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House of Representatives

Melissa Price

Member for Durack

Liberal Party of Australia · LIB

Federal parliamentary service13 years 1 month(s) and 22 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: 7 Sept 2013.

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

    Re-elected 2016

  5. 7 Sept 2013 – 2 July 2016House of Representatives

    Elected to the House of Representatives for Durack, Western Australia, 2013.

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

  • Bachelor of Laws Honours, London South Bank University
  • Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Western Australia

Occupations recorded by Parliament

  • Vice-President of Legal and Business Development for Crosslands Resources Ltd. from 2008 to 2012.
  • General Counsel and Business Development Manager at CBH Group from 2002 to 2008.
  • Solicitor in private practice from 1997 to 2002.
  • Non-Executive Director of the Cancer Council (WA) to 2016.
  • Non-Executive Director of the BrightSpark Foundation to 2016.

Appointment history

View 13 dated office and portfolio entries
  • Shadow Minister for Defence Industry14 Sept 2025 – 17 Feb 2026
  • Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel14 Sept 2025 – 17 Feb 2026
  • Shadow Minister for Science28 May 2025 – 14 Sept 2025
  • Shadow Minister for Cyber Security28 May 2025 – 14 Sept 2025
  • Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives26 July 2022 – 28 May 2025
  • Minister for Science and Technology8 Oct 2021 – 23 May 2022
  • Cabinet Minister30 Mar 2021 – 23 May 2022
  • Minister for Defence Industry29 May 2019 – 23 May 2022
  • Minister for the Environment28 Aug 2018 – 29 May 2019
  • Cabinet Minister28 Aug 2018 – 29 May 2019
  • Assistant Minister for the Environment20 Dec 2017 – 28 Aug 2018
  • Member of the Speaker's Panel8 Aug 2017 – 20 Dec 2017
  • Member of the Speaker's Panel12 Oct 2015 – 9 May 2016