Katy Gallagher — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Federal Minister for Finance, Women, Government Services and APS in the Albanese Government since 2022 (Government Services since 2025).
Served as the 6th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2011 to 2014.
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory as a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since the 2019 federal election, having also served from 2015 to 2018.
Led a progressive ACT government that legislated marriage equality, started Australia’s first public nurse-led walk-in medical centres, and committed to a 100% renewable energy target by 2020.
Began her career as a social worker and union organiser with the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the Australian National University (1990).

Biography

Katherine Ruth Gallagher is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Federal Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Minister for the Public Service, and Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Albanese Government, roles she has held since 2022. She is also slated to become Minister for Government Services in 2025.