Senator Matt O'Sullivan

Senator Matt O'Sullivan

Senator for WA

Positions
Deputy Opposition Whip in the Senate
Chair of Education and Employment References Committee
Deputy Chair of Education and Employment Legislation Committee
Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Chamber
Senate

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Unit 10
Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre 816 Beeliar Drive
Success, WA, 6164

Postal address

PO Box 3466
Success, WA, 6964

Telephone:
(08) 9226 5387

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 3653

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • Elected to the Senate for Western Australia 2019.
Parliamentary positions
  • Temporary Chair of Committees from 26.7.2022.
Committee service
  • Joint Select: Australia's Family Law System served from 19.9.2019 to 22.11.2021; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served from 1.12.2021 to 1.12.2021; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served as Chair from 2.12.2021 to 11.4.2022
  • Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; National Capital and External Territories served from 20.6.2023 to present
  • Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Human Rights served from 1.8.2022 to present
  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education and Employment: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Education and Employment: References served from 2.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Education and Employment: References served from 1.8.2022 to 1.8.2022; Education and Employment: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to 1.8.2022; Education and Employment: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to 2.8.2022; Education and Employment: Legislation served as Deputy Chair from 2.8.2022 to present; Education and Employment: References served as Chair from 2.8.2022 to present
  • Senate Select: Aboriginal Flag served from 3.9.2020 to 13.10.2020
  • Senate Standing: Senators' Interests served from 2.7.2019 to present; Selection of Bills served from 1.8.2022 to present
Parliamentary party positions
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to present
  • Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate from 26.7.2022.
Party positions
  • Liberal Party candidate for Burt (WA), 2016.
  • Chair of the Liberal Party Campaign Committee (WA) from 2017 to 2019.
  • Vice-President of the Liberal Party Fremantle Division from 2017 to 2019.
  • President of the Liberal Party Jandakot Branch (WA) from 2017 to 2019.
Personal
  • Born: 11.12.1978, Mount Lawley, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • (CertIIIElecServ) (Midland TAFE).
  • Trade Certificate in Electronics and Communication.
  • Electronic Technician at Terravision PTY LTD from 1996 to 1999.
  • Youth Leader at Perth Christian Life Centre from 2000 to 2003.
  • Youth Leader at Garden City Christian Church from 2003 to 2007.
  • Chief Operating Officer - Generation One, Minderoo Foundation from 2008 to 2018.
  • O'Sullivan Consulting from 2018 to 2019.
Honours
  • Received the Business News' 40under40 award, 2016.
Publications
  • M O'Sullivan, 'Data should drive next generation of jobseekers into work', in L Coleman [ed.], Let Every Stage Advance: Policy Ideas for Australia's 50th Parliament, UWA Public Policy Institute, Crawley, Western Australia, 2019.

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