Andrew Bartlett

Andrew Bartlett
Senator for Queensland
In office
10 November 2017 – 27 August 2018
Preceded byLarissa Waters
Succeeded byLarissa Waters
In office
30 October 1997 – 30 June 2008
Preceded byCheryl Kernot
Leader of the Australian Democrats
In office
5 October 2002 – 3 November 2004
DeputyLyn Allison
Preceded byBrian Greig
Succeeded byLyn Allison
Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats
In office
3 November 2004 – 30 June 2008
LeaderLyn Allison
Preceded byLyn Allison
Succeeded bynone
Personal details
Born
Andrew John Julian Bartlett

(1964-08-04) 4 August 1964 (age 60)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyGreens (since 2009)
Democrats (to 2009)
Children1
EducationSt Columban's College, Caboolture
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationSocial worker
(Department of Social Security)
ProfessionPublic servant
Politician

Andrew John Julian Bartlett (born 4 August 1964) is an Australian politician, social worker, academic, and social campaigner who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1997 to 2008 and from 2017 to 2018. He represented the Australian Democrats in his first stint in the Senate, including as party leader from 2002 to 2004 and deputy leader from 2004 to 2008. In November 2017, he returned to the Senate as a member of the Australian Greens, replacing Larissa Waters after her disqualification during the parliamentary eligibility crisis. He resigned from the Senate in August 2018 in an unsuccessful attempt to win the House of Representatives seat of Brisbane, allowing Waters to fill his seat in advance of the 2019 election.