Anne Urquhart — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Anne Elizabeth Urquhart (née Polden; born 18 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2025, representing the seat of Braddon. She previously served as a Senator for Tasmania from 2011 to 2025. She was a senior official with the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) prior to entering politics.

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Date of birth: 1957-10-18
Place of birth: Latrobe, Australia
APH identifier: 231199

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Karen Grogan · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Sam Lim · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Lisa Darmanin · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Milton Dick · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

31 May 2022–28 March 2025Chief Government Whip — in the — Senate
1 September 2016–11 April 2022Opposition Whip — in the — Senate
18 October 2013–9 May 2016Opposition Deputy Whip — in the — Senate

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Procedure
28 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Privileges
28 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Community Affairs: Legislation
28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — National Disability Insurance Scheme
31 May 2022–presentSenate Standing — Selection of Bills
10 February 2022–18 February 2022Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Environment and Communications: Legislation — Substitute member

Qualifications

No qualification is listed.

Occupations

1 January 2004–1 January 2010Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (Tas.) from 2004 to 2010.
1 January 1998–1 January 2004President of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (Tas.) from 1998 to 2004.
1 January 1990–1 January 1998Organiser for the Food Preservers' Union from 1990 to 1998.
1 January 1979–1 January 1990Process worker from 1979 to 1990.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentElected to the House of Representatives for Braddon, Tasmania, 2025.Source
2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022. Resigned 28.3.2025.Source
2016 — 2022Re-elected 2016Source
2011 — 2016Elected to the Senate for Tasmania 2010.Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.