House of Representatives

Madeleine King

Member for Brand

Australian Labor Party · ALP

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

Current ministry / shadow entries3Includes 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 Brand, Western Australia, 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Cabinet Minister1 June 2022 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Minister for Resources1 June 2022 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
Minister for Northern Australia1 June 2022 – 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

Bachelor of Laws, University of Western Australia

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Director of Centenary Celebrations and Principal Adviser of Strategic Projects at the University of Western Australia from 2012 to 2013.
Chief Operating Officer at the Perth USAsia Centre from 2012 to 2016.
Ministerial Adviser to the Hon. G Gray MP from 2011 to 2012.
Chief of Staff for the University of Western Australia from 2008 to 2011.
Research Contracts Lawyer for the University of Western Australia from 2005 to 2008.
Admitted as a Solicitor to the High Court of Australia, 2004.
Admitted as Solicitor and Barrister to the Supreme Court (WA), 1998.
Solicitor in commercial law at private legal practice from 1997 to 2005.

Appointment history

View 9 dated office and portfolio entries

Cabinet Minister1 June 2022 – Current
Minister for Resources1 June 2022 – Current
Minister for Northern Australia1 June 2022 – Current
Shadow Minister for Resources28 Jan 2021 – 23 May 2022
Shadow Minister for Trade2 June 2019 – 23 May 2022
Shadow Cabinet Minister2 June 2019 – 23 May 2022
Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs28 June 2018 – 2 June 2019
Shadow Minister Assisting for Small Business28 June 2018 – 2 June 2019
Shadow Minister Assisting for Resources28 June 2018 – 2 June 2019

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

Annual salary including matched role

$412,741 AUD per year · approximately

Cabinet Minister: base salary plus 72.5% ($173,471).

Official additional salary rules

Calculated annual rate, before tax. Excludes superannuation, allowances and any separately eligible offices or acting arrangements; this is not a record of payments received. Multiple ministerial portfolios are not added together.

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

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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 Madeleine King, Brand. 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: Petkli05. Original image · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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