Senator for Queensland
Susan McDonald
Senate · The Nationals
QLD SenatorFirst elected 2019
Public profile
Biography
Susan Eileen McDonald (born 7 February 1970) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Queensland since 2019. She is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sits with the National Party in federal parliament. She has a background in agribusiness.
Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Date of birth
- 1970-02-07
- Place of birth
- Brisbane, Australia
- APH identifier
- 123072
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Ross Cadell · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Michelle Landry · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Kevin Hogan · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Matthew Canavan · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- David Littleproud · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Colin Boyce · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Anne Webster · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Michael McCormack · Shared party: The NationalsParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Resources
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Minister — for — Northern Australia
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Cabinet Minister
- 21 July 2025–presentDeputy Leader of The Nationals — in the — Senate
- 5 June 2022–21 January 2026Shadow Minister — for — Resources
- 5 June 2022–21 January 2026Shadow Minister — for — Northern Australia
- 5 June 2022–21 January 2026Shadow Cabinet Minister
Committee service
- 4 August 2022–presentJoint Select — Northern Australia
- 29 March 2022–presentJoint Select — Parliamentary Standards
- 11 September 2019–20 October 2021Senate Select — Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre (formerly Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology)
- 1 August 2019–4 December 2019Senate Select — Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas
- 24 July 2019–28 April 2021Senate Select — Effectiveness of the Australian Government's Northern Australia Agenda — Deputy Chair
- 2 July 2019–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References — Deputy Chair
Qualifications
- 1 January 1993–presentBEc
- 1 January 1992–presentBCom
Occupations
- 1 January 2014–1 January 2019Business Manager from 2014 to 2019.
- 1 January 2012–1 January 2014Chief of Staff in the Queensland Government from 2012 to 2014.
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.