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Murray Watt

Politician

Murray Watt 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	Murray Watt · Мюррей Уатт · 默里·瓦特				[sources]
Other name	Murray Patrick Watt · Senator Murray Watt · Watt, Murray · Мюррей Уатт				[sources]
Birth date	1973-01-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Brisbane				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	senator.watt@aph.gov.au				[sources]
First name	Murray				[sources]
Last name	Watt				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6939517				[sources]
Position	Australian Minister for Agriculture (2022-) · Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (2009-2012) · Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience (2022-) · Senate (member, 2016-) · member of the Australian Senate (2016-)				[sources]
Education	Brisbane State High School · University of Queensland				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-22	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Australian politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience	2022-05-23	-
Member of the Senate	2016-07-02	-
member of the Australian Senate	2016-07-02	-
Australian Minister for Agriculture	2022-05-23	-
Australian Senator	-	-

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