monte Vale, was member of the Assembly for Electoral district of Greensborough, Greensborough (1967–70, 1973–77), while Monte's son Roger Vale was member of the

for Electoral division of Stuart, 1974–1994. *Howard Venning was a Liberal member of the

from 1968 to 1979. His son Ivan Venning was a Liberal member of the

from 1990 to 2014. *David Watkins (Australian politician), David Watkins was Member for Division of Newcastle, Newcastle 1901–1935, while his son David Oliver Watkins, David O. Watkins was Member for the same seat 1935–1958. *Don Willesee, Donald Robert "Don" Willesee (1916–2003) was a member of the Australian Senate for Western Australia 1950–1975, and a minister in the Whitlam Government. His brother, Bill Willesee, William Francis Willesee (1911–2000) was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council 1954–1974. *Eric Willis, Sir Eric Willis was Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for Electoral district of Earlwood, Earlwood 1950–1978, and was Premier of New South Wales for a few months in 1976. His brother Max Willis, was Member of the

1970–1999. *Michael Wooldridge was a Member of the House of Representatives, and Minister for Health 1996–2001 in the Howard Government. His sister, Mary Wooldridge, has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006 and a minister in the Victorian Government. *Jack Wright (politician), Jack Wright was

from 1982 to 1985 and a Labor Member for Adelaide in the

from 1971 to 1985. His son Michael Wright (Australian politician), Michael Wright was the Labor member for Lee in the

from 1997 to 2014 and a minister in the South Australian Government.

References

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External links

*Lumb, Martin (31 October 2012)
Parliamentary relations: political families in the Commonwealth Parliament
Australian Parliamentary Library. Political families of Australia, Politics of Australia