Former Minister Dispatched to Represent Australia at OECD

Labor’s former assistant treasurer who quit politics earlier this year, returns to public service as ambassador to the Paris-based economic forum.

Australia's former Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 7, 2022. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Long serving MP and former assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, has been appointed Australia’s new ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

The announcement comes just months after Jones stepped away from politics, having served as the member for Whitlam for over a decade.