Mehreen Faruqi

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 15 Aug 2018.

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 2025 – CurrentSenate

   Re-elected 2025

2. 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2025Senate

   Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2019.

3. 15 Aug 2018 – 30 June 2019Senate

   Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 15.8.2018 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice L Rhiannon (resigned).

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

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

Parliamentary and party offices

• Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education (Tertiary), Anti-Racism, Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Emergency Management, International Aid and Global Justice, Animal Welfare and Republic4 June 2025 – 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 Engineering (Civil) Honours, University of Engineering and Technology (Pakistan)
• Doctorate in Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales
• Master of Engineering Science, University of New South Wales

Occupations recorded by Parliament

• Associate Professor and Academic Director MBT of the Australian School of Management at the University of New South Wales from September 2010 to June 2013.
• Manager of Environment and Services at Mosman Council (NSW) from January 2009 to August 2010.
• Director and Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Studies (UNSW) from August 2004 to April 2008.
• Manager for Natural Resources and Environmental Engineer at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (NSW) from August 2001 to August 2004.
• Environmental Engineer at Sinclair Knight Merz from March 1999 to June 2001.
• Research Fellow and Research Assistant at the University of New South Wales from January 1993 to February 1999.

Appointment history