Leon Rebello
Leon Rebello | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for McPherson | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Andrews |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1994 |
| Party | Liberal National[a] |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Leon Rebello (born 22 December 1994)[1] is an Australian solicitor and politician who was elected as the Liberal National Party member for the division of McPherson since the 2025 federal election.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Leon Rebello was born in Canberra to immigrant parents, who originated from the Indian state of Goa.[2][3] Rebello's father, Valeriano, worked at the Indian Technical Institute as a faculty head and now works as a tradesman, while his mother, Liddy, works as a public servant in Australia, having been a private sector employee in India.[3][4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Rebello worked at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), a major international law firm as a solicitor for six years, focusing on foreign investment.[5] He also worked as a staffer for former Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.[4]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Among a field of men only, which the retiring incumbent MP and Morrison government minister Karen Andrews described as “enormously frustrating”,[6] Rebello was preselected by the Liberal National Party in May 2024.[3][7] Several of his campaign signs were vandalised with racial slurs.[8]
Rebello was elected to the House of Representatives division of McPherson at the 2025 federal election, succeeding retiring MP and former government minister Karen Andrews, despite a swing towards Labor.[9]
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Australian people of Goan descent
- Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for McPherson
- Liberal National Party of Queensland members of the Parliament of Australia
- Australian solicitors
- Australian MPs 2025–2028