Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC

Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC

Senator for SA

Positions
Deputy President and Chair of Committees
Chair of Procedure Committee
Deputy Chair of Standing Committee on Appropriations, Staffing and Security
Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Chamber
Senate

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Level 1, 97 King William Street
Kent Town, SA, 5067

Postal address

Level 1, 97 King William Street
Kent Town, SA, 5067

Telephone:
(08) 8362 8600
Fax:
(08) 8362 8579

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 3337

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • State: Member of the Legislative Council (SA) from 2014 to 2020.
  • Federal: Chosen by the Parliament of South Australia on 6.2.2020 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice C Bernardi (resigned). Elected to the Senate for South Australia, 2022.
Parliamentary positions
  • Temporary Chair of Committees from 26.8.2020 to 26.7.2022.
  • Deputy President of the Senate from 26.7.2022.
  • Chair of Committees from 26.7.2022.
Committee service
  • Joint Select: Parliamentary Standards served from 29.3.2022 to 11.4.2022
  • Joint Standing: Parliamentary Library served from 13.5.2021 to 11.4.2022; National Capital and External Territories served from 26.7.2022 to present; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 20.6.2023 to present
  • Joint Statutory: Human Rights served from 11.2.2020 to 11.4.2022; Public Accounts and Audit served from 13.5.2021 to 11.4.2022; Law Enforcement served from 13.5.2021 to 11.4.2022; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served from 1.12.2021 to 2.12.2021; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served as Chair from 2.12.2021 to 11.4.2022
  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Community Affairs: Legislation served from 11.2.2020 to 25.7.2022; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References served from 1.8.2022 to present
  • Senate Select: Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums and Availability served from 16.5.2024 to present
  • Senate Standing: Privileges served from 20.10.2021 to 25.7.2022; Procedure served as Chair from 26.7.2022 to present; House served as Deputy Chair from 26.7.2022 to present; Appropriations, Staffing and Security served as Deputy Chair from 26.7.2022 to present
Parliamentary party positions
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 06.02.2020 to present
Personal
  • Born: 14.1.1966, Adelaide, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • (LLB) (University of Adelaide).
  • (LLM) (University of Edinburgh).
  • (MBA) (Australian Graduate School of Management).
  • Solicitor in Legal Practice from 1989 to 1991.
  • Senior Associate in Legal Practice from 1993 to 1996.
  • Senior Executive in Financial Services from 1996 to 2011.
  • Non-Executive Director in Financial Services from 2011 to 2014.
  • Director of the International Centre for Financial Services, University of Adelaide, from 2012 to 2014.
State/Territory Government service
  • Member of the Legislative Council (SA) from 2014 to 2020.
  • President of the Legislative Council (SA) from 2018 to 2020.
Military Service
  • Australian Army Reserve from 1993 to 2018.

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