Michelle Rowland
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Official portrait, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attorney-General of Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 13 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mark Dreyfus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Communications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 June 2022 – 13 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Paul Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anika Wells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Greenway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 21 August 2010 – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 November 1971 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Michael Chaaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Glenwood, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michelle Anne Rowland (born 16 November 1971) is an Australian politician. She is serving as the Attorney-General of Australia in the second Albanese ministry since 13 May 2025. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has represented the Division of Greenway in the House of Representatives since 2010. She was a member of the shadow ministry from 2013 to 2022, and was elected President of the New South Wales Labor Party in October 2021. She was previously the Minister for Communications from 2022 to 2025 in the first Albanese ministry.