Sue Lines | |
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President of the Australian Senate | |
Assumed office 26 July 2022 | |
Deputy | Andrew McLachlan |
Preceded by | Slade Brockman |
Senator for Western Australia | |
Assumed office 15 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Chris Evans |
Deputy President of the Australian Senate | |
In office 30 September 2016 – 26 July 2022 | |
President | Stephen Parry Scott Ryan Slade Brockman |
Preceded by | Gavin Marshall |
Succeeded by | Andrew McLachlan |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 15 December 1953
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | Murdoch University |
Occupation | Trade union official |
Signature | |
Website | www |
Susan Lines (born 15 December 1953) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2013, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the current President of the Australian Senate, having previously been Deputy President of the Senate from 2016. Before entering politics she was the assistant national secretary of United Voice.