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Michaelia Cash
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Cash in 2018
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 25 January 2025 |
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| Deputy | Anne Ruston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Peter Dutton Sussan Ley |
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| Preceded by | Simon Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 May 2022 – 25 January 2025 |
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| Leader | Simon Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kristina Keneally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anne Ruston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senator for Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 July 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ross Lightfoot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michaelia Clare Cash
19 July 1970 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | George Cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michaelia Clare Cash was born on 19 July 1970. She is an Australian politician. Currently, she is the shadow minister for Foreign Affairs. She is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
Before these roles, she was the 38th Attorney-General of Australia from 2021 to 2022. This was during the Morrison government. She has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2008. Michaelia Cash is a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
She held several important jobs in government. From 2021 to 2022, she was Minister for Industrial Relations. From 2018 to 2021, she was Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business and Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education. In the Turnbull government, she was Minister for Jobs and Innovation (2017–2018). She also served as Minister for Employment and Minister for Women (2015–2017).
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Early Life and Education
Michaelia Cash was born in Subiaco, Western Australia. She grew up in Mount Lawley, a suburb of Perth. Her father, George Cash, was a construction company owner. He later became a politician in Western Australia.
She went to Iona Presentation College, a Catholic school. After school, she studied at Curtin University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990. Her studies focused on public relations, politics, and journalism. She also has law degrees from the University of London and the University of Western Australia.
Before becoming a politician, Michaelia Cash worked as a lawyer. She specialized in employment and industrial law. This included areas like workplace safety and equal opportunity.
Starting in Politics
Michaelia Cash joined the Liberal Party in 1988. She was very active in youth political groups. She held many roles, including State Vice-President of the Western Australian Young Liberal Movement. She also served on the Liberal Party's State Council.
In 2007, she was chosen to run for the Australian Senate. She was elected as a Senator for Western Australia in the 2007 Australian federal election. She officially started her role on 1 July 2008.
Important Roles in Government
Since joining the Federal Parliament, Michaelia Cash has worked on many Senate Committees. In 2010, she became the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women. She was also the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration.
When the Abbott government was elected in 2013, she became the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. She also served as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women.
In 2015, under the Turnbull government, she became the Minister for Employment and the Minister for Women. Later, in 2017, she was appointed Minister for Jobs and Innovation.
After Scott Morrison became Prime Minister in 2018, Michaelia Cash was appointed Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education. In 2019, she became the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. In October 2020, she also became the Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate.
In March 2021, she was appointed Attorney-General of Australia and Minister for Industrial Relations. She held these roles until May 2022. She was re-elected as a Senator for Western Australia in the 2022 Australian federal election.
Personal Life
Michaelia Cash is married to Richard Price. He is a lawyer. They met while working at the same law firm.
She was diagnosed with a health condition called rheumatoid arthritis when she was 25. This later developed into other related conditions.
See also
- Abbott Ministry
- First Turnbull Ministry
- Second Turnbull Ministry
- First Morrison Ministry
- Second Morrison Ministry
