Stephen Parry (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Stephen Parry
President of the Senate
In office
7 July 2014 – 2 November 2017
DeputyGavin Marshall
Sue Lines
Preceded byJohn Hogg
Succeeded byScott Ryan
Deputy President of the Senate
In office
4 July 2011 – 6 July 2014
Preceded byAlan Ferguson
Succeeded byGavin Marshall
Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 July 2005 – 2 November 2017
Preceded byShayne Murphy
Succeeded byRichard Colbeck
Personal details
Born
Stephen Shane Parry

(1960-10-31) 31 October 1960 (age 64)
Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Children2
OccupationPolice officer
Funeral director
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Stephen Shane Parry (born 31 October 1960) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party senator for Tasmania from 2005 to 2017. He was elected President of the Senate in 2014.[1] On 31 October 2017, Parry informed the government that he may be a British citizen, and issued his intention to resign from his position if dual nationality was confirmed.[2] The next day he reported that he had received confirmation of his dual citizenship and, on 2 November, he resigned as president and from the Senate.[3] He was replaced in the Senate by next Liberal Party Tasmanian Senate candidate and former senator Richard Colbeck after a recount.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Liberals' Parry elected Senate president". The Australian. AAP. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Citizenship saga may not be over, Liberal senator Stephen Parry says father may be British". ABC News (Australia). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Former Presidents". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ Doran, Matthew (1 November 2017). "Stephen Parry: Senate President to resign from Parliament after UK citizenship confirmed". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference colb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).