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Matt Thistlethwaite

Politician

Matt Thistlethwaite is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Matt Thistlethwaite · مات ثيستليثوايت · 馬特·齊索斯威特				[sources]
Other name	Matthew James Thistlethwaite · Thistlethwaite, Matt · 馬特·齊索斯威特				[sources]
Birth date	1972-09-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Sydney				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	Matt.Thistlethwaite.MP@aph.gov.au				[sources]
First name	Matt				[sources]
Last name	Thistlethwaite				[sources]
Website	www.mattthistlethwaite.com.au · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6789423				[sources]
Position	Assistant Minister for Defence (2022-) · Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs (2022-) · Assistant Minister for the Republic (2022-) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2016) · House of Representatives (member, 2016-) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Champagnat Catholic College · University of New South Wales				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Australian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Australian Parliament	-	-
Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs	2022-05-23	-
Member of the House of Representatives	2016-07-02	-
member of the Australian House of Representatives	2013-09-07	-
Member of the House of Representatives	2013-09-07	2016-05-09
Assistant Minister for Defence	2022-05-23	-
Australian Senator	-	-
Assistant Minister for the Republic	2022-05-23	-
Member of the Senate	2011-07-01	2013-08-09

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,163

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories380,881

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Wikidata354,052

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-c661e56b-5774-4b2c-aaf6-2ea5084d798d · evpo-0df2b935-09c4-4ca9-a4e6-5f55dce57423

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