Jess Walsh

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2019.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

1. 1 July 2025 – CurrentSenate

   Re-elected 2025

2. 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate

   Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2019.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Minister for Early Childhood Education13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
• Minister for Youth13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)

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

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
• Master of Arts, University of Southern California
• Bachelor of Arts Honours, University of Melbourne

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Secretary of United Voice (Vic.) from 2007 to 2019.
• Assistant Secretary of United Voice (Vic.) from 2006 to 2007.
• Researcher and Organiser for United Voice (Vic.) from 2002 to 2006.
• Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, Washington DC (USA) from 1999 to 2000.
• Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, John Hopkins University (USA) from 1998 to 1999.

Appointment history