Andrew Hastie

The Honourable
Andrew Hastie
MP
The Honourable Andrew Hastie MP
	Official portrait, 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026 Serving with Jane Hume
Leader	Angus Taylor
Preceded by	Ted O'Brien
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2026 Serving with Jane Hume
Leader	Angus Taylor
Preceded by	Ted O'Brien
Prime Minister	In office; 22 December 2020 – 23 May 2022
Previous positions
Assistant Minister for Defence
	In office; 22 December 2020 – 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
Preceded by	Alex Hawke
Succeeded by	Matt Thistlethwaite
Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
	In office; 15 February 2017 – 22 December 2020
Deputy	Anthony Byrne
Preceded by	Michael Sukkar
Succeeded by	James Paterson
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Canning
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 September 2015
Preceded by	Don Randall
Personal details
Born	Andrew William Hastie; 30 September 1982; Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Ruth Hastie
Children	3
Education	The Scots College; University of New South Wales; Australian Defence Force Academy (BA); Royal Military College, Duntroon
Website	andrewhastie.com.au
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	2001–2015
Rank	Captain
Unit	2nd Cavalry Regiment; SAS Regiment;
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan; Military intervention against ISIL;

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Andrew William Hastie (born 30 September 1982) is an Australian politician and former military officer who has served as the deputy leader of the Opposition and the deputy leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives since 2026. He has been the member of parliament (MP) for the Western Australian division of Canning since 2015. Hastie was a troop commander in the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) prior to entering politics.

Hastie served as the Assistant Minister for Defence from 2020 to 2022, during the Morrison government. Following the 2022 election, he served as Shadow Minister for Defence, as well as Shadow Minister for Defence Industry & Defence Personnel in the Dutton shadow ministry. He was Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security from 2017 to 2020.

Hastie was appointed Shadow Minister for Home Affairs in May 2025. He left the role in October 2025 after resigning from the party's frontbench over internal policy disputes. He returned to the frontbench in February 2026, serving as the Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability. A prominent member of the National Right, his views have been described as right-wing populist and far-right, with strong stances against multiculturalism, immigration, abortion, LGBTQ rights, and net-zero emissions in Australia.