Andrew Charlton

Andrew Henry George Charlton (born 26 September 1978) is an Australian politician and economist. A member of the Labor Party, he has been the Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta in New South Wales since the 2022 federal election. He was appointed to the second Albanese ministry as Cabinet Secretary and Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy following the 2025 federal election.

Charlton has been described in the media as a "centrist, evidence-based, data-driven economist with entrepreneurial flair". He is the author of several books on economics including ''Fair Trade for All'' which he co-authored with Joseph Stiglitz. From 2007 to 2010, he worked as the chief economic adviser to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, before founding his own consultancy firm which would later be acquired by Accenture. Provided by Wikipedia