Madeleine King was elected to Federal Parliament in July 2016 as the Member for Brand.

In June 2019 she was promoted to serve as Shadow Minister for Trade. 

Before entering Parliament, King was the founding executive and Chief Operating Officer of the Perth USAsia Centre.

In her leadership of the Perth USAsia Centre, she helped to bring a unique Western Australian perspective to international discussion on Australia’s role in the emerging Indo-Pacific region.