About Mitch

Senator Mitch Fifield

Senator Mitch Fifield was sworn in as Senator for Victoria in the Australian Parliament on 1 April 2004 and re-elected at the 2007 election.

Mitch was appointed the Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector on 14 September 2010 and also serves as a member of the Senate leadership team as Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate.

Mitch is Chairman of the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee and a member of the Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes.

Before entering Parliament, Mitch worked as a senior political adviser to the former Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, and held senior advisory positions in the Victorian Kennett and New South Wales Greiner governments. Mitch has served as a reservist in the Australian Army Psychology Corps and studied politics at Sydney University.

Mitch is an Ambassador for the not-for-profit school music organisation The Song Room and an Advisory Board Member for the Yachad Accelerated Learning Project for indigenous students.