18 Facts About Chris Crewther

Christopher John Crewther was born on 6 August 1983 and is an Australian politician.

Chris Crewther was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2016 to 2019 before being elected to the Victorian State Parliament in 2022, representing the division of Mornington.

Chris Crewther then added a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, and two master's degrees in international law and diplomacy from the Australian National University, the latter in which he was awarded the James Ingram AO Prize for Excellence in Diplomatic Studies for being top student.

Chris Crewther was the first Liberal Party candidate to contest the electorate since 1993, reflecting the agreement between the Liberal and National parties not to contest the same seat except on the retirement of a sitting member.

Chris Crewther achieved 27.2 percent of the primary vote and 43.8 percent of the two-candidate preferred result, but the seat was held by the National Party.

Chris Crewther was chair of the Australian Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee, under the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

Chris Crewther chaired the Sub-Committee's "Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia", tabling the sub-committee's interim report in August 2017, and the final report in December 2017, which led to Australia's Modern Slavery Act 2018.

Chris Crewther was named amongst Assent Compliance's Global Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders for 2018 and awarded a Freedom Award from Anti-Slavery Australia in October 2019.

Chris Crewther was Chair of the Australian Coalition Government's Policy Committee on Home Affairs and Legal Affairs, and Chair of the Australian Parliament's Ukraine-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Chris Crewther ran for Liberal Party preselection in Dunkley for the 2022 federal election, but was unsuccessful.

In December 2021, Chris Crewther defeated long-standing member for Mornington, David Morris, to win preselection as the Liberal candidate for Mornington for the 2022 Victorian state election.

Chris Crewther went on to narrowly win the seat against a Teal candidate.

In December 2022, Chris Crewther was appointed as the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Justice and Corrections, and Liberal Party Whip in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

In May 2023, Chris Crewther voted against the successful motion to expel Moira Deeming from the Victorian parliamentary Liberal Party, and voted for her readmission in December 2024.

Chris Crewther nominated to replace John Pesutto in a leadership election on 27 December 2024.

Chris Crewther declared his nomination to his Liberal colleagues the morning of the vote.

Chris Crewther has a mild form of Tourette syndrome, which was diagnosed in his early twenties, and is patron of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia.

Chris Crewther has been a member of the Australian Government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group, a non-executive director of Zoe Support Australia and Global Voices, and a member of several other boards and committees.