Paterson, James

Shadow Minister for Defence

Senator for Victoria

Liberal Party of Australia

Senate

48th Parliament · First elected 2016

Source · Parliament of Australia

Official parliamentary portrait · Parliament of Australia · Last verified 2026-07-12

Verified Australian Government Public Record

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Executive Summary

Source-backed

Paterson, James currently serves as Shadow Minister for Defence, according to the Parliament of Australia Handbook.

Folio currently holds verified records covering parliamentary interests, drawn from 1 official publisher. No verified records for political donations, government procurement, and lobbying registrations are currently linked.

Official Parliamentary Office

Parliament of Australia

Official Office: Shadow Minister for Defence
Portfolio: Defence
Office Type: Shadow
Ministry: Taylor Shadow Ministry
Cabinet: Cabinet member
Shadow Ministry: Shadow-ministry appointment
Appointed: 2026-02-17
Current Parliament: 48th
Appointment Status: Currently held (Handbook)

Official Parliament source

Shadow

Publisher: Parliament of Australia · Verification: Official Parliamentary Record · Last verified 2026-07-12

Official Public Office

Official Parliamentary Record

Current office: Senator
Chamber: Senate
State: Victoria
Party: Liberal Party of Australia
Status: Current Member
First elected: 9 Mar 2016
Current Parliament: 48th
Jurisdiction: AU

Official Sources

Parliament Profile Register of Interests Latest Declaration

Publisher: Parliament of Australia · Verification: Official Parliamentary Record · Last verified 2026-07-12

Evidence Overview

Every evidence domain currently in scope for this profile. Each item links to its full section below.

Parliamentary Interests20 records
Political DonationsNone currently linked
Government ProcurementNone currently linked
Government GrantsPending ingestion
Lobbying RegistrationsNone currently linked
Timeline20 records
Relationship Network8 records
Official Government DocumentsNone currently linked

Coverage Matrix

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Parliamentary Interests
Interests declared on the Senate or House Register of Interests.
Records available · 20 records
Publisher: Parliament of Australia
Political Donations
Gifts and donations disclosed to the AEC.
No records currently linked
Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission
Government Procurement
Contracts awarded to or by Australian Government agencies.
No records currently linked
Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance
Government Grants
Grants awarded by Australian Government agencies.
Configured, not yet populated
Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance
Lobbying Registrations
Registered lobbying relationships between representatives and clients.
No records currently linked
Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department
Timeline
Chronology of dated public-record events already linked to this profile.
Records available · 20 records
Publisher: Multiple government publishers
Relationship Network
Connections established from official records, never from inference.
Records available · 8 records
Publisher: Derived from official records
Official Government Documents
Every underlying document that supports this profile.
No records currently linked
Publisher: Original publishers
State & Territory Registers
State and Territory interest and lobbyist registers.
Dataset not yet enabled
Publisher: State & Territory parliaments
Ministerial Diaries
Ministerial diary disclosures published by portfolio departments.
Dataset not yet enabled
Publisher: Prime Minister & Cabinet

Public Profile

Official Role

Shadow Minister for Defence

Defence

Government Sources

1 official publisher

Latest Activity

9 July 2026

Timeline

20 events

Relationship Network

8 verified relationships

Linked Organisations

Official Portrait

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Parliamentary Interests

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Political Donations
Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission
Government Procurement
Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance
Government Grants
Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance
Lobbying Registrations
Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

Additional evidence will appear automatically when matching records are identified. Absence of a record does not imply absence of activity.

Key organisations mentioned

Top organisations linked through official public records, ranked by relationship strength.

Timeline

Chronology of 20 verified public-record events, grouped by publisher.

Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)
20 declarations· Latest lodged 9 July 2026Expand ▾Collapse ▴
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 8. Saving or investment accounts, indicating their nature and the name of the bank or other institutions concerned
  Access account — Commonwealth Bank
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300
  Beyond membership, Virgin Australia
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Policy holder, CommInsure
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Member, Athenaeum Club
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 3. Real estate, including the location (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is owned
  Melbourne, Victoria — Investment property
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 9. The nature of any other assets (excluding household and personal effects) each valued at more than $7,500
  Superannuation account, Australian Super
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 13. Being an office holder of or financial contributor donating $300 or more in any single calendar year to any organisation
  Liberal Party of Australia, Victorian Division
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Policy holder, HCF
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Member, Centre for Independent Studies
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 6. Liabilities, indicating the nature of the liability and the creditor concerned
  Mastercard — Commonwealth Bank
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 11. Gifts valued at more than $750 received from official sources (such sources being an Australian or foreign national, State, provincial or local Government or a person holding an office in such a Gover
  Continuing complementary electorate office Foxtel subscription
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Member, Samuel Griffith Society
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 13. Being an office holder of or financial contributor donating $300 or more in any single calendar year to any organisation
  Member of the advisory Council of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Member, Menzies Institute
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 6. Liabilities, indicating the nature of the liability and the creditor concerned
  Mortgage on investment property — Advantedge Financial Services, backed by NAB
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 12. Any sponsored travel or hospitality received where the value of the sponsorship or hospitality exceeds $300
  Chairman's Lounge membership, Qantas
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 3. Real estate, including the location (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is owned
  Canberra, ACT — Residential
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 10. The nature of any other substantial sources of income
  Rental income, investment property
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Member, Richmond Football Club
  source
- 9 July 2026
  Declared: 14. Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise
  Member, Institute of Public Affairs
  source

Publisher · Multiple official publishersDataset · Aggregated timelineVerification · Source-backedLast updated · 9 July 2026

Relationship Network

How does Paterson, James connect to other entities on the public record?

8 verified connections

This profile currently connects to 8 verified entities across 1 official government publisher.

Organisations

Interests

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Parliamentary Interests

20 declarations grouped by canonical category.

Property

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—Canberra, ACT — ResidentialSenatesource
—Melbourne, Victoria — Investment propertySenatesource

Gifts

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—Continuing complementary electorate office Foxtel subscriptionSenatesource

Political Donations

Has this entity made or received political donations disclosed to the AEC?

0 transactions · $0

No matching official records are currently linked from the datasets presently ingested. Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission.

Lobbying

Which Commonwealth or State/Territory lobbyist registers mention this entity?

0 records

No matching official records are currently linked from the datasets presently ingested. Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department (and State/Territory registers).

Connected Organisations

Which organisations, agencies or parties appear alongside Paterson, James on the public record?

8 verified connections

Name	Relationship	Publisher	Verify
Member, Samuel Griffith Society	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Member, Richmond Football Club	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Member, Institute of Public Affairs	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Liberal Party of Australia, Victorian Division	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Member, Centre for Independent Studies	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Member, Athenaeum Club	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source
Member, Menzies Institute	declared interest in	Parliamentary Register of Interests (senate)	source

Connected People

Which other people appear alongside Paterson, James on shared official records?

0 verified connections

No other people have yet been linked to this person from currently ingested official records.

Official Affiliations

Indirect affiliations recorded on the Parliament of Australia Handbook. These are not investigative relationships.

ChamberSenate
State/TerritoryVictoria
PartyLiberal Party of Australia

Official Government Documents

Every document below is published by an Australian Government body and can be opened directly from its original source.

Kind	Dataset	Date	Description	Verify
parliament	Parliament of Australia — Handbook	12 July 2026	Official Parliament Profile (Handbook)	open source
interest	Parliament of Australia — Register of Interests	12 July 2026	Register of Interests — profile page	open source
interest	Parliament of Australia — Latest Declaration	—	Latest declaration document	open source

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Official sources

Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)

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Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)

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Federal Register of Lobbyists

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AEC Donations (Declared Gifts)

0 records

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AusTender (Government Contracts)

0 records

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Key information

Full name

Paterson, James

Current role

Shadow Minister for Defence

Parliament

48th Parliament

Chamber

Senate

Party

Liberal Party of Australia

First elected

2016-03-09

Jurisdiction

Source datasets

Timeline events

About this profile

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