James McGrath (Australian politician)

Senator The Honourable
James McGrath
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
Assumed office
21 September 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by
Assistant Minister to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
Assumed office
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
Preceded by No immediate predecessor
Senator for Queensland
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Preceded by Sue Boyce
Personal details
Born (1974-05-14) 14 May 1974
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal National Party
Alma mater
Occupation Political adviser
Profession Solicitor

James McGrath (born 14 May 1974) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Australian Senate representing the state of Queensland for the Liberal National Party at the 2013 federal election. He has been an Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister in the Turnbull Ministry, since September 2015, and Assistant Minister to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection since February 2016.[1]

McGrath was born in Toowoomba and graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Laws and from the Queensland University of Technology with a Master of Laws. He was admitted as a solicitor and worked as an articled clerk in a legal firm before working with the Queensland Parliamentary Ombudsman between 1999 and 2001. McGrath is a former political strategist and adviser to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson,[2] and the Deputy Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia. Between 2010 and 2012 McGrath was the campaign director for the Liberal National Party and the Country Liberal Party.[3]

References

  1. "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". Events. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. Remeikis, Amy; Hurst, Daniel (24 November 2012). "LNP selects top three for Senate bid". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. "Senator the Hon James McGrath". Parliamentary biography (Parliament of Australia). Retrieved 17 February 2016.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Sue Boyce
Senator for Queensland
2014present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Josh Frydenberg
as Parliamentary Secretary
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
2015present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Alan Tudge
as Parliamentary Secretary
New ministerial post Assistant Minister to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
2016present


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