Barbara Pocock — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Barbara Ann Pocock AM (born 22 March 1955) is an Australian politician and economist. She is a member of the Australian Greens and has been a Senator for South Australia since 2022. She is an emeritus professor of the University of South Australia and was previously deputy chair of The Australia Institute from 2004 to 2022.

Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Date of birth: 1955-03-22
Place of birth: Berri, Australia
APH identifier: BFQ

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

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Penny Allman-Payne · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
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Sarah Hanson-Young · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Jordon Steele-John · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
David Shoebridge · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Larissa Waters · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Peter Whish-Wilson · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

4 June 2025–presentAustralian Greens Spokesperson — for — Housing and Homelessness, Finance, Workplace Relations, Jobs and Employment and Public Sector
25 March 2024–4 June 2025Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Finance, Jobs and Employment, and Public Sector
17 June 2022–25 March 2024Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Finance, Employment and the Public Sector

Committee service

4 August 2022–presentSenate Select — Work and Care — Chair
26 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: References
26 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: Legislation

Qualifications

1 January 1997–present(PhD)
1 January 1978–present(BEc(Hons))

Occupations

1 January 1989–1 January 2014University Teacher and Research Leader from 1989 to 2014.
1 January 1983–1 January 1989Research and Project Officer from 1983 to 1989.
1 January 1981–1 January 1983Equal Employment Opportunity Officer at Hunter Vale from 1981 to 1983.
1 January 1979–1 January 1981Economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1979 to 1981.
1 January 1973–1 January 1974Farm Worker and Shearing Shed Rouseabout from 1973 to 1974.

Current parliamentary service

2022 — PresentElected to the Senate for South Australia, 2022.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.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.