Melissa McIntosh is an Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party, representing the NSW Division of Lindsay since 2019.
Ms McIntosh began working in politics after graduating from university, as an aide to arts and sport minister Jackie Kelly and later in the office of Prime Minister John Howard. From 2011 to 2015, she worked at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney as head of partnerships and director of events. She then served as chief of staff to Assistant Treasurer Alex Hawke until 2016, when she joined Wentworth Community Housing as executive manager (communications). In June 2022, following the Liberal Party's defeat at the federal election, Ms McIntosh became the Assistant Shadow Minister for Mental Health & Suicide Prevention in the Dutton shadow ministry.
Prior to entering parliament, Ms McIntosh was a vice president of the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) and a member of the state executive.
She studied Journalism, Public Relations and Video Production at the University of Western Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Communications.
