Tammy Tyrell | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Abetz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1970 [1] Ulverstone,Tasmania |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Jacqui Lambie Network (until 2024) |
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Tammy Tyrrell (born 1 August 1970) is an Australian politician. She ran in the 2022 federal election to represent Tasmania in the Senate,and was elected to fill the sixth vacancy. [2] Her 6-year term started on 1 July 2022. [1]
Tyrrell was raised in Ulverstone,Tasmania,and did not go to university. She worked for 15 years in employment services. From 2014 to 2022,she worked as a staff member for Senator Jacqui Lambie. [3] She was selected as the lead candidate on the Jacqui Lambie Network's Senate ticket for the 2022 federal election,and won election,defeating incumbent senator Eric Abetz. [4] [5]
On 28 March 2024,Tyrrell announced she would resign from the Jacqui Lambie Network to sit as an independent,saying that Lambie was "not happy" with the way she was representing the party. [6]
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