Rachel Merton

The Honourable Rachel Merton is a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.

As a full-time working mother for the past decade Rachel has a strong understanding of the challenges women face in juggling the competing demands of raising children while in the workforce. Rachel worked for over 14 years in senior roles at global professional services firm KPMG after proudly serving as an Adviser in the Government of former Prime Minister John Howard. Today she is proud to be part of Mark Speakman’s NSW Liberal team.

Rachel has a long history of service in the Liberal Party with over three decades of continual membership, having first joined the Young Liberals at 16 years of age and then serving as President of the Macquarie University Liberal Club where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts while working at the local McDonalds and Target. Rachel and her husband Justin have two daughters, Amelia aged 12 and Alexandra who is 8.

Rachel has a strong record of service in the community with activism in organisations such as Riding for the Disabled, the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal and at her local Church. In 2019 she was appointed by the Governor-General, General the Hon. Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC to serve as a full-time Member of the Australian Classification Board with its oversight and classification of films, computer games and publications.