Lucy Gichuhi | |
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| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 19 April 2017 – 30 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Day |
| Succeeded by | Alex Antic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucy Muringo Munyiri 23 September 1962 Hiriga, Kenya |
| Citizenship | Kenyan (1962–2001) Australian (2001–present) |
| Political party | Family First (Before 2017) Independent (2017–2018) Liberal Party (2018–present) |
| Education | University of Nairobi (BS) University of South Australia (LLB) |
| Website | Official website |
Lucy Muringo Gichuhi (/ɡɪˈtʃuːi/; née Munyiri; born 23 September 1962) is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 2017 to 2019. Born in Kenya, Gichuhi worked as an accountant before entering politics. Gichuhi is a social conservative who has been vocally opposed to the legalization of same-sex marriage.[1][2][3]
Following a special recount ordered by the Court of Disputed Returns, in April 2017 she was declared to have been elected at the 2016 election for the Family First Party. This followed the court's decision that Bob Day had not been eligible to stand for election. She was Australia's first African Senator.[4] Gichuhi originally sat in the Senate as an independent, after refusing to join the Family First Party in merging into the Australian Conservatives. She joined the Liberal Party in February 2018, but failed to win re-election at the 2019 federal election.
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