Phillip Thompson

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 Herbert, Queensland, 2019.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

• Shadow Minister for Defence Industry17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Minister for Defence Personnel17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
• Shadow Cabinet Minister17 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 Applied Business (Management), University of Canberra

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Director of Swiss 8 from 2018 to 2019.
• Director of the Australian Pain Management Association from 2017 to 2018.
• Company Secretary of JobTrain from 2017 to 2018.
• Special Projects Manager at Selectability from 2017 to 2018.
• Director of the Royal Australian Regiment Corp from 2016 to 2019.
• Infantry Soldier in the Department of Defence from 2006 to 2011.

Appointment history