Zhi Soon
Zhi Soon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Banks | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | David Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Soon Xian Zhi 1985 (age 40–41) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Xian Zhi Soon (Chinese: 孙先志; born 1985)[1][2] is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Banks for the Australian Labor Party. At the 2025 Australian federal election, he defeated the sitting member David Coleman, who had held the seat since 2013.[3] Soon first contested the seat in the 2022 federal election, losing to Coleman.[4]
Soon was awarded the Young Australian of the Year in the ACT in 2008, and worked as a diplomat in Afghanistan.[5] Soon also worked in the Behavioural Insights Team, a UK-based social purpose corporation known unofficially as the "Nudge Unit", was the youngest ever appointee to the New South Wales Board of Studies, and worked in the prime ministerial office of Kevin Rudd.[6]
References
- ^ "Mr Zhi Soon MP". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Pan, Ning (5 June 2025). "澳洲大选见证华裔参政的关键转折". ABC News (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Banks Federal Election 2025 Results". ABC News. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Banks, NSW - AEC Tally Room | 2022 Federal Election". Australian Electoral Commission. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Zhi Soon". Member for Banks. Australian Labor. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Curtis, Katina (28 October 2021). "Labor picks education adviser and former diplomat as candidate for Banks". The Age. Retrieved 20 May 2025.