Murray Patrick Watt (born 20 January 1973) is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Albanese government since July 2024.

[3] Watt was also a senior associate with the Brisbane office of the legal firm Maurice Blackburn.

[4] In 2009, Watt was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Everton, succeeding Rod Welford, who had retired.

[3] When Meaghan Scanlon was preselected as the Labor candidate for Gaven at the 2017 state election, it was claimed that Watt was the deciding factor and that it was against the wishes of the branch members.

One member of the branch claimed "factional politics prior to Murray coming to the Gold Coast didn't happen".