Ben Small
House of Representatives · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal National Right
Biography
Benjamin John Small (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian politician. He was selected to serve as a Senator for Western Australia, representing the Liberal Party, to fill a casual vacancy following Mathias Cormann's resignation. His first term lasted from November 2020 until his April 2022 resignation, and he resumed his term in May after being nominated to replace himself. Small was unsuccessful in his re-election bid in the 2022 federal election and his term as senator concluded on 30 June 2022. He was elected as the member for Forrest at the 2025 federal election. Small studied nautical science, marine operations, and business management. He worked in marine transport and logistics for…
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- Date of birth
- 1988-06-11
- Place of birth
- Perth, Australia
- APH identifier
- 291406
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Garth Hamilton · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Henry Pike · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Henry Pike · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Cameron Caldwell · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Simon Kennedy · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Assistant Minister — for — Infrastructure
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Assistant Minister — for — Electoral Matters
- 27 August 2025–5 March 2026Member of the Speaker's Panel
Committee service
- 13 May 2021–15 April 2022Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: References
- 13 May 2021–15 April 2022Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: Legislation
- 13 May 2021–15 April 2022Joint Statutory — Public Works
- 13 May 2021–15 April 2022Joint Statutory — Human Rights
- 13 May 2021–15 April 2022Joint Standing — Migration
- 16 March 2021–25 March 2022Joint Select — Road Safety
Qualifications
- 1 January 2017–present(MBA(Innov&Ldshp))
- 1 January 2012–present(BAppSci(MarOps))
- 1 January 2009–present(AdvDipAppSci(Nautical))
Occupations
- 1 January 2020–1 January 2020Marine Manager at Woodside Energy Limited, 2020.
- 1 January 2018–1 January 2020Marine Operations Manager at Woodside Energy Limited from 2018 to 2020.
- 1 January 2017–1 January 2018Marine Operations Superintendent at Woodside Energy Limited from 2017 to 2018.
- 1 January 2016–1 January 2017Operations Manager at Farstad Shipping from 2016 to 2017.
- 1 January 2013–1 January 2016Chief Officer at Farstad Shipping from 2013 to 2016.
- 1 January 2009–1 January 2013Second Officer at Farstad Shipping from 2009 to 2013.
Current parliamentary service
- 2025 — PresentElected to the House of Representatives for Forrest, Western Australia, 2025.Source
- 2022 — 2022Chosen by the Parliament of Western Australia on 18.5.2022 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice B Small (resigned). Defeated at general elections 2022.Source
- 2020 — 2022Chosen by the Parliament of Western Australia on 25.11.2020 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. M Cormann (resigned). Resigned 15.4.2022.Source