Senator Penny Wright

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Senator for South Australia

Party
Australian Greens
Chamber
Senate

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Contact details

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 3626
Fax:
(02) 6277 5992

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Suite 6, Level 12
100 King William Street
Adelaide, SA, 5000

Postal address
Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Suite 6, Level 12, 100 King William Street
Adelaide, SA, 5000

Telephone:
(08) 8205 1060
Fax:
(08) 8205 1069

Connect with Penny Wright

Email
senator.wright@aph.gov.au
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Websites
Party website

Alternative URL

www.aph.gov.au/Senator_Wright

Biography

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Parliamentary service

  • Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2010 (term began 1.7.2011).

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Committee service

  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation and References Committees from 5.7.11.
  • Joint Statutory: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 4.7.11 to 22.3.12; Law Enforcement from 4.7.11 to 9.5.12; Human Rights from 22.3.12.

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Parliamentary party positions

  • Australian Greens portfolios: Attorney-General (excluding National Security); Native Title; Veterans' Affairs; Social Inclusion; Mental Health; Heritage from 1.7.11 to 1.7.12; Attorney-General (excluding National Security); Mental Health; Schools and Education; Social Inclusion; Veterans' Affairs from 1.7.12.

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Party positions

  • Member, Australian Greens from 1995.
  • Delegate, Australian Greens State Council (SA) 2008-10.
  • Member, Grievance Committee 2008-10.
  • Branch Convener, Inner Southern Greens 2009-10.

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Personal

  • Born 19.1.1961, Red Cliffs, Vic.
  • Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

  • BA, LLB (Melb.), GradDipEnvStudies (Adel).
  • Solicitor, Ballarat 1984-86.
  • Solicitor, Tenants' Union of Victoria 1986-88.
  • University lecturer, Flinders University 1994-98.
  • Member, Residential Tenancies Tribunal 1993-2003.
  • Deputy President, Guardianship Board 1996-2010.
  • Conciliator and investigating solicitor, Legal Practitioners Conduct Board 2003-06.
  • Member, Social Security Appeals Tribunal 2006-07.
  • Family mediator 2007-10.

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