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Clare O'Neil
Australian politician (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clare Ellen O'Neil (born 12 September 1980) is an Australian politician who is the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness since July 2024, and was the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security from June 2022 to July 2024.[1][2] She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Victorian seat of Hotham.
Clare O'Neil | |
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Minister for Housing | |
Assumed office 29 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Julie Collins |
Minister for Homelessness | |
Assumed office 29 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Julie Collins |
Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 1 June 2022 ā 29 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Karen Andrews |
Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hotham | |
Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
Preceded by | Simon Crean |
Mayor of Greater Dandenong | |
In office 16 March 2004 ā November 2004 | |
Succeeded by | Maria Sampey |
Personal details | |
Born | (1980-09-12) 12 September 1980 (age 43) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Domestic partner | Brendan Munzel |
Relations | Lloyd O'Neil (Father) |
Alma mater | Monash University Harvard University |
Profession | Management consultant Politician |
Website | www |
O'Neil became mayor of the City of Greater Dandenong in 2004, aged 23, becoming the youngest female mayor in Australian history. Before entering federal parliament she worked as a manager at McKinsey & Company. O'Neil was elected to parliament at the 2013 federal election. In 2016, she was appointed as a shadow minister by opposition leader Bill Shorten. She continued in the shadow ministry after Anthony Albanese succeeded Shorten as ALP leader in 2019.