Andrew Hastie

The Honourable Andrew Hastie MP
Assistant Minister for Defence
In office 22 December 2020 – 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
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 41) Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Ruth Hastie
Children	3
Residence	Mandurah, Western Australia
Alma mater	University of New South Wales Royal Military College, Duntroon
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 Special Air Service Regiment
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Military intervention against ISIL

Andrew William Hastie (born 30 September 1982)^[1] is an Australian politician, and a former military officer, serving as the Shadow Minister for Defence since 2022.^[2] Representing the people of Canning, a semi-urban region on the south coast of Western Australia, he is a senior member of the Liberal Party. He has served in federal government as the Assistant Minister for Defence, from 2020 to 2022. Hastie was Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security from 2017 to 2020, rejoining the committee in 2022. Prior to politics, he was a troop commander in the Special Air Service Regiment.