Julie-Ann Campbell

Julie-Ann Campbell
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Moreton
Assumed office
3 May 2025
Preceded byGraham Perrett
Secretary of the Queensland Labor Party
In office
29 January 2018 – 3 June 2022
DeputyZac Beers
LeaderAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded byEvan Moorhead
Succeeded byKate Flanders
Personal details
Born (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
Canadian (until 2024)
PartyLabor
SpouseMark
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
Occupation
  • Policy advisor
  • Lawyer
  • Trade unionist

Julie-Ann Patricia Campbell (born 14 August 1986)[1] is an Australian politician and trade unionist who has served as MP for the Division of Moreton since the 2025 Australian federal election.[2] Previously she served as the Secretary of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party from 2018 to 2022.[3][4]

Campbell was president of the University of Queensland Union during 2007[5] and later graduated with degrees in Law and Arts (Hons). Campbell was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2012, was a policy advisor in the Queensland Government and Industrial Officer at the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).[6] Most recently, she was an associate partner at global consultancy firm Ernst & Young.[7]

Previously the party's vice president, Campbell is the first woman to become secretary, the party's most senior executive position.[8][9]

As a branch member of the ALP in 2013, Campbell moved a motion (which was subsequently ratified) at Labor's annual conference that the Labor Parliamentary Leader be elected by rank and file members.[10]

Campbell was a dual citizen of Canada and Australia by birth until she renounced her Canadian citizenship effective 2 November 2024.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Qualification checklist" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Moreton Federal Election 2025 Results". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Julie-Ann Campbell". Queensland Labor. ALP Queensland Branch. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Labor Elects First Female State Secretary". Courier Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "UQ Elects new union president". UQ. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "ALP Qld State Secretary". Queensland Labor.
  7. ↑ "Revealed: The VIPs invited to Premier's $700-a-minute Christmas shindig". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Labor's new state secretary Julie-Ann Campbell visits Mount Isa". The North West Star. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Women who Run Queensland". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Labor overhaul leadership vote system in Queensland". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.