list of indigenous australian politicians
Table:
Member
Party
Parliament
Constituency
Took Office
Left Office
Notes
refs

Neville Bonner
Liberal
Commonwealth
Senator for Queensland
15 August 1971
4 February 1983
First Indigenous politician

Hyacinth Tungutalum
CLP
Northern Territory
Tiwi
19 October 1974
13 August 1977

Eric Deeral
Country
Queensland
Cook
7 December 1974
12 November 1977

Neville Perkins
ALP
Northern Territory
MacDonnell
13 August 1977
6 March 1981

Ernie Bridge
ALP /Ind
Western Australia
Kimberley
23 February 1980
10 February 2001
First Indigenous minister of the crown

Wes Lanhupuy
ALP
Northern Territory
Arnhem
3 December 1983
25 August 1995

Stanley Tipiloura
ALP
Northern Territory
Arafura
7 March 1987
20 September 1992

Maurice Rioli
ALP
Northern Territory
Arafura
7 November 1992
17 August 2001

John Ah Kit
ALP
Northern Territory
Arnhem
7 October 1995
18 June 2005

Aden Ridgeway
Democrats
Commonwealth
Senator for New South Wales
1 July 1999
30 June 2005

Carol Martin
ALP
Western Australia
Kimberley
10 February 2001
incumbent
First Indigenous woman to be elected to parliament

Matthew Bonson
ALP
Northern Territory
Millner
18 August 2001
8 August 2008

Elliot McAdam
ALP
Northern Territory
Barkly
18 August 2001
8 August 2008

Marion Scrymgour
ALP /Ind/ALP
Northern Territory
Arafura
18 August 2001
6 August 2012
First Indigenous woman to serve in the ministry

Kathryn Hay
ALP
Tasmania
Bass
20 July 2002
18 March 2006
Former Miss Australia

Linda Burney
ALP
New South Wales
Canterbury
22 March 2003
incumbent

Alison Anderson
ALP /Ind/ CLP
Northern Territory
MacDonnell
18 June 2005
incumbent

Malarndirri McCarthy
ALP
Northern Territory
Arnhem
18 June 2005
6 August 2012

Ben Wyatt
ALP
Western Australia
Victoria Park
11 March 2006
incumbent

Karl Hampton
ALP
Northern Territory
Stuart
23 September 2006
6 August 2012

Adam Giles
CLP
Northern Territory
Braitling
9 August 2008
incumbent
First Indigenous head of government

Ken Wyatt
Liberal
Commonwealth
Hasluck
21 August 2010
incumbent
First Indigenous Australian elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Chris Bourke
ALP
Australian Capital Territory
Ginninderra
1 June 2011
incumbent

Larisa Lee
CLP
Northern Territory
Arnhem
25 August 2012
incumbent

Bess Price
CLP
Northern Territory
Stuart
25 August 2012
incumbent

Ken Vowles
ALP
Northern Territory
Johnston
25 August 2012
incumbent

Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu
CLP
Northern Territory
Arafura
25 August 2012
incumbent

Nova Peris
ALP
Commonwealth
Senator for the Northern Territory
7 September 2013
incumbent
First Indigenous woman elected to Federal Parliament

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