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James Edward Chalmers (born 2 March 1978) is an Australian politician who has served as the treasurer in the Albanese government since 2022. A member of the Labor Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for the Queensland division of Rankin since 2013.

Born in Brisbane, Chalmers graduated from Griffith University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce, and later from the Australian National University in 2004 with a doctorate in political science. He worked as a research officer and manager for the Queensland government and the national Labor Party from 1999 to 2001, and 2002 to 2004 respectively, and held senior advisory positions in the staffs of Wayne Swan, Kim Beazley, and Morris Iemma from 2005 to 2007. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2013 federal election, winning the southeast Brisbane seat of Rankin. He was appointed to the shadow ministry by Bill Shorten in 2013, becoming a frontbencher in 2015, and later to the shadow ministry of Anthony Albanese following Shorten's retirement. Chalmers became the treasurer after the Labor Party's victory at the 2022 election.

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Voted for

a carbon price increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace a minerals resource rent tax increasing protection of Australia's fresh water increasing funding for university education increasing restrictions on gambling increasing consumer protections removing children from immigration detention increasing the diversity of media ownership decreasing the gender pay gap

Mixed / less clear

a transition plan for coal workers implementing refugee and protection conventions increasing transparency of big business by making information public the Paris Climate Agreement Build to Rent (BTR) making TAFE education fee-free stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural) increasing marine conservation reproductive bodily autonomy increasing investment in renewable energy

Voted against

temporary protection visas increasing or removing the Government debt limit privatising government-owned assets increasing the price of subsidised medicine an emissions reduction fund increasing funding for road infrastructure decreasing ABC and SBS funding deregulating undergraduate university fees increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts charging postgraduate research students fees putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial

Interests & Gifts

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Real Estate

Self: Location: Springwood, QLD · Purpose: Primary Residence; Location: Forrest, ACT · Purpose: Secondary Residence

Liabilities

Self: Nature Of Liability: Mortgage (Springwood, QLD) · Creditor: NAB; Nature Of Liability: Mortgage (Forrest, ACT) · Creditor: NAB; Nature Of Liability: Credit Card (debit and credit) · Creditor: NAB
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Liability: Credit Card · Creditor: Commonwealth Bank

Saving Or Investment Accounts

Self: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: NAB; Nature Of Account: Cheque · Institution: NAB; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: ING
Spouse/partner: Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Commonwealth Bank; Nature Of Account: Savings · Institution: Commonwealth Bank; Nature Of Account: Managed fund · Institution: MLC

Other Assets Over 7500

Self: Superannuation (Australian Retirement Trust); Superannuation (Australian Super)
Spouse/partner: Superannuation (Russell Investments); 2015 Mazda CX5

Other Substantial Sources Of Income

Spouse/partner: Journalist Salary - News Corporation

Sponsored Travel Or Hospitality Over 300

Self: Qantas Chairman's Lounge; Virgin Velocity - The Club Membership; Qantas Platinum One Status
Spouse/partner: Qantas Chairman's Lounge; Virgin Velocity - The Club Membership; Qantas Platinum One Status

Memberships Conflict Possible

Self: ALP (Springwood, QLD Branch); AWU QLD; Brisbane Broncos; National Press Club; Kawartha Forest Protection Society; Centre for Women and Co (Logan Central); Logan Chamber of Commerce (General membership); Multilink Community Services; Kingston East Neighbourhood Group; Logan East Community Neighbourhood Centre; Surf Life Saving QLD (vice patron role); Rochedale Springwood (QLD) Lions Club; YFS
Spouse/partner: Women in Media (QLD) (Deputy Convenor); MEAA Union

Other Interests Potential Conflict

Spouse/partner: Editor @ News Corporation

Salary

We estimate Jim Chalmers received a parliamentary salary of: $439,060

Based on the Remuneration Tribunal base salary of $239,270 plus any additional allowance for ministerial, shadow or office-holder roles held at time of generation.

Expenditure

Latest quarter total: $371,655
Printing and Communications: $29,118
Publications: $1,081
Office Consumables and Services: $12,095
Private-Plated Vehicle: $4,605
Parking: $63
COMCAR: $5,630
Telecommunications - Usage: $617
Travel Allowance: $7,084
Fares: $19,537
Domestic Travel: $101,496
International Travel: $57,787
Ministerial Visits: $39,525
Office Facilities - Not stated: $93,018

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