Raff Ciccone — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Raffaele "Raff" Ciccone (born 1 November 1983) is an Australian politician who has served as Senator for Victoria since 2019. He is a member of the Labor Party and was appointed to the Senate following the resignation of Jacinta Collins, making him the 100th Senator to represent Victoria.

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Date of birth: 1983-11-01
Place of birth: East Melbourne, Australia
APH identifier: 281503

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

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Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Jana Stewart · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Alison Byrnes · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Cassandra Fernando · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Trish Cook · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Zhi Soon · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Renee Coffey · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

22 July 2025–presentTemporary Chair of Committees
31 May 2022–9 May 2025Government Deputy Whip — in the — Senate
1 June 2021–25 July 2022Secretary — of the — Australian Labor Party Country Caucus Committee
17 September 2019–25 July 2022Secretary — of the — Australian Labor Party Multicultural Policy Caucus Committee
1 July 2019–31 May 2022Opposition Deputy Whip — in the — Senate

Committee service

1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation
28 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Scrutiny of Bills — Deputy Chair
28 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References — Deputy Chair
28 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation — Chair
28 July 2022–1 August 2022Joint Standing — Parliamentary Standards
28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Qualifications

1 January 2017–presentDipBus(Gov)
1 January 2007–presentBA(Hons)(PolSci&Gov)
1 January 2006–presentBCom(FinPlan)
1 January 2006–presentBA(Pol&PubPol)

Occupations

1 January 2017–1 January 2019Chair of the Link Health and Community Ltd. Board from 2017 to 2019.
1 January 2013–1 January 2019Industrial/Research Officer for the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association (Vic.) from 2013 to 2019.
1 January 2010–1 January 2019Director of the Link Health and Community Ltd. Board from 2010 to 2019.
1 January 2008–1 January 2013Adviser to Senator the Hon. J Collins from 2008 to 2013.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2019 — 2025Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2019.Source
2019 — 2019Chosen by the Parliament of Victoria on 6.3.2019 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice the Hon. J Collins (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.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.