Andrew Giles | |
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| Minister for Skills and Training | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | |
| In office 1 June 2022 – 29 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Alex Hawke |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Scullin | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Dr Jillian Constable |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Lawyer and politician |
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| Website | www |
Andrew James Giles (born 31 July 1973) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since September 2013, representing the Division of Scullin, Victoria. He is currently the Minister for Skills and Training in the Albanese ministry. Giles joined the ALP when he was eighteen, and – prior to his election to Parliament – worked as a principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon in Melbourne, practising in employment law.[1] Giles previously served as Shadow Assistant Minister for Schools between 2016 and 2019, and Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure from 2019 to 2022. Giles also previously served as one of the two federal parliamentary convenors of the Labor Left faction, along with Pat Conroy.[2]
- ^ Andrew Giles MP | Australian Labor Party
- ^ Crowe, David (28 October 2018). "New trade tensions inside Labor as Left faction pushes for greater labour restrictions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 May 2019.