Hon. Michaelia Cash

Senator, Minister for Employement, Skills, Small and Family Business

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Western Australia 2007. Re-elected 2013 and 2016.

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Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 2.2.2010 to 28.9.2010.

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Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 18.9.2013 to 21.9.2015.

• Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women from 18.9.2013 to 21.9.2015.

• Minister for Employment from 21.9.2015 to 20.12.2017.

• Minister for Women from 21.9.2015 to 20.12.2017.

• Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service from 21.9.2015 to 20.12.2017.

• Cabinet Minister from 21.9.2015.

• Minister for Jobs and Innovation from 20.12.2017 to 28.8.2018.

• Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education from 28.8.2018 to 29.5.2019.

• Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business from 29.5.2019.

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Committee service

• Senate Standing: Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation (formerly Regulations and Ordinances) from 2.2.2010 to 7.2.2013.

• Senate Select: Men's Health from 3.2.2009 to 12.5.2009; Climate Policy from 17.3.2009 to 15.6.2009.

• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education, Employment and Workplace Relations from 1.7.2008 to 14.5.2009; Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Legislation from 14.5.2009 to 23.8.2011 (Deputy Chair from 2.2.2010 to 23.8.2011); Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: References from 14.5.2009 to 23.8.2011 (Chair from 2.2.2010 to 23.8.2011).

• Joint Statutory: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 16.3.2012 to 5.8.2013.

• Joint Standing: Treaties from 1.7.2008 to 7.7.2011; Migration from 1.7.2011 to 5.8.2013.

• Joint Select: Christmas Island Tragedy from 3.3.2011 to 29.6.2011; Australia's Immigration Detention Network from 22.6.2011 to 30.3.2012.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration from 14.9.2010 to 18.9.2013.

• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women from 14.9.2010 to 18.9.2013.

• Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from 19.9.2012 to 5.8.2013.

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Party positions

• Delegate for the Young Liberal Movement (WA) to the State Council.

• Policy Vice-President of the Young Liberal Movement (WA).

• Secretary of the Young Liberal Movement (WA).

• Member of the Liberal Party (WA) from 1988.

• Member of the Curtin University Liberal Executive from 1988 to 1990.

• Member of the Young Liberal Movement (WA) Executive from 1990.

• Councillor of the Liberal Party State Branch (WA) from 2000 to 2007.

• Vice-President of the Liberal Party Moore Division (WA) from 2000 to 2001.

• Secretary of the Liberal Party Moore Division (WA) from 2002 to 2004.

• President of the Liberal Party Whitfords Branch (WA) from 2003 to 2008.

• President of the Liberal Party Moore Division (WA) from 2004 to 2007.

• Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (WA) from 2004 to 2007.

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Personal

• Born 19.7.1970, Subiaco, Australia

• Married

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (Curtin University of Technology).

• LLB(Hons) (University of London).

• GradDipLegPrac (University of Western Australia).

• Solicitor (Senior Associate) at Freehills from 1999 to 2008.