House of Representatives

David Littleproud

Member for Maranoa

The Nationals · NP

Federal parliamentary service10 years 3 month(s) and 27 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries2Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 2 July 2016.

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 July 2016 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Maranoa, Queensland, 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Shadow Minister for Emergency Management16 Mar 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
Shadow Minister for Tourism16 Mar 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry

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

No qualification is listed in the imported record.

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Banking and finance from 1994 to 2016.
Cotton Chipper, 1993.

Appointment history

View 14 dated office and portfolio entries

Shadow Minister for Tourism16 Mar 2026 – Current
Shadow Minister for Emergency Management16 Mar 2026 – Current
Shadow Cabinet Minister17 Feb 2026 – 16 Mar 2026
Shadow Minister for Agriculture17 Feb 2026 – 16 Mar 2026
Shadow Minister for Agriculture5 June 2022 – 21 Jan 2026
Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – 21 Jan 2026
Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals30 May 2022 – 11 Mar 2026
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia2 July 2021 – 23 May 2022
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management6 Feb 2020 – 2 July 2021
Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals4 Feb 2020 – 30 May 2022
Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management29 May 2019 – 6 Feb 2020
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response26 Nov 2018 – 29 May 2019
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources20 Dec 2017 – 29 May 2019
Cabinet Minister20 Dec 2017 – 23 May 2022

Reported parliamentary expenses

Summary verification pending

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

A matching record has been staged, but its official summary comparison is not complete. We are withholding the amount until that check passes.

No figure is shown. This does not mean zero spending, missing a declaration or wrongdoing. Salary, office expenditure and declared assets are different records.

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Public financial records

Statutory base salary

Shadow-ministry salary requires the current section 10 notice; other office additions may be overridden.

$239,270 AUD per year

Base rate effective 30 Aug 2026. This excludes role additions, allowances and personal tax circumstances.

Electorate allowance

$39,700–$57,100 AUD per financial year, depending on division area. The individual rate has not yet been matched to a verified area record.

Tribunal determination · sections 7–8

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Additional offices not matched above remain unverified. A base-only figure is not a verified total salary. Actual expense claims are separate records.

Salary rules Business resources and entitlements Reported parliamentary expenses House interests register

A salary rate, expense entitlement, reported office cost and declared asset are different records. Uncollected information is not a zero value.

Declared assets & interests

Property, investments, trusts and other declared interests are recorded separately from parliamentary salary and office spending.

Declaration details not yet transcribed

Use the official register and look for David Littleproud, Maranoa. This links to the chamber’s register, not an individually matched statement.

Open House Register of Members’ Interests

No declaration totals or asset values are inferred. An unavailable entry does not mean no interests.

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Public websites & social accounts

Open Parliamentary Handbook

Social accounts and contact channels will appear here once ownership is checked against source links.

Sources & portrait credit

Service, qualifications, occupations and appointments: Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Handbook. Snapshot as of 28 Oct 2026.

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