Andrew Hastie Wiki: His Wife, Net Worth, Family, Age, Height & Education

Andrew Hastie is an Australian politician, serving as the chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. He is also the Federal Member for Canning, WA in the Australian House of Representatives. Throughout his career, he has received several accolades, including the Australian Active Service Medal, Afghanistan Medal, Australian Service Medal, and Australian Defence Medal. On 19 May 2019, he held his seat in the Federal Election.

Here is everything about Andrew Hastie bio, including his family, wife, kids, net worth, age, height, education, and wiki trivia.

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Andrew Hastie Married Life: Wife and Kids

Andrew is a happily married man with wife and children. He married his beautiful wife, Ruth Hastie in 2008. The couple met in the summer of 2007 when Andrew was studying at George Washington University. The proposal was exceptional as Andrew proposed to Ruth on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.

The couple welcomed their first child in June 2015. After two years, they welcomed their second child in August 2017. Both of their kids were born in Perth. As of now, the family of four lives a good life in the City of Mandurah in the Peel region of Western Australia.

Andrew Hastie Net Worth & Career Details

Andrew started serving for the military in 2001. He had the position of the Officer Cadet in the Australian Army Reserves during the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Andrew also served as a troop commander in Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) in Papua New Guinea, Jordan, and Afghanistan. In 2015, he retired from his military career. After the death of the Liberal member, Don Randall, the seat of Canning was vacant, a by-election was held. Andrew won the place with majority votes, and the rest is history.

By the age of 34, he became the member of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. The next year, he was invited to the chair.

Andrew earns his assets through his political career. He also made quite a fortune during his military career. According to The Australian, elite members of the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) receives an average salary of $50,000 per year. Also, the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that the House of Representatives has an average salary of $350,209 per year.

As of 2019, Hastie’s net worth is still under review.

Andrew Hastie Wiki – Bio: Age, Height, Family, Education

Andrew William Hastie was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, on September 30, 1982. His ancestors came to Australia from Scotland, England, and Ireland. His paternal grandfather worked in Royal Australian Air Force, and his grandmother, Rose was a nurse. And, his father, Peter Hastie was a local from Sydney.

After graduating from high school, Andrew went to the Scots College. Later, he attended the University of New South Wales where he studied Philosophy and History. In 2003, he joined Australian Defence Force where he studied at Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) and Royal Military College Duntroon. In 2007, he finished his International Affairs’ U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program at the George Washington University Elliott School.

Andrew has a decent height of 6 feet.