Julian Leeser

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.

1. 3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives

   Re-elected 2025

2. 21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025House of Representatives

   Re-elected 2022

3. 18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022House of Representatives

   Re-elected 2019

4. 2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives

   Elected to the House of Representatives for Berowra, New South Wales, 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Cabinet Minister17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for Education17 Feb 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

• Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Bachelor of Arts Honours, University of New South Wales
• Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Senior Executive at the Australian Catholic University from 2012 to 2016.
• Visiting Fellow at the Alfred A. Taubman Centre for State and Local Government in the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 2006 to 2007.
• Executive Director at the Menzies Research Centre from 2006 to 2012.
• Special Advisor to the Attorney General, the Hon. P Ruddock from 2004 to 2006.
• Solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jacques from 2002 to 2004.
• Advisor to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, the Hon. A Abbott MP, 2001.
• Associate to the Hon. I Callinan AC QC at the High Court of Australia, 2000.
• Company Director

Appointment history