Linda Reynolds
Linda Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Government Services Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | |
| In office 30 March 2021 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Stuart Robert |
| Succeeded by | Bill Shorten |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 29 May 2019 – 30 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Deputy | Melissa Price |
| Preceded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Succeeded by | Peter Dutton |
| Minister for Defence Industry | |
| In office 2 March 2019 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Steven Ciobo |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Price |
| Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery | |
| In office 2 March 2019 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | David Littleproud |
| Assistant Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 2 March 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Alex Hawke |
| Succeeded by | Jason Wood |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Tyron Whitten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linda Karen Reynolds 16 May 1965 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Curtin University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1984–2012 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | 5th Combat Service Support Battalion |
| Awards | Conspicuous Service Cross |
Linda Karen Reynolds CSC (born 16 May 1965) is an Australian politician. She served as a Senator for Western Australia from 2014 to 2025, representing the Liberal Party, and held senior ministerial office as a cabinet minister in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022.
Before entering parliament Reynolds was a member of the Australian Army Reserve for nearly 30 years and was the first woman in the reserve to attain the rank of brigadier. She was initially elected to the Senate at the 2013 federal election, but the result was voided and she was re-elected at a supplementary election in 2014. In the Morrison government she served as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs (2018–2019), Minister for Defence Industry (2019), Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery (2019), Minister for Defence (2019–2021), and Minister for Government Services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (2021–2022).