House of Representatives

Ted O'Brien

Member for Fairfax

Liberal Party of Australia · LIB

Federal parliamentary service10 years 3 month(s) and 27 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries2Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 2 July 2016.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives
Re-elected 2025
21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025House of Representatives
Re-elected 2022
18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022House of Representatives
Re-elected 2019
2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Fairfax, Queensland, 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs17 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

Trainee Baker,
Management Program, Defiance Australia
Master of Business Administration (International Business) Honours First Class, University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts (Politics, Economics and History), University of Queensland
Master of Economics (International Political Economy), London School of Economics and Political Science
Asia Pacific Fellow (Chinese Mandarin), National Taiwan Normal University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Country Manager, Taiwan, Defiance International (Asia Pacific)
Ops and Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific, Defiance International (Asia Pacific)
Business Development Manager, Asia, Australian Ricegrowers' Cooperative (Asia-Pacific)
Market Maker Lead, Greater China, Accenture (Global)
Director of Growth & Strategy, Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets, Accenture (Global)
Managing Director (Qld), Barton Deakin (Australia)
Managing Director, Ted O'Brien & Associates

Appointment history

View 6 dated office and portfolio entries

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs17 Feb 2026 – Current
Shadow Treasurer28 May 2025 – 17 Feb 2026
Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party13 May 2025 – 13 Feb 2026
Shadow Minister for Energy Affordability and Reliability25 Jan 2025 – 28 May 2025
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – Current

Reported parliamentary expenses

Summary verification pending

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

A matching record has been staged, but its official summary comparison is not complete. We are withholding the amount until that check passes.

No figure is shown. This does not mean zero spending, missing a declaration or wrongdoing. Salary, office expenditure and declared assets are different records.

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Public financial records

Statutory base salary

Shadow-ministry salary requires the current section 10 notice; other office additions may be overridden.

$239,270 AUD per year

Base rate effective 30 Aug 2026. This excludes role additions, allowances and personal tax circumstances.

Electorate allowance

$39,700–$57,100 AUD per financial year, depending on division area. The individual rate has not yet been matched to a verified area record.

Tribunal determination · sections 7–8

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Additional offices not matched above remain unverified. A base-only figure is not a verified total salary. Actual expense claims are separate records.

Salary rules Business resources and entitlements Reported parliamentary expenses House interests register

A salary rate, expense entitlement, reported office cost and declared asset are different records. Uncollected information is not a zero value.

Declared assets & interests

Property, investments, trusts and other declared interests are recorded separately from parliamentary salary and office spending.

Declaration details not yet transcribed

Use the official register and look for Ted O'Brien, Fairfax. This links to the chamber’s register, not an individually matched statement.

Open House Register of Members’ Interests

No declaration totals or asset values are inferred. An unavailable entry does not mean no interests.

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Public websites & social accounts

Open Parliamentary Handbook

Social accounts and contact channels will appear here once ownership is checked against source links.

Sources & portrait credit

Service, qualifications, occupations and appointments: Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Handbook. Snapshot as of 28 Oct 2026.

Portrait: Commonwealth of Australia (Regional Development Australia, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Original image · CC BY 4.0.

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