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Federal parliamentary service15 years 2 month(s) and 23 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries0Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.
Parliamentary service
First entered federal Parliament: 1 July 2011.
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Braddon, Tasmania, 2025.
1 July 2022 – 28 Mar 2025Senate
Re-elected 2022. Resigned 28.3.2025.
2 July 2016 – 30 June 2022Senate
Re-elected 2016
1 July 2011 – 1 July 2016Senate
Elected to the Senate for Tasmania 2010.
Current responsibilities
Ministry and shadow ministry
No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.
Parliamentary and party offices
No additional current parliamentary or party office is recorded in this import.
These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.
Background before Parliament
Qualifications recorded by Parliament
No qualification is listed in the imported record.
Occupations recorded by Parliament
Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (Tas.) from 2004 to 2010.
President of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (Tas.) from 1998 to 2004.
Organiser for the Food Preservers' Union from 1990 to 1998.
Process worker from 1979 to 1990.
Appointment history
View 3 dated office and portfolio entries
Chief Government Whip in the Senate31 May 2022 – 28 Mar 2025
Opposition Whip in the Senate1 Sept 2016 – 11 Apr 2022
Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate18 Oct 2013 – 9 May 2016