Kerrynne Liddle — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Kerrynne Liddle (born 7 October 1967) is an Australian politician and the first Indigenous federal member of parliament from South Australia. She is an Arrernte woman and member of the Liberal Party. She was elected to the Senate on the party's ticket in South Australia at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She was a journalist and corporate manager before entering politics.

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Date of birth: 1967-10-07
Place of birth: Alice Springs, Australia
APH identifier: 300644

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

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Aaron Violi · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Maria Kovacic · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Maria Kovacic · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Leon Rebello · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Mary Aldred · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Dave Sharma · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Melissa Price · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Tim Wilson · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

2 April 2026–presentOpposition Deputy Whip — in the — Senate
17 February 2026–presentShadow Assistant Minister — for — Health and Aged Care
28 May 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Social Services
28 May 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Indigenous Australians
28 May 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Cabinet Minister
25 January 2025–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Indigenous Health Services
18 April 2023–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence

Committee service

1 August 2022–presentSenate Standing — Senators' Interests
1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: References
1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: Legislation
1 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — National Disability Insurance Scheme
1 August 2022–presentJoint Standing — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (Aboriginal Affairs before 4.5.1992)

Qualifications

Date not recordedMBA
Date not recordedGAICD
Date not recordedBA

Occupations

Date not recordedBusiness Owner

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.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.