Lyle Shelton (lobbyist)

Lyle Shelton


National Director of the Family First Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2022
Councillor of the City of Toowoomba
In office 2000–2006

Personal details
Born	Lyle Shelton South Burnett, Queensland, Australia
Party	Family First (2022–present)
Other political affiliations	Nationals (2006) Conservatives (2018–2019) Liberal National (2019) Christian Democratic (2021–2022)
Occupation	Lobbyist; managing director Family First

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Lyle Shelton is an Australian politician and lobbyist who has served as the national director of the Family First Party since May 2022. Shelton previously served as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) from 2013 to 2018, and was one of the leaders of the "No" campaign in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. In 2018, he resigned from the ACL to become the federal communications director of the Australian Conservatives.