House of Representatives

Jason Wood

Member for La Trobe

Liberal Party of Australia · LIB

Federal parliamentary service19 years 0 month(s) and 4 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries0Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 9 Oct 2004.

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
Re-elected 2016
7 Sept 2013 – 2 July 2016House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for La Trobe, Victoria, 2013.
24 Nov 2007 – 21 Aug 2010House of Representatives
Re-elected 2007. Defeated at general elections, 2010.
9 Oct 2004 – 24 Nov 2007House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for La Trobe, Victoria, 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

Graduate Diploma Innovation Service Management, RMIT University
Master of Applied Science (Innovation Service Management), RMIT University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Senior Sergeant in the Counter Terrorism Coordination Unit from 2003 to 2004.
Detective in the Organised Crime Squad from 1990 to 2000.
Police officer (Vic.) from 1988 to 2004.

Appointment history

View 7 dated office and portfolio entries

Shadow Minister for International Development and Pacific Island Affairs28 May 2025 – 17 Feb 2026
Shadow Minister for Community Safety, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs29 May 2019 – 23 May 2022
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Security and Policing3 May 2010 – 14 Sept 2010
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Justice and Policing25 Mar 2010 – 3 May 2010
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Security and Policing8 Dec 2009 – 25 Mar 2010
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Justice and Public Security22 Sept 2008 – 8 Dec 2009

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

$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 Jason Wood, La Trobe. 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

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Sources & portrait credit

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

Portrait: Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs). Original image · CC BY 3.0.

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