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Senator Sean Edwards

Sean Edwards

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Senator for South Australia

Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Chamber
Senate

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Contact details

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 3385
Fax:
(02) 6277 5960

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Level 13
100 King William Street
Adelaide, SA, 5000

Postal address
Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Level 13, 100 King William Street
Adelaide, SA, 5000

Telephone:
(08) 8205 1070
Fax:
(08) 8205 1075
Toll Free:
1300 738 260

Connect with Sean Edwards

Email
senator.edwards@aph.gov.au
Websites
Personal website
Party website

Alternative URL

www.aph.gov.au/Senator_Edwards

Speeches

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State

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

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

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Parliamentary positions

  • Temporary Chair of Committees from 10.5.12.

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Committee service

  • Senate Standing: Scrutiny of Bills from 1.7.11.
  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Rural Affairs and Transport: References Committee from 1.7.11; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation and References Committees from 7.7.11 to 9.2.12.
  • Senate Select: Australia's Food Processing Sector from 4.7.11; Electricity Prices from 10.9.12.
  • Joint Statutory: Human Rights from 16.3.12 to 20.8.12.

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Party positions

  • President, Blackwood and Districts Young Liberals 1985-88.
  • Vice-President, Clare Branch, Liberal Party 2002-04; President 2004-08.
  • President, Wakefield FEC 2006-08.
  • Member, Liberal Party Federal Executive 2007-10.
  • Member, Liberal Party Federal Finance Committee 2007-10.
  • President, Liberal Party (SA) 2007-10.
  • Life Member, Liberal Party State Council (SA) from 2010.

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Personal

  • Born 2.1.1962, Clare, SA.
  • Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

  • Real Estate Certificate (Gawler College of Further Education), Real Estate Agency (Douglas Mawson Institute).
  • Auctioneer, Land and Estate Agent 1980-96.
  • Vigneron and winemaker from 1996.

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