Senate

Chris Gatenby

Senator for Tasmania

Liberal Party of Australia · LIB

Federal parliamentary serviceNot recorded by sourceDuration 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: 13 Aug 2026.

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

13 Aug 2026 – CurrentSenate
Chosen by the Parliament of Tasmania on 13.8.2026 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice W Askew (resigned).

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.

Parliamentary and party offices

Opposition Deputy Whip7 Sept 2026 – Current

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

No occupation history is listed in the imported record.

Appointment history

View 1 dated office and portfolio entries

Opposition Deputy Whip7 Sept 2026 – Current

Reported parliamentary expenses

Identity verification pending

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

We have not established a unique, verified financial record for this representative in this reporting period. We are checking the original identity and office information.

No figure is shown. This does not mean zero spending, missing a declaration or wrongdoing. Salary, office expenditure and declared assets are different records.

Check IPEA’s official expenditure summary

A source match, reporting period and summary reconciliation are required before an amount appears here.

Public financial records

Statutory base salary

Party-size conditions, committee eligibility or office identity still need verification.

$239,270 AUD per year

Base rate effective 30 Aug 2026. This excludes role additions, allowances and personal tax circumstances.

Electorate allowance

$39,700 AUD per financial year under the senator rate.

Tribunal determination · sections 7–8

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Additional offices not matched above remain unverified. A base-only figure is not a verified total salary. Actual expense claims are separate records.

Salary rules Business resources and entitlements Reported parliamentary expenses Senate interests register

A salary rate, expense entitlement, reported office cost and declared asset are different records. Uncollected information is not a zero value.

Declared assets & interests

Public source records · editorial review pending

Initial declaration and later notifications are shown as separate records. These are not a reconstructed list of current holdings or a wealth estimate.

Source update (as supplied): 9/14/2026 11:46:59 AM. Retrieved 2026-10-28. 6 entries withheld pending privacy review. Property locations omitted; family references and possible street addresses withheld for review.

Declaration category

38 source entries shown. One entry can describe several interests.

Shares & investmentsInitial declaration · 9/11/2026 2:00:00 PM

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