Leon Rebello

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Leon Rebello
Member of the Australian Parliament for McPherson
Assumed office
3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)
Preceded byKaren Andrews
Personal details
Born (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 31)
PartyLiberal National[a]
ProfessionSolicitor

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

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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

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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

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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]

Notes

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  1. ^ Member of the Liberal National Party who sits in the federal Liberal party room.

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