Melissa McIntosh

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 18 May 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. 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

   Elected to the House of Representatives for Lindsay, New South Wales, 2019.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Shadow Cabinet Minister25 Jan 2025 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for Women28 May 2025 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services17 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

• Bachelor of Communications, Journalism, Public Relations and Video Production, University of Western Sydney

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Executive Manager (Communications) for Wentworth Community Housing from 2016 to 2018.
• Chief of Staff to the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, the Hon. A Hawke from 2015 to 2016.
• Director of the 21st Century Global Women's Initiative (W21), Head of Partnerships and Director of Events at the United States Study Centre, University of Sydney from 2011 to 2015.

Appointment history