page_title: Linda Reynolds
section_title: Early political involvement
hierarchical_section_title: Linda Reynolds / Early political involvement
caption_attribution_description: Senate Inquiry into the Roe 8 non compliance of enviromental conditions, Senate committee members
context_page_description: Linda Karen Reynolds CSC is an Australian politician and former army officer who has been Minister for Defence in the Morrison Government since May 2019. She has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2014, representing the Liberal Party. She previously served as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery. Prior to entering parliament she was a member of the Australian Army Reserve for nearly 30 years and was the first woman in the reserve to attain the rank of brigadier.
context_section_description: Reynolds joined the Liberal Party in 1987. Prior to her election to parliament, she held various positions in the party's organisational wing. She was a campaign manager for the divisions of Pearce and Hasluck and served as a deputy federal director from 2006 to 2008. She also worked as an electorate officer and ministerial advisor, notably as chief of staff and senior adviser to justice minister Chris Ellison from 2001 to 2003.
caption: Reynolds at a Senate committee meeting in February 2017
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