Susan Templeman
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Biography
Susan Raye Templeman is an Australian politician. She is the member for Macquarie in the Australian House of Representatives and is Australia's Special Envoy for the Arts. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and defeated the Liberal Louise Markus at the 2016 federal election. She was re-elected in 2019, 2022 and 2025. Templeman had previously run twice for the same seat, in 2010 and 2013. At the 2016 election, Templeman defeated Louise Markus, winning the Division of Macquarie with a 6.7-point two-party preferred swing towards her. On primary votes, Templeman saw a 4.5-point swing towards her. Reasons for the increased support included her stance on issues such as opposition to…
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- Date of birth
- 1963-07-30
- Place of birth
- Sydney, Australia
- APH identifier
- 181810
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Mary Doyle · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Claire Clutterham · 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)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
No senior parliamentary role is listed.
Committee service
- 28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- 28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Communications and the Arts
- 2 February 2021–24 November 2021House of Representatives Select — Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- 29 July 2019–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Petitions
- 23 July 2019–11 April 2022Joint Standing — National Broadband Network — Deputy Chair
- 21 May 2018–10 September 2018Joint Standing — National Broadband Network
Qualifications
- Date not recordedBA(Comm)
Occupations
- 1 January 1991–1 January 2016Media and Communications Trainer from 1991 to 2016.
- 1 January 1990–1 January 1991Media Relations for Telecom from 1990 to 1991.
- 1 January 1989–1 January 1990News Editor for the London Broadcasting Corporation from 1989 to 1990.
- 1 January 1989–1 January 1990Foreign Correspondent in London for Austereo from 1989 to 1990.
- 1 January 1988–1 January 1989Foreign Correspondent in New York for 2UE from 1988 to 1989.
- 1 January 1985–1 January 1988Journalist in the Federal Parliament Press Gallery for 2UE from 1985 to 1988.