Leon Rebello

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Leon Rebello

| honorific_suffix = MP

| birth_date = {{birth month and age|1995|5}}

| birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

| office = Member of the Australian House of Representatives for McPherson

| predecessor = Karen Andrews

| term_start = {{start date|2025|5|3|df=y}}

| party = Liberal National{{efn|Member of the Liberal National Party who sits in the federal Liberal party room.}}

}}

Leon Rebello (born May 1995) 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

Leon Rebello was born in May 1995 in Canberra to immigrant parents, who originated from the Indian state of Goa.{{Cite news |last=Cansdale |first=Dominic |date=2025-05-02 |title=Karen Andrews's retirement opens up 'red hot' competition in McPherson |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/mcpherson-gold-coast-election-liberal-newcomer-and-independent/105200494 |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}{{Cite news |last=Fernandes |first=Frankey |date=2024-05-17 |title=Aussie Goan to contest upcoming federal elections |url=https://www.thegoan.net/global-goenkar/aussie-goan-to-contest-upcoming-federal-elections/113645.html |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=The Goan EveryDay |language=en-IN}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-18 |title=Meet Leon Rebello |url=https://www.insidegoldcoast.com.au/meet-leon-rebello |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Inside Gold Coast |language=en-AU}}

Career

Rebello worked at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), a major international law firm as a solicitor for six years, focusing on foreign investment.{{Cite news |last=Tongol |first=Robyn |date=2025-03-17 |title=Meet the KWM lawyer running for the LNP in McPherson |url=https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/41720-meet-the-kwm-lawyer-running-for-the-lnp-in-mcpherson |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=Lawyers Weekly |language=en-AU}} He also worked as a staffer for former Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.

Political career

Rebello was preselected by the Liberal National Party in May 2024, after the incumbent MP and Morrison government minister Karen Andrews announced her retirement from politics.{{Cite news |last=McKenzie |first=Parker |date=2024-05-10 |title=Independents eye Nationals held seats in next federal election |url=https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2024/05/10/nationals-independents |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=The New Daily |language=en-AU}} Several of his campaign signs were vandalised with racial slurs.{{Cite news |title='Appalled': Cops alerted as election placards defaced with racist slur |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/federal-election/federal-election-2025-qld-candidates-placards-defaced-with-racist-slur/news-story/2656d566ba4ce6b83b1a05e11bb9b949 |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=The Courier-Mail}}

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.{{Cite news |date=2025-05-03 |title=McPherson Federal Election 2025 Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2025/guide/mcph |access-date=2025-05-05 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

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References

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Australian politicians

Category:Australian people of Indian descent

Category:Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians

Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for McPherson

Category:Liberal National Party of Queensland members of the Parliament of Australia

Category:1995 births