Adam Bandt

Adam Bandt
Bandt in 2021
Bandt in 2021
Leader of the Australian Greens
Assumed office
4 February 2020
DeputyMehreen Faruqi
Larissa Waters
Nick McKim
Preceded byRichard Di Natale
Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
In office
21 July 2017 – 4 February 2020
Serving with Larissa Waters
LeaderRichard Di Natale
Preceded byScott Ludlam and
Larissa Waters
Succeeded byNick McKim and
Larissa Waters
In office
13 April 2012 – 6 May 2015
LeaderChristine Milne
Preceded byChristine Milne
Succeeded byScott Ludlam and
Larissa Waters
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Melbourne
Assumed office
21 August 2010
Preceded byLindsay Tanner
Personal details
Born
Adam Paul Bandt

(1972-03-11) 11 March 1972 (age 52)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyGreens (since 2004)
Other political
affiliations
Labor (1987–1989)
Left Alliance (1990s)
Spouse
Claudia Perkins
(m. 2013)
Children2
Residence(s)Flemington, Victoria, Australia
EducationHollywood Senior High School
Alma materMurdoch University (BA Hons)
Monash University (PhD)[1]
OccupationIndustrial lawyer
(Slater & Gordon)
Profession
Signature
Websiteadambandt.com

Adam Paul Bandt (born 11 March 1972) is an Australian politician and former industrial lawyer who is the leader of the Australian Greens and federal MP for Melbourne. Previously, he served as co-deputy leader of the Greens from 2012 to 2015 and 2017 to 2020. He was elected leader following the resignation of Richard Di Natale in February 2020.[2]

Bandt won his seat in the 2010 federal election, becoming the first member of the Greens elected to the House of Representatives at a federal election, and the second overall after Michael Organ, who was elected at a by-election. Bandt first contested the seat in 2007, narrowly losing to the Labor Party's Lindsay Tanner. Following his success in the 2010 election, Bandt retained the seat in the 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2022 elections.[3]

  1. ^ "Mr Adam Bandt MP". aph.gov.au. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ Karp, Paul (4 February 2020). "Adam Bandt pledges to push for Australian Green New Deal after being elected Greens leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Australian Greens hail 'best result ever' with dramatic gains in lower house and Senate". the Guardian. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.