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Raff Ciccone

Senator for Victoria

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service7 years 7 month(s) and 23 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: 6 Mar 2019.

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 Victoria 2019.

  3. 6 Mar 2019 – 30 June 2019Senate

    Chosen by the Parliament of Victoria on 6.3.2019 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. J Collins (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 Committees22 July 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

  • Diploma of Business (Governance), Institute of Community Directors Australia
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Political Science and Government), University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning), Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Public Policy), Deakin University

Occupations recorded by Parliament

  • Chair of the Link Health and Community Ltd. Board from 2017 to 2019.
  • Industrial/Research Officer for the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association (Vic.) from 2013 to 2019.
  • Director of the Link Health and Community Ltd. Board from 2010 to 2019.
  • Adviser to Senator the Hon. J Collins from 2008 to 2013.

Appointment history

View 5 dated office and portfolio entries
  • Temporary Chair of Committees22 July 2025 – Current
  • Government Deputy Whip in the Senate31 May 2022 – 9 May 2025
  • Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Country Caucus Committee1 June 2021 – 25 July 2022
  • Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Multicultural Policy Caucus Committee17 Sept 2019 – 25 July 2022
  • Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate1 July 2019 – 31 May 2022