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Senate

Glenn Sterle

Senator for Western Australia

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service21 years 3 month(s) and 28 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 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 2022 – CurrentSenate

    Re-elected 2022

  2. 2 July 2016 – 30 June 2022Senate

    Re-elected 2016

  3. 1 July 2011 – 1 July 2016Senate

    Re-elected 2010

  4. 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2011Senate

    Elected to the Senate for Western Australia 2004.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

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

Parliamentary and party offices

  • Member of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust from 26.7.2022.26 July 2022 – Current
  • Temporary Chair of Committees2 July 2019 – 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

  • Councillor for the Transport Workers' Union from 1998 to 2005.
  • Organiser for the Transport Workers' Union from 1991 to 2005.
  • Member of the Branch Management Committee for the Transport Workers' Union from 1991 to 2005.
  • Furniture removalist, truck driver and owner-operator from 1977 to 1991.

Appointment history

View 4 dated office and portfolio entries
  • Member of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust from 26.7.2022.26 July 2022 – Current
  • Temporary Chair of Committees2 July 2019 – Current
  • Shadow Assistant Minister for Road Safety28 June 2018 – 23 May 2022
  • Temporary Chair of Committees12 Nov 2013 – 9 May 2016