Last updated at the end of the Ninth Assembly (17 October 2020) Go to Chris Steel's current (Tenth Assembly) biography
Chris STEEL
Australian Labor Party, Murrumbidgee electorate
CONTACT
Ph: (02) 6205 1470
Contact my Minister (external site)
steel@act.gov.au
GPO Box 1020,
Canberra, ACT 2601
ASSEMBLY SERVICE
- Elected 26 October 2016
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS
Current
- Minister for Tertiary Education (March 2020–present)
- Minister for Transport (July 2019–present)
- Minister for City Services (August 2018–present)
- Minister for Multicultural Affairs (August 2018–present)
- Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction (August 2019–present)
- Minister for Roads and Active Travel (August 2018–June 2019, August 2019–current)
Previous
- Minister for Community Services and Facilities (August 2018–August 2019)
COMMITTEE SERVICE
Standing committees
- Education, Employment and Youth Affairs (December 2016–August 2018)
- Health, Ageing and Community Services (December 2016–August 2018, Chair)
- Justice and Community Services (December 2016–August 2018)
Select committees
- Independent Integrity Commission 2018 (June 2018–October 2018)
- Independent Integrity Commission (December 2016–October 2017)
PARLIAMENTARY POSITIONS
- ALP Caucus Secretary (December 2016–September 2018)
- Assistant Speaker (December 2016–August 2018)
VIDEOS
QUALIFICATIONS AND OCCUPATIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (ANU) (2014)
- Bachelor of Arts (ANU) (2008)
Occupations
- Policy and Research Manager at Early Childhood Australia (2013–2016)
- Policy Adviser to the Hon. Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Early Childhood, Child Care and Youth, Minister for Employment Participation (2012–2013)
- Policy Adviser to Joy Burch MLA, Minister for Community Services, Minister for Children and Young People (2009–2012)
- Director Government Relations, Australian Federal Police Association (2008–2009)
- Adviser to Andrew Barr MLA, Minister for Education and Training (2008)
- Chair and Director of the ANU Union Board (2006–2007)
- Legal Officer, Australian Federal Police Association (2006–2008)
- Electorate Officer, Joel Fitzgibbon MP (2005–2006)
- Part-time positions in retail
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Director on the Board of YMCA Canberra (2014–2016)
Volunteer education mentor with Barnardos (2014–2016)
PERSONAL
Born 15 May 1986. Chris and his partner live in Kambah.
INTERESTS
Football (soccer), education policy, politics, reading, and gaming.