Christine Milne

Christine Milne
Leader of the Australian Greens
In office
13 April 2012 – 6 May 2015
DeputyAdam Bandt
Preceded byBob Brown
Succeeded byRichard Di Natale
Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
In office
10 November 2008 – 13 April 2012
LeaderBob Brown
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAdam Bandt
Leader of the Australian Greens
in Tasmania
In office
13 March 1993 – 29 August 1998
DeputyPeg Putt
Preceded byBob Brown
Succeeded byPeg Putt
Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
in Tasmania
In office
13 May 1992 – 13 March 1993
LeaderBob Brown
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byPeg Putt
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 2005 – 10 August 2015
Succeeded byNick McKim
Member of the Tasmanian Parliament for Lyons
In office
13 May 1989 – 29 August 1998
Preceded byChris Batt
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Christine Anne Morris

(1953-05-14) 14 May 1953 (age 71)
Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyGreens (since 1989)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 1989)
Spouse
Neville Milne
(m. 1975; div. 1999)
Children2[1]
EducationSt Mary's College
Devonport High School
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
OccupationSchool teacher
(Department of Education)
ProfessionAcademic
politician
Websitechristine-milne.greensmps.org.au

Christine Anne Milne AO (née Morris; born 14 May 1953)[2] is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Tasmania. She was the leader of the parliamentary caucus of the Australian Greens from 2012 to 2015.[3] Milne stepped down as leader on 6 May 2015, replaced by Richard Di Natale.

  1. ^ Misha Schubert, Stephanie Peatling and Gary Tippet, Milne takes a soft sell approach , The Age, 15 April 2012
  2. ^ "Christine Anne Milne". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bob Brown resigns as Greens leader and Senator". The Age. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.