Dorinda Cox | |
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_(Cropped).jpg) Cox in 2022. | |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rachel Siewert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1976 Kojonup, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Greens |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Police officer Public servant Activist |
| Committees | Current: Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth
Substitute member: Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee Legal and Constitutional Affairs, References, Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committee Economics, Legislation Past: Joint Select Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum, Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia |
| Portfolio | First Nations, Mining and Resources, Sport, Trade, Tourism |
| Website | senatordorindacox |
Dorinda Rose Cox (born 25 May 1976) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2021, representing the Greens. A Yamatji and Noongar woman, she is the first Indigenous woman to represent Western Australia in the Senate.[1][2] She was originally appointed to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Rachel Siewert in 2021, and was then elected as the Greens' lead Senate candidate in Western Australia at the 2022 federal election.[3]
- ^ "Dorinda Cox". Greens WA. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Wellington, Shahni (21 October 2020). "Yamatji Noongar woman, Dorinda Cox, wins pre-selection Senate race". NITV. SBS. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra. "Western Australia". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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