19 Facts About Madeleine King

Madeleine Mary Harvie King is an Australian politician.

Madeleine King is a member of the Australian Labor Party and has been Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia in the Albanese government since June 2022.

Madeleine King has represented the Western Australian seat of Brand in the House of Representatives since 2016.

Madeleine King worked as a lawyer and political adviser before entering politics.

Madeleine King is the youngest of five children born to Diana Eve Pizer and John Harvie Morris.

Madeleine King's father was born in England and served in the Royal Navy, moving to Australia to work at the Kwinana Oil Refinery.

Madeleine King grew up in the suburb of Shoalwater, attending Safety Bay Primary School, Rockingham Beach Primary School, and Safety Bay Senior High School.

Madeleine King started an arts degree at the University of Western Australia, but subsequently moved to Melbourne to study aerospace engineering at RMIT University.

Madeleine King returned to Perth after a year and completed a Bachelor of Laws at UWA.

Madeleine King worked as a commercial lawyer in private practice from 1997 to 2005, working in England for a period following her marriage.

Madeleine King then joined UWA's legal department as a research contracts lawyer, later working as chief of staff to the vice-chancellor Alan Robson and principal advisor of strategic projects.

Madeleine King was a ministerial adviser to federal Labor MP Gary Gray from 2011 to 2012, and advised WA federal government ministers Stephen Smith and Chris Evans during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011 in Perth.

In March 2016, Madeleine King won ALP preselection unopposed for the Division of Brand, following Gray's retirement.

Madeleine King retained the seat for the ALP at the 2016 federal election, increasing the swing to Labor from a nominal 3.7 points to 7.7 points, making Brand one of Labor's safest federal seats in Western Australia.

Madeleine King is a member of the Labor Right faction.

In June 2018, Madeleine King was selected to fill a vacant place on the opposition frontbench, replacing Tim Hammond.

Madeleine King was given the consumer affairs portfolio and made an assistant minister in the small business and resources portfolios.

In March 2021, Madeleine King stated that the ALP would oppose a moratorium on new coal mines and that "so long as international markets want to buy Australian coal, which is high quality, then they will be able to".

Madeleine King has represented Western Australia in Masters hockey.