Penny Allman-Payne — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Penelope Jane Allman-Payne (born 19 March 1970) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She worked as a schoolteacher and lawyer before entering politics.

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Date of birth: 1970-03-19
Place of birth: Brisbane, Australia
APH identifier: 298839

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

Preparing the network…

Nick McKim · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Elizabeth Watson-Brown · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
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)
Barbara Pocock · 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 — Social Services, Education (Primary and Secondary), Older People, Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia and Sport.
4 June 2025–presentAustralian Greens Party Room Chair
25 March 2024–4 June 2025Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Aged Care, Government Services, Primary and Secondary School Education, Social Services, Sport, and Transition and Regional Development
26 July 2022–28 March 2025Temporary Chair of Committees
17 June 2022–25 March 2024Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Schools, Industry, Transition, Regional Development and Northern Australia

Committee service

4 August 2022–presentJoint Select — Northern Australia

Qualifications

1 January 2010–presentLLM
1 January 2008–presentGradDipLegPrac
1 January 2007–presentJD
1 January 1992–presentBHMS(Ed)

Occupations

1 January 2007–1 January 2012Lawyer from 2007 to 2012.
1 January 1993–1 January 2002Secondary School Teacher from 1993 to 2022.

Current parliamentary service

2022 — PresentElected to the Senate for Queensland, 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.