Josh Burns

Joshua Solomon Burns is an Australian politician. Burns was born and raised in his electorate in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield, Victoria. His maternal grandmother came to Australia as a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. His grandfather was born in London and came to Australia via Israel, while his grandmother was born in Scotland.

He was educated at Gadsdenville Primary School and Scopes Hill Memorial College. He then went to Monash University, where he studied politics. Burns worked in many jobs before he was elected to Parliament. He was on the staff of Labor federal MP Michael Danby and was a senior adviser to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews from 2014 to 2019.Burns married Zoe Klein in 2015 and has a daughter, Tia.