Sue Lines

Susan Lines (born 15 December 1953) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2013, representing the Labor Party. She has been Deputy President of the Senate since 2016. Before entering politics she was a trade union official.

Senator

Sue Lines
Deputy President of the Australian Senate
Assumed office
30 September 2016
PresidentStephen Parry (2016–17)
Scott Ryan (2017–present)
Preceded byGavin Marshall
Senator for Western Australia
Assumed office
15 May 2013
Preceded byChris Evans
Personal details
Born (1953-12-15) 15 December 1953
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
Domestic partnerRory Lambert
Children2
Alma materMurdoch University
OccupationTrade union official

Early life

Lines was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father was born in England, and her maternal grandparents were Scottish. She held British citizenship by descent until renouncing it prior to the 2013 election.[1] Lines was educated at Armadale Senior High School and Murdoch University. She has been a member of the United Voice trade union since 1987, and was the Sydney-based assistant national secretary of the union at the time of her nomination for appointment to the Senate.[2] She has been a member of the Australian Labor Party National Executive.

Politics

On 15 May 2013, a joint sitting of the Parliament of Western Australia appointed Lines to fill the casual vacancy in the Senate caused by the resignation of Senator Chris Evans.[3] On 30 September 2016, she was elected Deputy President of the Senate in succession to Gavin Marshall. She is the third woman to hold the position, after Margaret Reid and Sue West.

References
  1. Citizenship Register – 45th Parliament
  2. Taylor, Paige (12 March 2013). "Post-mortem intensifies reform demands". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. @AuSenate: The WA Parliament have chosen Sue Lines to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Chris Evans on 12 April 2013, Twitter.com, 15 May 2013.


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