Zhi Soon

Xian Zhi Soon is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Banks for the Australian Labor Party. At the 2025 Australian federal election, he defeated the sitting member David Coleman, who had held the seat since 2013.^[2] Soon first contested the seat in the 2022 federal election, losing to Coleman.^[3]

Zhi Soon MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Banks
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2025
Preceded by	David Coleman
Personal details
Born	Soon Xian Zhi 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40)[1] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	Australian National University
Occupation	Public servant

Soon was awarded the Young Australian of the Year in the ACT in 2008, and worked as a diplomat in Afghanistan.^[4] Soon also worked in the Behavioural Insights Team, a UK-based social purpose corporation known unofficially as the "Nudge Unit", was the youngest ever appointee to the New South Wales Board of Studies, and worked in the prime ministerial office of Kevin Rudd.^[5]