House of Representatives
Barnaby Joyce
Member for New England
One Nation · ON
Parliamentary service
First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2005.
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
- 3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives
Re-elected 2025
- 21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025House of Representatives
Re-elected 2022
- 18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022House of Representatives
Re-elected 2019
- 2 Dec 2017 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for New England, New South Wales at by-election 2017, vice the Hon. B Joyce (resigned).
- 2 July 2016 – 27 Oct 2017House of Representatives
Re-elected 2016. Election ruled void 27.10.2017 under section 44 (i) of the Constitution; ruled ineligible from 2.7.2016.
- 7 Sept 2013 – 2 July 2016House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for New England, New South Wales, 2013.
- 1 July 2011 – 8 Aug 2013Senate
Re-elected 2010. Resigned 8.8.2013 to contest the House of Representatives division of New England, New South Wales.
- 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2011Senate
Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2004.
Current responsibilities
Ministry and shadow ministry
No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.
Parliamentary and party offices
No additional current parliamentary or party office is recorded in this import.
These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.
Background before Parliament
Qualifications recorded by Parliament
- Bachelor of Financial Administration, University of New England
- Certified Practising Accountant, CPA Australia
- Fellow, Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants
Occupations recorded by Parliament
- Self-employed accountant from 1998 to 2005.
- Rural banker from 1994 to 1998.
- Accountant from 1991 to 1994.
- Farm worker from 1989 to 1991.
Appointment history
View 24 dated office and portfolio entries
- Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
- Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
- Cabinet Minister22 June 2021 – 23 May 2022
- Deputy Prime Minister22 June 2021 – 23 May 2022
- Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development22 June 2021 – 23 May 2022
- Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals21 June 2021 – 30 May 2022
- Minister for Infrastructure and Transport20 Dec 2017 – 26 Feb 2018
- Cabinet Minister6 Dec 2017 – 26 Feb 2018
- Deputy Prime Minister6 Dec 2017 – 26 Feb 2018
- Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources6 Dec 2017 – 20 Dec 2017
- Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals6 Dec 2017 – 26 Feb 2018
- Minister for Resources and Northern Australia27 July 2017 – 27 Oct 2017
- Deputy Prime Minister18 Feb 2016 – 27 Oct 2017
- Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals11 Feb 2016 – 27 Oct 2017
- Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources21 Sept 2015 – 27 Oct 2017
- Cabinet Minister18 Sept 2013 – 27 Oct 2017
- Minister for Agriculture18 Sept 2013 – 21 Sept 2015
- Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals13 Sept 2013 – 11 Feb 2016
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water14 Sept 2010 – 18 Sept 2013
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure and Water25 Mar 2010 – 14 Sept 2010
- Shadow Cabinet Minister8 Dec 2009 – 18 Sept 2013
- Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction8 Dec 2009 – 25 Mar 2010
- Leader of the Nationals in the Senate17 Sept 2008 – 8 Aug 2013
- Temporary Chair of Committees26 June 2008 – 18 Sept 2008