Mitch Fifield

The Honourable Mitch Fifield
Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
In office 17 October 2019 – 1 July 2023
Nominated by	Scott Morrison
Appointed by	David Hurley
Preceded by	Gillian Bird
Succeeded by	James Larsen
Minister for Communications
In office 21 September 2015 – 29 May 2019
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison
Preceded by	Malcolm Turnbull
Succeeded by	Paul Fletcher
Minister for the Arts
In office 21 September 2015 – 29 May 2019
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison
Preceded by	George Brandis
Succeeded by	Paul Fletcher
Deputy Government Senate Leader
In office 20 December 2017 – 23 August 2018
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Leader	Mathias Cormann
Preceded by	Mathias Cormann
Succeeded by	Simon Birmingham
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
In office 18 September 2013 – 20 December 2017
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Jacinta Collins
Succeeded by	Simon Birmingham
Senator for Victoria
In office 31 March 2004 – 16 August 2019
Preceded by	Richard Alston
Succeeded by	Sarah Henderson
Personal details
Born	Mitchell Peter Fifield (1967-01-16) 16 January 1967 (age 57) Sydney, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Policy advisor
Website	www.mitchfifield.com

Mitchell Peter Fifield (born 16 January 1967) is an Australian politician and diplomat who last served as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. He previously served as a Senator for Victoria from 2004 to 2019, representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister in the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments, serving as Assistant Minister for Social Services (2013–2015), Manager of Government Business in the Senate (2013–2015),^[1][2] Minister for Communications (2015–2019), and Minister for the Arts (2015–2019).