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Dorinda Cox

Senator for Western Australia

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service5 years 1 month(s) and 15 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: 14 Sept 2021.

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

    Elected to the Senate for Western Australia, 2022.

  2. 14 Sept 2021 – 30 June 2022Senate

    Chosen by the Parliament of Western Australia on 14.9.2021 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice R Siewert (resigned).

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 Committees26 July 2022 – 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

  • Aboriginal Police Liaison Officer from August 1996 to June 2002.
  • Self-employed.
  • Project Manager in State Government.

Appointment history

View 5 dated office and portfolio entries
  • Australian Greens Spokesperson for First Nations, Northern Australia, Resources, and Trade and Tourism25 Mar 2024 – 2 June 2025
  • Australian Greens Spokesperson on Resources, Science, Trade, Tourism and First Nations13 Feb 2023 – 25 Mar 2024
  • Temporary Chair of Committees26 July 2022 – Current
  • Australian Greens Spokesperson on Resources, Science, Trade and Tourism17 June 2022 – 13 Feb 2023
  • Australian Greens Spokesperson on Mining and Resources, Trade, Science, Research and Innovation15 Sept 2021 – 17 June 2022