Andrew McLachlan

This article is about the Australian politician. For the British scientist, see Andrew David McLachlan.

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On 3 May 2018, McLachlan was nominated to serve as President of the South Australian Legislative Council being elected by the Members of the Legislative Council unopposed.

Federal politics

On 1 February 2020, McLachlan was selected by the South Australian Liberal Party to fill a vacant seat in the Australian Senate caused by the resignation of former Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi. McLachlan defeated former Law Council of Australia president Morry Bailes and former state party treasurer Michael van Dissel. ^{[15] [16]} He resigned as president and a member of the Legislative Council on 5 February 2020, and was appointed to the Senate by a joint sitting of the South Australian Parliament the following day. ^[4] He served the remainder of Bernardi's term expiring on 30 June 2022, and was re-elected for another six year term at the 2022 federal election.

McLachlan is a member of the Centrist faction of the Liberal Party, ^[17] after previously being aligned with the Moderate/Modern Liberal faction during the Morrison government years. ^[18]

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Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC
Senator for South Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 February 2020

Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by Ann Bressington	Member of the South Australian Legislative Council 2014–2020	Succeeded by Nicola Centofanti
Preceded by Russell Wortley	President of the South Australian Legislative Council 2018–2020	Succeeded by Terry Stephens
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Cory Bernardi	Senator for South Australia 2020–present	Incumbent