Pat Conroy

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

   Elected to the House of Representatives for Shortland, New South Wales, 2016, following electoral redistribution.

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

   Elected to the House of Representatives for Charlton, New South Wales, 2013.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Cabinet Minister29 July 2024 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
• Minister for Defence Industry13 May 2025 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
• Minister for Pacific Island Affairs13 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

• Bachelor of Economics Honours First Class, University of Sydney

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Deputy Chief of Staff to the Hon. G Combet, AM, MP from 2011 to 2013.
• Principal Policy Adviser to the Hon. G Combet, AM, MP from 2008 to 2011.
• National Economist at the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union from 2004 to 2008.
• Policy Adviser to Senator G Campbell from 2002 to 2004.
• Electorate officer to the Hon. A Albanese, MP, 2000.
• Industrial/Policy Organiser (Forestry Division) at the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (NSW) from 2000 to 2002.
• Customer service assistant at Coles from 1995 to 2000.

Appointment history