Andrew McLachlan
Senate · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal Centre Right
Biography
Andrew Lockhart McLachlan (born 14 January 1966) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 6 February 2020, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council, having been elected at the 2014 state election, and was subsequently elected President of the South Australian Legislative Council in May 2018. He resigned as president and member of the Legislative Council in February 2020, to take up the vacant seat in the Senate caused by the resignation of Cory Bernardi. He was re-elected in 2022, with his term expiring in 2028. Prior to entering state parliament, McLachlan was a lawyer, army…
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- Date of birth
- 1966-01-14
- Place of birth
- Adelaide, Australia
- APH identifier
- 287062
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Zoe McKenzie · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Kerrynne Liddle · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Jessica Collins · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Dave Sharma · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Melissa Price · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- James McGrath · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Ted O'Brien · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Alex Hawke · Shared faction: Liberal Centre RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 26 July 2022–22 July 2025Deputy President of the Senate
- 26 July 2022–22 July 2025Chair of Committees
- 26 August 2020–26 July 2022Temporary Chair of Committees
Committee service
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Legal and Constitutional Affairs: References
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Procedure
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Appropriations, Staffing and Security
- 29 March 2022–11 April 2022Joint Select — Parliamentary Standards
- 1 December 2021–11 April 2022Joint Statutory — Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity — Chair
- 20 October 2021–1 August 2022Senate Standing — Privileges
Qualifications
- 1 January 2002–present(MBA)
- 1 January 1993–present(LLM)
- 1 January 1987–present(LLB)
Occupations
- 1 January 2012–1 January 2014Director of the International Centre for Financial Services, University of Adelaide, from 2012 to 2014.
- 1 January 2011–1 January 2014Non-Executive Director in Financial Services from 2011 to 2014.
- 1 January 1996–1 January 2011Senior Executive in Financial Services from 1996 to 2011.
- 1 January 1993–1 January 1996Senior Associate in Legal Practice from 1993 to 1996.
- 1 January 1989–1 January 1991Solicitor in Legal Practice from 1989 to 1991.