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Penny Allman-Payne
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| Senator for Queensland | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) | |
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| Born | (1970-03-19) 19 March 1970 (age 54) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
| Residence(s) | Gladstone, Queensland |
| Profession | Lawyer Schoolteacher |
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| Website | Official website |
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Penelope Jane Allman-Payne (born 19 March 1970)[1] is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She worked as a lawyer and schoolteacher before entering politics.
Allman-Payne is a qualified lawyer and practised in insurance law before taking up teaching as a profession.[2] She worked as a secondary school teacher for over 25 years before being elected to parliament, and was an active member in the Queensland Teachers' Union.[3][4][5]
Allman-Payne joined the Greens in 2010.[2] She ran as the party's candidate for the Capalaba seat in the state election in 2012, losing to the LNP's Steve Davies. In the 2013 federal election she lost to Andrew Laming in the race for the federal seat of Bowman.[6]
Allman-Payne was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election.[7]
Allman-Payne represents the Australian Greens on the following issues:
• Education (Primary & Secondary) • Industry, Transition & Regional Development • Northern Australia
Allman-Payne is married and has two children, and has lived in Gladstone since 2018.[8]
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Current members of the Australian Senate
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| Coalition (31) |
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| Labor (25) |
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| Greens (11) |
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| One Nation (2) |
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| Lambie (1) |
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| United Australia (1) |
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| Independent (5) |
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*The Liberal and National totals include members of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and the Country Liberal Party (NT) who caucus with either the federal Liberals or Nationals. | |||||
