Carol Brown

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 25 Aug 2005.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

1. 1 July 2025 – CurrentSenate

   Re-elected 2025

2. 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate

   Re-elected 2019

3. 2 July 2016 – 30 June 2019Senate

   Re-elected 2016

4. 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2016Senate

   Re-elected 2013

5. 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2014Senate

   Elected 2007

6. 25 Aug 2005 – 30 June 2008Senate

   Chosen by the Parliament of Tasmania on 25.8.2005 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice S Mackay (resigned).

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

• Adviser/Office Manager to the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tas.) from 2004 to 2005.
• Adviser/Office Manager to the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tas.) from 2002 to 2004.
• Portfolio Services Manager at the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Tas.) from 1998 to 2002.
• Adviser to Senator S Mackay from 1996 to 1998.
• Administrative Officer for the Australian Labor Party from 1984 to 1996.

Appointment history