Slade Brockman | |
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President of the Australian Senate | |
In office 18 October 2021 –26 July 2022 | |
Preceded by | Scott Ryan |
Succeeded by | Sue Lines |
Senator for Western Australia | |
Assumed office 16 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Chris Back |
Personal details | |
Born | William Edward Slade Brockman 27 March 1970 Manjimup,Western Australia,Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Residence(s) | Perth,Western Australia |
Alma mater | Murdoch University University of New England |
William Edward Slade Brockman (born 27 March 1970) is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for Western Australia since 2017,representing the Liberal Party. He was elected President of the Australian Senate in October 2021 following the resignation of Scott Ryan. [1]
Prior to his appointment to the Senate,Brockman was an adviser and chief of staff for Senator Mathias Cormann, [2] and a policy director for the Pastoralists and Graziers Association. [3] His policy interests include agriculture,mining,trade,oil and gas,infrastructure and regional development.
Brockman was born in 1970 in Manjimup,Western Australia,and grew up on a family farm in the South West region of Western Australia. [4]
He has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New England and a first-class Honours Degree in Political History from Murdoch University. [4]
His work background includes running a family farm,management roles in business and working for industry associations. [ citation needed ]
On 16 August 2017,Brockman was appointed as a Senator for Western Australia by a joint sitting of the Parliament of Western Australia to fill the casual vacancy resulting from the resignation of Chris Back. [5]
Brockman is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party. [6] [7]
Brockman has served in a range of parliamentary and committee roles,including as Government Deputy Whip of the Senate,Chair of the Economics Legislation Committee,and Chair of the Select Committee on Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan. [8]
At the time of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey,Brockman said that he would vote against the bill in parliament,in line with his personal beliefs. [9] He voted against the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill on 29 November 2017. [10]
Following the resignation of Scott Ryan from the role,Brockman was chosen as the Liberal Party's candidate for President of the Senate. [11]
In the ensuing Senate ballot,Brockman stood against Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi and won the position 45 votes to 7 on 18 October 2021. [1]