Dr Fiona Barbouttis Martin (born 16 November 1977) is an Australian psychologist and former politician who served as the Member for Reid from 2019, becoming the first woman to represent the seat.
During her term in Parliament, she chaired the first ever Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Select Committee and made national headlines for being one of five Liberal MPs to vote against the Government in favour of an amendment strengthening protections for vulnerable young people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
[3][4] Her PhD thesis was titled "Self-understanding in high-functioning males with autism spectrum disorders: relationship with social functioning and theory of mind".
[13][14] On 10 February 2022, Martin crossed the floor with four other Liberal MPs to protect vulnerable young people including transgender students in the government's modifications to the Sex Discrimination Act, which resulted in the Coalition Government's Religious Discrimination Bill being pulled.
[17] It was reported that after her loss the outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison didn't call Martin to commiserate her defeat.
It was reported that eight months before the 2022 election Martin wanted then Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to lead the Liberal Party.
[21][22] Martin was one of eleven MPs in the 46th Parliament of Australia who possessed a PhD, the others being Katie Allen, Jim Chalmers, Anne Aly, Andrew Leigh, Daniel Mulino, Jess Walsh, Adam Bandt, Mehreen Faruqi, Anne Webster and Helen Haines.