Neil Symes

Neil Aaron Symes (born 11 December 1988) was an Australian politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Lytton from 2012 to 2015. He was the youngest member of the Queensland Parliament during his term.

Early life

Symes was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminology and human services, majoring in child protection and family studies, from Griffith University in 2009.

For nine months as a 23-year-old working in the delicatessen section.

Symes was defeated by Joan Pease in the 2015 Queensland state election on a swing of over 11 percent, enough to revert Lytton to its traditional status as a safe Labor seat.

Following the 2015 election, Symes resigned from the LNP, became a real estate agent, and on 3 October 2016 announced via his Instagram account that he had joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. He unsuccessfully contested the seat of Mansfield for One Nation at the 2017 state election. He again unsuccessfully contested the seat of Jordan for One Nation at the 2020 state election. As of mid-2022, he officially quit being a member of One Nation and stated he had no official ties to any political party in Australia.

Post-political career

Since 2021, Symes has been coaching club level soccer with Football Queensland.