The Hon. Madeleine King was sworn in as Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia on 1 June 2022 following election of the Albanese Government.

Madeleine was elected to Federal Parliament in July 2016 as the Member for Brand in Western Australia, she was re-elected in May 2019 and May 2022.
 
Madeleine previously held the positions of Shadow Minister for Trade, Shadow Minister for Resources, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Shadow Minister Assisting for Small Business and Shadow Minister Assisting for Resources.
 
She worked as a solicitor in private practice before moving into the higher education sector as a lawyer and then as Chief of Staff at The University of Western Australia.
 
Before entering the Parliament, Madeleine was the founding executive and Chief Operating Officer of the Perth USAsia Centre between 2012 and 2016. 
 
In her leadership of the Perth USAsia Centre, she helped to bring a unique Western Australian perspective to international discussion on Australia’s role in the emerging Indo-Pacific region.
 
Madeleine has strong personal links with her seat of Brand, which includes the major centres of Rockingham and Kwinana, having grown up in the area and attended local public schools.