Senator David Van

Senator David Van

Senator for VIC

Positions
Independent VIC Whip
Chair of Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia
Party
Independent
Chamber
Senate

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

18 Park Road
Cheltenham, VIC, 3192

Postal address

18 Park Road
Cheltenham, VIC, 3192

Telephone:
(03) 9008 4688

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 3760

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2019.
Committee service
  • Joint Standing: Trade and Investment Growth served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Treaties served from 21.10.2021 to 20.6.2023; National Capital and External Territories served from 1.8.2022 to 20.6.2023; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 2.8.2022 to 20.6.2023
  • Joint Statutory: Human Rights served from 2.7.2019 to 15.10.2019; Public Works served from 23.11.2022 to 20.6.2023
  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment and Communications: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 2.12.2021; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 14.10.2019; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation served from 3.2.2021 to 25.7.2022; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 2.12.2021 to 25.7.2022
  • Senate Select: Foreign Interference through Social Media served from 5.12.2019 to 21.4.2022; Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia served from 16.9.2024 to present
  • Senate Standing: Senators' Interests served from 2.7.2019 to 25.7.2022; Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation served as Deputy Chair from 1.8.2022 to 20.6.2023
Parliamentary party positions
  • Independent. Served: 19.06.2023 to present
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to 19.06.2023
  • Independent Whip from 14.9.2023.
Party positions
  • Vice-Chairman of the Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2015 to 2016.
  • Chairman of the Liberal Party Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2016 to 2018.
  • Chairman of the Liberal Party Albert Park State Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2016 to 2018.
  • Branch Development Officer for the Liberal Party Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2016 to 2017.
  • Vice-President of the Liberal Party Albert Park/South Melbourne Branch (Vic.) from 2017 to 2019.
  • Chairman of the Liberal Party Macnamara/Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Conference (Vic.) from 2018 to 2019.
Personal
  • Born: 14.11.1964, Melbourne, Australia
  • Gender: Male
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • (MA(IR)) (Monash University).
  • BAppSc (University of Melbourne).
  • (DipInvRel) (Australian Investor Relations Association).
  • Public Affairs Consultant from 1995 to 2019.

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