The Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives. The committee is a "General Purpose Standing Committee" governed by Standing Order 215. It consists of nine members, five government members and four non-government members (three members of the official opposition and one member of the crossbench). The chair is appointed by the Prime Minister and the deputy chair by the Leader of the Opposition under Standing Order 232.
History General Purpose Standing Committees of the House of Representatives were first established in 1987, The committee has been regularly renamed since; some recent names include:
Committees Parliament(s) Employment, Education and Training 35th-38th Employment, Education and Workplace Relations 39t Employment and Workplace Relations Education and Training 40th Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation Education and Vocational Training 41st Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation Education and Training 42nd Education and Employment 43rd-44th Employment, Education and Training 45th-47th
Membership 47th Parliament In the 47th parliament (July 2022 – present), the membership of the committee is the following:
Member Party Electorate Lisa Chesters Chair Labor Division of Bendigo, Victoria Terry Young Deputy Chair Liberal Nationals Division of Longman, Queensland Zoe Daniel Independent Division of Goldstein, Victoria Cassandra Fernando Labor Division of Holt, Victoria Carina Garland Labor Division of Chisholm, Victoria Zoe McKenzie Liberal Division of Flinders, Victoria Gavin Pearce Liberal Division of Braddon, Tasmania Joanne Ryan Labor Division of Lalor, Victoria Sally Sitou Labor Division of Reid, New South Wales Anne Stanley Labor Division of Werriwa, New South Wales
List of Chairs Member Party Electorate Parliament(s) Years Tony Zappia Labor Division of Paterson, New South Wales 47th 2022–present
See also Australian House of Representatives committees
References
External links Official website of the Australian House of Representatives