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Senate

Jonno Duniam

Senator for Tasmania

Liberal Party of Australia · LIB

Federal parliamentary service10 years 3 month(s) and 27 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries4Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 2 July 2016.

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 Tasmania 2016.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

  • Shadow Minister for Home Affairs17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
  • Shadow Minister for Immigration17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
  • Shadow Cabinet Minister17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
  • Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate17 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry

Parliamentary and party offices

  • Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate2 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

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Tasmania
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Tasmania

Occupations recorded by Parliament

  • Deputy Chief of Staff to the Premier (Tas.) the Hon. W Hodgman MP from 2014 to 2016.
  • Deputy Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition (Tas.) the Hon. W Hodgman MP from 2010 to 2014.
  • Chief of Staff to Senator the Hon. S Parry from 2009 to 2010.
  • Adviser to Senator the Hon. E Abetz from 2005 to 2009.
  • Electorate Officer for Senator the Hon. P Calvert from 2003 to 2005.

Appointment history

View 16 dated office and portfolio entries
  • Shadow Minister for Home Affairs17 Feb 2026 – Current
  • Shadow Minister for Immigration17 Feb 2026 – Current
  • Shadow Cabinet Minister17 Feb 2026 – Current
  • Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate17 Feb 2026 – Current
  • Shadow Minister for Home Affairs13 Oct 2025 – 12 Feb 2026
  • Shadow Minister for Education and Early Learning28 May 2025 – 13 Oct 2025
  • Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate25 Jan 2025 – 12 Feb 2026
  • Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
  • Shadow Minister for the Environment5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
  • Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – 12 Feb 2026
  • Assistant Minister for Industry Development22 Dec 2020 – 23 May 2022
  • Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate2 July 2019 – Current
  • Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries29 May 2019 – 23 May 2022
  • Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism29 May 2019 – 22 Dec 2020
  • Government Deputy Whip in the Senate12 Feb 2019 – 29 May 2019
  • Temporary Chair of Committees19 Sept 2018 – 29 May 2019