Claire Moore (politician)

Claire Moore
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate
In office
18 October 2013 – 23 July 2016
LeaderPenny Wong
Preceded byMitch Fifield
Succeeded bySam Dastyari
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 2002 – 30 June 2019
Personal details
Born
Claire Mary Moore

(1956-02-19) 19 February 1956 (age 68)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Parents
  • Mick Moore (father)
  • Mary Moore (mother)
OccupationTrade unionist
Public servant
WebsiteOfficial website
Senator Moore addressing the 2014 March in May rally in Brisbane.
Video: Patrick Gillett

Claire Mary Moore (born 19 February 1956) is an Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland from 2002 to 2019, having been elected in the 2001 Federal Election, and the Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific.

Senator Moore has previously served as Shadow Minister for Women, Shadow Minister for Carers, Shadow Minister for Communities and the Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate.

Prior to entering Parliament, Moore was the Queensland Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union from 1994 to 2001 and a public servant.