Andrew Gee (politician)
Andrew Gee | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Calare | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John Cobb |
| Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister for Defence Personnel | |
| In office 2 July 2021 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Darren Chester |
| Succeeded by | Matt Keogh |
| Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education | |
| In office 6 February 2020 – 2 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Mark Coulton (as Minister for Decentralisation, Regional Services) Dan Tehan (as Minister for Education) |
| Succeeded by | Bridget McKenzie |
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment | |
| In office 6 February 2020 – 2 July 2021 | |
| Minister | Simon Birmingham |
| Preceded by | Mark Coulton (as Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment) |
| Succeeded by | David Gillespie |
| Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 25 January 2019 – 6 February 2020 | |
| Minister | Michael McCormack |
| Preceded by | Andrew Broad |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Hogan |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange | |
| In office 26 March 2011 – 30 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Russell Turner |
| Succeeded by | Philip Donato |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Robert Gee 13 September 1968 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Independent (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Nationals (until 2022) |
| Spouse | Christina (Tina) Gee |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Solicitor and barrister |
Andrew Robert Gee (born 13 September 1968) is an Australian politician. He has held the Division of Calare in the House of Representatives since 2016, representing the National Party until December 2022 when he resigned to sit as an independent in opposition to the party's opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In the 2025 election, he was re-elected to the seat as an Independent.
Gee is a lawyer by profession. He served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016, representing the seat of Orange. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election. From 2020 to 2022 he held ministerial office in the Morrison government, serving as Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education (2020–2021), Veterans' Affairs (2021–2022) and Defence Personnel (2021–2022).