Tony Sheldon — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Anthony Vincent Sheldon (born 26 August 1961) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served as a Senator for New South Wales since 2019. He was previously a senior figure in the Transport Workers Union (TWU), serving as state secretary (1999–2008) and national secretary (2006–2019).

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Date of birth: 1961-08-26
Place of birth: Caringbah, Australia
APH identifier: 168275

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Dorinda Cox · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Jana Stewart · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Jana Stewart · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (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)
Tania Lawrence · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Ellie Whiteaker · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

9 May 2025–presentChief Government Whip — in the — Senate
26 July 2022–presentTemporary Chair of Committees
26 August 2020–1 September 2020Temporary Chair of Committees

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentSenate Standing — Scrutiny of Bills
28 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: Legislation
28 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: References — Deputy Chair
28 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Education and Employment: Legislation — Chair
28 July 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
14 February 2022–14 February 2022Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation — Substitute member

Qualifications

No qualification is listed.

Occupations

1 January 2014–1 January 2019Chair of the Road Transport Section of the International Transport Workers' Federation from 2014 to 2019.
1 January 2006–1 January 2019National Secretary of the Transport Workers' Union of Australia from 2006 to 2019.
1 January 1999–1 January 2008Secretary of the Transport Workers' Union of Australia (NSW) from 1999 to 2008.
Date not recordedVice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2019 — 2025Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2019.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.