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Michaelia Cash

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator for Western Australia
Michaelia Cash

About Michaelia

Michaelia Cash is the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, and a Liberal Senator for Western Australia.

Senator Cash was elected to the Senate in 2007 and has held a number of Ministerial roles in the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Government.

Since entering public life Michaelia has held a number of Ministerial appointments. Most recently, Senator Cash served as the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, and as the Minister for Industrial Relations.

Prior to entering Parliament, Senator Cash was a senior lawyer at law firm Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills) practicing employment and industrial law.

Senator Cash holds an Honours Degree in Law from the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) from Curtin University in Perth, graduating with a triple major in public relations, politics and journalism. In addition, she holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Western Australia.

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