Senator for South Australia
Sarah Hanson-Young
Senate · Australian Greens
SA SenatorFirst elected 2008
Public profile
Biography
Sarah Coral Hanson-Young (née Hanson; born 23 December 1981) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since July 2008, representing the Australian Greens. Upon her election, Hanson-Young was the youngest woman to be elected to federal parliament, winning election at the age of 25 and taking office at the age of 26. Charlotte Walker broke this record when she was elected in 2025, aged 21. Hanson-Young was also the youngest person ever elected to the Senate (several others had been appointed at younger ages), although Walker and Jordon Steele-John have since been elected at younger ages.
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- Date of birth
- 1981-12-23
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Australia
- APH identifier
- I0U
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Steph Hodgins-May · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Penny Allman-Payne · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Mehreen Faruqi · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- David Shoebridge · 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
- 17 June 2022–presentAustralian Greens Spokesperson — on — Environment, Water, Arts and Communications
- 10 June 2022–presentManager of Greens Business — in the — Senate
- 15 September 2021–17 June 2022Australian Greens Spokesperson — on — Arts, Media and Communications, Environment and Water, Tourism, Gambling, Transport and Infrastructure
- 9 September 2020–15 September 2021Australian Greens Spokesperson — on — Dental Health, Arts, Media and Communications, Environment and Water and Tourism
- 27 February 2020–9 September 2020Australian Greens Spokesperson — on — Environment and Biodiversity, Water and Murray Darling Basin, Arts, Media and Communications, Dental Health and Tourism
- 5 July 2019–27 February 2020Australian Greens Spokesperson — on — Environment and Biodiversity, Water and Murray Darling Basin, Arts, Media and Communications and Nuclear Issues
- 25 August 2016–5 July 2019Australian Greens Spokesperson — on — Lifelong Learning (Early Childhood, Schools, VET and Higher Education); Finance and Trade; Water and Murray Darling Basin; Arts; Youth
- 25 May 2015–25 August 2016Australian Greens Spokesperson — on — Immigration and Citizenship; Early Childhood Education and Care; Youth
Committee service
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Procedure
- 16 September 2019–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Environment and Communications: References — Chair
- 16 September 2019–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Environment and Communications: Legislation — Deputy Chair
- 1 August 2019–30 September 2021Senate Select — Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan
- 24 July 2019–17 September 2019Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Environment and Communications: References — Substitute member
- 14 February 2019–1 July 2019Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation — Substitute member
Qualifications
- Date not recordedBSocSci
Occupations
- 1 January 2007–presentFreelance writer and columnist from 2007.
- 1 January 2004–1 January 2008Campaign manager for Amnesty International (SA/NT) from 2004 to 2008.
- 1 January 2004–1 January 2004Bank teller at BankSA, 2004.
- 1 January 2003–1 January 2003President of the Students' Association, University of Adelaide (SA), 2003.
- 1 January 2001–1 January 2002Environment Officer for the Students' Association, University of Adelaide (SA) from 2001 to 2002.
- 1 January 2000–1 January 2003Customer service at the Adelaide Central Markets from 2000 to 2003.
Current parliamentary service
Sources and methodology
Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures. (opens in a new tab)WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information. (opens in a new tab)WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.