Mr Ben Small MP

Mr Ben Small MP

Member for Forrest

Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Chamber
House of Representatives

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Units 7 & 8 Grand Cinema Complex, Cnr Victoria and Clifton Streets
Bunbury, WA, 6230

Postal address

PO Box 2028
Bunbury, WA, 6231

Telephone:
(08) 9721 3788

Parliament Office

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • Chosen by the Parliament of Western Australia on 25.11.2020 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. M Cormann (resigned). Resigned 15.4.2022. Chosen by the Parliament of Western Australia on 18.5.2022 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice B Small (resigned). Defeated at general elections 2022. Elected to the House of Representatives for Forrest, Western Australia, 2025.
Committee service
  • Joint Select: Road Safety served from 16.3.2021 to 25.3.2022
  • Joint Standing: Migration served from 13.5.2021 to 15.4.2022
  • Joint Statutory: Public Works served from 13.5.2021 to 15.4.2022; Human Rights served from 13.5.2021 to 15.4.2022
  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Education and Employment: Legislation served from 13.5.2021 to 15.4.2022; Education and Employment: References served from 13.5.2021 to 15.4.2022
  • Senate Select: Job Security served from 10.12.2020 to 30.3.2022
Parliamentary party positions
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 25.11.2020 to 15.04.2022, 18.05.2022 to 30.06.2022
Party positions
  • Campaign Member and Booth Captain for the Liberal Party Bunbury Branch (WA).
  • Vice-President of the Liberal Party Bunbury Branch (WA) from 2013 to 2015.
  • Delegate to the Liberal Party State Council (WA) from 2014 to 2017. .
  • President of the Liberal Party Bunbury Branch (WA) from 2015 to 2017.
  • President of the Liberal Party Forrest Division (WA) from 2017 to 2020.
Personal
  • Born: 11.6.1988, Perth, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Single
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • (AdvDipAppSci(Nautical)) (University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College).
  • (BAppSci(MarOps)) (University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College).
  • (MBA(Innov&Ldshp)) (University of Canberra).
  • Deck Officer Cadet at BP Shipping Limited from 2006 to 2009.
  • Second Officer at Farstad Shipping from 2009 to 2013.
  • Chief Officer at Farstad Shipping from 2013 to 2016.
  • Operations Manager at Farstad Shipping from 2016 to 2017.
  • Marine Operations Superintendent at Woodside Energy Limited from 2017 to 2018.
  • Marine Operations Manager at Woodside Energy Limited from 2018 to 2020.
  • Marine Manager at Woodside Energy Limited, 2020.
Honours
  • Graduating TER 99.75 with citation to the BCGS Honour Board, General Merit & Citizenship with Bar Awards, 2005.
  • Awarded the Commonwealth Government's Australian Student's Certificate of Excellence for outstanding achievement, 2005.
  • Graduated as Dux of Class with citation to the UTas/AMC Roll of Excellence, 2009.
  • Awarded the Peter Muirhead Prize for Best Overall Performance, UTas/AMC, 2009.
  • Graduated as Dux of Class with citation to the UTas/AMC Roll of Excellence, 2012.
  • Awarded the Captain Thomas Swanson Prize for Highest Academic Achievement by an Undergraduate Degree Student, UTas/AMC, 2012.

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