Russell Field

Russell Field is an Australian politician and anti-crime advocate. A member of the Liberal National Party (LNP), he was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Capalaba in the 2024 Queensland state election.^[1]

Russell Field MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Capalaba
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2024
Preceded by	Don Brown
Personal details
Political party	Liberal National
Website	https://russellfield.com.au/

Political career

Field's son Matthew was killed alongside his pregnant fiancée by a teenager in a stolen car on Australia Day in 2021, which Field claims inspired him to run for Parliament.^[2][3]

At the 2024 state election, Field won the seat of Capalaba in Brisbane for the Liberal National Party (LNP). He defeated sitting Labor MP Don Brown, who in 2023 described youth crime as a "media beat-up".^[4]