Mehreen Faruqi — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Mehreen Saeed Faruqi (Urdu: مہرین سعید فاروقی; born 8 July 1963) is a Pakistani-born Australian politician and former engineer who has served as a federal Senator for New South Wales since 15 August 2018, representing the Greens. She was chosen to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Lee Rhiannon, before being elected in her own right in 2019. She had previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council between June 2013 and August 2018. Since June 2022, Faruqi has served as Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens.

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Date of birth: 1963-07-08
APH identifier: 250362

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Steph Hodgins-May · 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 — Education (Tertiary), Anti-Racism, Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Emergency Management, International Aid and Global Justice, Animal Welfare and Republic
25 March 2024–4 June 2025Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Animal Welfare, Anti-Racism, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, International Aid and Global Justice, Republic and Tertiary Education
17 June 2022–25 March 2024Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Education, Anti-Racism, International Aid, Global Justice and Animal Welfare
10 June 2022–presentDeputy Leader — of the — Federal Parliamentary Australian Greens
9 September 2020–17 June 2022Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Education, Housing, Industry, Anti-racism, Animal Welfare, International Aid and Development, and Employment and Workplace Relations (Senate)
2 July 2019–26 July 2022Temporary Chair of Committees
15 August 2018–9 September 2020Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Education, Local Government, Housing, Industry, Animal Welfare, Gun Control, International Development and Employment and Workplace Relations (Senate)

Committee service

29 March 2022–presentJoint Select — Parliamentary Standards
10 December 2020–30 March 2022Senate Select — Job Security
29 July 2019–27 November 2019Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References — Substitute member
22 July 2019–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
13 September 2018–13 February 2019Senate Standing — Senators' Interests
13 September 2018–3 April 2019Joint Standing — National Capital and External Territories

Qualifications

Date not recordedMESc
Date not recordedDEnvEng
Date not recordedBEng(Civil)(Hons)

Occupations

1 September 2010–1 June 2013Associate Professor and Academic Director MBT of the Australian School of Management at the University of New South Wales from September 2010 to June 2013.
1 January 2009–1 August 2010Manager of Environment and Services at Mosman Council (NSW) from January 2009 to August 2010.
1 January 2004–1 January 2008Director and Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Studies (UNSW) from August 2004 to April 2008.
1 August 2001–1 August 2004Manager for Natural Resources and Environmental Engineer at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (NSW) from August 2001 to August 2004.
1 March 1999–1 June 2001Environmental Engineer at Sinclair Knight Merz from March 1999 to June 2001.
1 January 1993–1 February 1999Research Fellow and Research Assistant at the University of New South Wales from January 1993 to February 1999.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2019 — 2025Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2019.Source
2018 — 2019Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 15.8.2018 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice L Rhiannon (resigned).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.