Steve Martin (Tasmanian politician)

Steve Martin
Senator for Tasmania
In office
9 February 2018 – 30 June 2019
Preceded byJacqui Lambie
Personal details
Born
Steven Leigh Martin

(1960-10-03) 3 October 1960 (age 63)
Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyNationals (28 May 2018 – present)
Independent (2018)
Jacqui Lambie Network (until 2018)
SpouseSusanne
Children2
Websitewww.stevemartin.com.au

Steven Leigh Martin (born 3 October 1960)[1] is an Australian politician who was a Senator for Tasmania from February 2018 to June 2019, when he lost his seat at the 2019 federal election. Martin was declared elected to the Senate on a recount when Jacqui Lambie was caught up in the parliamentary eligibility crisis. He took his seat as an independent, before joining the National Party in May 2018 as its first Tasmanian member since the 1920s.[2] He was previously the mayor of the City of Devonport from 2011 to 2018.

  1. ^ "Steve Martin flags intention to take Jacqui Lambie's seat". ABC News. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Tasmanian independent senator Steve Martin joins the Nationals". SBS News. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.