Patrick Gorman

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 28 July 2018.

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. 28 July 2018 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives

   Elected to the House of Representatives for Perth, Western Australia at by-election 2018, vice T Hammond (resigned).

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister1 June 2022 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
• Assistant Minister for the Public Service31 May 2023 – CurrentAlbanese Ministry (2nd)
• Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations13 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

• Graduate Diploma in Business, University of Western Australia
• Master of Business Administration, University of Western Australia
• Bachelor of Social Science, Curtin University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (WA Branch).
• Principal Adviser to the Prime Minister, the Hon. K Rudd, MP.

Appointment history