Month: May 2025

Two Paulines to be Re-elected to Federal Parliament

Posted on by Richard Morgan

Paulines will be pleased to know that the College ethos of service is being upheld by two alumni who have been re-elected to the House of Representatives in the May 2025 election.

The Hon Andrew Gee (at St Paul’s 1987-90) stood as an Independent candidate in the Division of Calare in the Central West NSW. Andrew was elected to Federal Parliament in 2016 as a National Party MP and in December 2022 he resigned from the Nationals over his party’s opposition to an Indigenous Voice in Parliament, subsequently rejected by the people at a referendum. Andrew served on numerous Parliamentary Committees between 2017 and 2022, then as Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister (2019-20), then in ministerial roles in the Morrison Government: Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education (2020–2021) and Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment, and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (2021–2022) and Minister for Defence Personnel (2021–2022). Previously he was member for Orange in the NSW Legislative Assembly (2011-16).

Andrew completed BEc(Hons) in 1991 and LLB in 1994 at the University of Sydney and was a barrister from 2003 to 2011.

Andrew appears to be headed for re-election with an increased majority on a two candidate preferred (TCP) count (subject to declaration of the poll by the Acting Australian Electoral Commissioner). As at 5 May Andrew had gained a 56.35% majority (TCP).

Dr Andrew Charlton (at Paul’s 1997-99) stood as an ALP candidate the Division of Parramatta. Andrew was first elected to Federal Parliament in 2022 when he took the seat from the Liberals. Andrew has served on a number of Parliamentary Committees during the previous Albanese Government.

Andrew completed BEc at the University of Sydney 2001; was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for NSW in 2001; MEc and PhD Econ at the University of Oxford; was an analyst for the United Nations Development Programme 2003; research fellow at the London School of Economics from 2005 to 2008; Senior Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister and G20 Sherpa from 2008 to 2010; General Manager at Wesfarmers from 2010 to 2014; Founder and Managing Director of AlphaBeta from 2015 to 2020 and; Managing Director of Accenture from 2020 to 2022.

Andrew appears to be headed for re-election with an increased majority on first preferences count (subject to declaration of the poll by the Acting Australian Electoral Commissioner). As at 5 May Andrew had gained a 62.75% majority (TCP).

The Pauline community sincerely congratulates our two serving Federal MPs on their expected re-elections and we wish them well for the Parliamentary Term.

Pauline Members of the Australian Federal Parliament

  • 1922-37 Member for Richmond NSW (Country Party): Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1885-1947; in College 1910).
  • 1940-49 Member for New England NSW (Country Party); The Hon Joseph Palmer Abbott, OBE MC (1891–1965; in College 1910-13), Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Co-ordination, 1941; Minister Assisting the Minister for the Army, 1941; Minister for Home Security, 1941.
  • 1949-61 Member for Oxley QLD (Liberal Party): The Hon Dr Donald Alastair Cameron, OBE (1900-74; in College 1918-20, 1922-27, Senior Student 1925-27); Minister for Health,1956-61; Minister for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,1960-61.
  • 1949-82 Member for Lowe NSW (Liberal Party): The Rt Hon Sir William (Billy) Daniel McMahon, GCMG CH PC (1908–88; in College 1927-33); Minister for the Navy, 1951-54; Minister for Air, 1951-54; Minister for Social Services, 1954-56; Minister for Primary Industry,1956-58; Minister for Labour and National Service,1958-66; Vice-President of the Executive Council, 1964-66; Treasurer,1966-69; Minister for External Affairs;1969-70; Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1970-71; Prime Minister of Australia, 10 March 1971 to 05 December 1972.
  • 1952-78 Member for Werriwa NSW (ALP): The Hon Edward Gough Whitlam, AC QC (1916-2014; in College 1935-42, Senior Student 1941); Prime Minister of Australia 05 December1972 to 11 November 1975; Minister for Foreign Affairs,1972-73; served as Treasurer, Attorney-General, Minister for Customs and Excise, Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Shipping and Transport, Minister for Education and Science, Minister for Civil Aviation, Minister for Housing, Minister for Works, Minister for External Territories, and Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts, 05-19 Deceber1972; Minister for Environment, 02-14 July 1975.
  • 1964-73 Member for Parramatta NSW (Liberal Party): The Hon Sir Nigel Hubert Bowen, KBE AC QC (1911–94; in College 1928-30); Attorney-General, 1966-69; Minister for Education and Science, 1969-71; Attorney-General, 1971; Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1971-72.
  • 1966-69 Member for Warringah NSW (Liberal Party): Edward Henry St John QC (1916-94; in College 1934-38).
  • 1969-83 Member for Maribyrnong VIC (ALP): The Hon Dr Moses Henry (Moss) Cass (1927-2022; in College1945); Minister for Environment and Conservation,1972-75; Minister for Environment, 1975; Minister for the Media,1975.
  • 1984-96 Member for Deakin VIC (Liberal): Julian Howard Beale (1934-2021; in College 1952-53).
  • 1984-96 Member for Hughes NSW (ALP): The Hon Robert Edward Tickner AO (b 1951; in College 1970-71); Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, 1990-91; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Aboriginal Reconciliation, 1991-93; Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, 1991-96.
  • 1989-2007 Member for Gwydir NSW (Nationals): The Hon John Duncan Anderson AC (b. 1956; in College 1975- 76), Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, 1996-98; Minister for Transport and Regional Development,1997; Minister for Transport and Regional Services,1998-2005; Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, 1999-2005.
  • 1993-2008 Senator for NSW (Nationals): The Hon John Alexander Lindsay (Sandy) MacDonald (b 1954; in College 1972-73); Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, 2005-06; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, 2006-07.
  • 2001-04 Member for Wentworth NSW (Liberal): Peter Edward King (b 1952; in College 1971-75).
  • 2016– Member for Calare NSW (Nationals to 2022; Independent from 2022): The Hon Andrew Robert Gee (b. 1968; in College 1987-90); Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, 2019-20; Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education, 2020-21; Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment, 2020-21; Minister for Defence Personnel, 2021-22; Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, 2021-22.
  • 2022- Member for Parramatta NSW (ALP): Dr Andrew Henry George Charlton (b. 1978; in College 1997-99).

Source: https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/ [5 May 2025]