THE LUCK OF POLITICS: TRUE TALES OF DISASTER AND OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
Andrew Leigh
Jump to navigationJump to search
Dr Andrew Leigh
|
|
---|---|
![]() Leigh in 2017
|
|
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fenner |
|
Assumed office 2 July 2016 |
|
Preceded by | New seat |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fraser |
|
In office 21 August 2010 – 2 July 2016 |
|
Preceded by | Bob McMullan |
Succeeded by | Division abolished |
Personal details | |
Born |
Andrew Keith Leigh
3 August 1972 |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Gweneth |
Children | 3 sons |
Residence | Canberra, Australia |
Alma mater | University of Sydney Harvard Kennedy School |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer, academic, political adviser |
Website | andrewleigh.com |
Andrew Keith Leigh (born 3 August 1972) is an Australian politician, author, and former professor of economics at the Australian National University. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2010 representing the seat of Fraser until 2016 and Fenner thereafter. He briefly served as the Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2013 and then served as Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Competition from 2013 to 2019. Leigh is not a member of any factions of the Labor Party.