The Hon Anika Wells MP biography

Parliamentary service

  • Elected to the House of Representatives for Lilley, Queensland, 2019. Re-elected 2022.

Ministerial appointments

  • Minister for Aged Care from 1.6.2022.
  • Minister for Sport from 1.6.2022.
  • Cabinet Minister from 20.1.2025.
  • Minister for Communications from 13.5.2025.

Committee service

  • House of Representatives Standing: Publications served as Deputy Chair from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 24.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
  • Joint Select: Parliamentary Standards served from 17.2.2022 to 11.4.2022
  • Joint Standing: Northern Australia served from 10.9.2019 to 24.11.2021; Northern Australia served as Deputy Chair from 25.11.2021 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

  • Australian Labor Party. Served: 18.05.2019 to present

Personal

  • Born: 11.8.1985, South Brisbane, Australia
  • Gender: Female
  • Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

  • LLB(Hons) (Griffith University).
  • BA(PolSci&Gov) (Griffith University).
  • Lawyer at Maurice Blackburn from 2014 to 2019.

Electorate

  • Name: Lilley
  • Location: The Division of Lilley consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
  • Area: 144 Sq km
  • Electors enrolled: 108,608 (at 7.6.2019)
  • Industries: The area is mostly residential but includes Brisbane's domestic and international airports, light and heavy engineering, sea-cargo facilities, chemical production, warehousing (civilian and military), oil refining and storage and various small industries.