Deb O'Neill

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 21 Aug 2010.

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 2022 – CurrentSenate

   Re-elected 2022

2. 2 July 2016 – 30 June 2022Senate

   Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2016.

3. 2 July 2014 – 1 July 2016Senate

   Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 2.7.2014 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. R Carr (resigned).

4. 13 Nov 2013 – 30 June 2014Senate

   Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 13.11.2013 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. R Carr (resigned).

5. 21 Aug 2010 – 7 Sept 2013House of Representatives

   Elected to the House of Representatives for Robertson, New South Wales, 2010. Defeated at general elections 2013.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

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

Parliamentary and party offices

• Temporary Chair of Committees1 Sept 2020 – 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

• Diploma in Teaching, Australian Catholic University
• Graduate Diploma in Literacy Education, Deakin University
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney and University of New England
• Master of Arts, Australian Catholic University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• High school teacher
• Lecturer in the School of Education at the Central Coast Campus, University of Newcastle.

Appointment history