Glenn Lazarus

Glenn Lazarus OAM
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2016
Leader of Palmer United Party in the Senate (PUP)
In office 16 October 2013 – 12 March 2015
Deputy	Jacqui Lambie
Leader of the Glenn Lazarus Team
In office 9 July 2015 – 14 July 2017
Deputy	Kerrod Walters
Personal details
Born	Glenn Patrick Lazarus (1965-12-11) 11 December 1965 (age 58)[1] Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Glenn Lazarus Team (2015–2017)
Other political affiliations	Palmer United Party (2013–2015) Independent politician (2015)
Spouse	Tess Sanders ​ (m. 1990)​ [1]
Children	3
Residence(s)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Education	Karabar High School
Occupation	Rugby league footballer (National Rugby League)
Profession	Athlete Politician
Website	http://glennlazarus.com.au
Nickname	The Brick With Eyes[2]
Rugby league career
Playing information
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)[1]
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–91 Canberra Raiders 92 10 0 0 40 1992–97 Brisbane Broncos 118 9 0 0 36 1998–99 Melbourne Storm 44 2 1 0 10 Total 254 21 1 0 86 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988 President's XIII 1 1 0 0 0 1989–90 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0 1989–99 New South Wales 19 2 0 0 8 1990–99 Australia 21 1 0 0 4 1991–96 Country Origin 5 0 0 0 0 1997 New South Wales (SL) 3 0 0 0 0 1997 Australia (SL) 1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats

Glenn Patrick Lazarus OAM (born 11 December 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative prop, Lazarus won premierships with the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, who he also captained. He is the only player in the history of the game to win grand finals with three separate clubs, with the grand final wins also being the first for each club. After his retirement from football he assisted several NRL clubs in a coaching capacity.

In the 2013 federal election, Lazarus was elected to the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland as the lead Queensland candidate for the Palmer United Party (PUP). He became PUP Senate leader at the commencement of his term on 1 July 2014. He quit PUP on 13 March 2015 citing issues with its leader Clive Palmer, and established his own political party, the Glenn Lazarus Team.^[3] He did not retain his seat in the 2016 federal election.

In 2021 Lazarus was inducted into the NSW Rugby League Hall of Fame.^[4] In June 2021, Lazarus was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to rugby league".^[5]