Andrew Hastie

The Honourable Andrew Hastie MP
Hastie in 2023
Assistant Minister for Defence
In office 22 December 2020 – 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
Minister	Linda Reynolds Peter Dutton
Preceded by	Alex Hawke
Succeeded by	Matt Thistlethwaite
Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
In office 15 February 2017 – 22 December 2020
Deputy	Anthony Byrne
Preceded by	Michael Sukkar
Succeeded by	James Paterson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Canning
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 September 2015
Preceded by	Don Randall
Personal details
Born	Andrew William Hastie (1982-09-30) 30 September 1982 (age 42) Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Ruth Hastie
Children	3
Residence(s)	Mandurah, Western Australia
Alma mater	The Scots College University of New South Wales ADFA Royal Military College, Duntroon Harvard Extension School
Occupation	Military officer politician
Website	andrewhastie.com.au
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	2001–2015
Rank	Captain
Unit	2nd Cavalry Regiment SAS Regiment
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Military intervention against ISIL

Andrew William Hastie (born 30 September 1982) is an Australian politician and former military officer currently serving as the shadow minister for defence.^[1] He has been Member of Parliament for the Division of Canning in Western Australia, since the 2015 Canning by-election.

Hastie previously served as the Assistant Minister for Defence from 2020 to 2022 under Minister for Defence, Linda Reynolds and later Peter Dutton, in the Morrison Government. He was Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security from 2017 to 2020. Hastie was a troop commander in the Special Air Service Regiment prior to him entering politics.