Senator
Penny Allman-Payne
Senator for Queensland
Assumed office
1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
Personal details
Born (1970-03-19) 19 March 1970 (age 54)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyGreens
Residence(s)Gladstone, Queensland
ProfessionLawyer
Schoolteacher
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WebsiteOfficial website

Penelope Jane Allman-Payne (born 19 March 1970)[1] is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She worked as a lawyer and schoolteacher before entering politics.

Early life

Allman-Payne is a qualified lawyer and practised in insurance law before taking up teaching as a profession.[2] She worked as a secondary school teacher for over 25 years before being elected to parliament, and was an active member in the Queensland Teachers' Union.[3][4][5]

Politics

Allman-Payne joined the Greens in 2010.[2] She ran as the party's candidate for the Capalaba seat in the state election in 2012, losing to the LNP's Steve Davies. In the 2013 federal election she lost to Andrew Laming in the race for the federal seat of Bowman.[6]

Allman-Payne was elected to the Senate at the 2022 federal election.[7]

Portfolio Positions

Allman-Payne represents the Australian Greens on the following issues:

• Education (Primary & Secondary) • Industry, Transition & Regional Development • Northern Australia

Personal life

Allman-Payne is married and has two children, and has lived in Gladstone since 2018.[8]

References

  1. ^ "QUALIFICATION CHECKLIST" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Loftus, Tobi (1 June 2022). "Greens senator-elect Penny Allman-Payne sets up in Matt Canavan's Central Queensland region". ABC News. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ Smee, Ben (22 May 2022). "How knocking on 90,000 doors delivered Queensland Labor heartland to the Greens". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Penny Allman-Payne". Queensland Greens. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Penny Allman-Payne | Greens2017". greens2017.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Redland politician runs for Senate". Redland City Bulletin. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Queensland Senators have been decided". Australian Electoral Commission. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ Jin, Jim (16 May 2022). "Greens candidate wants to "shake up politics"". Central Queensland Today. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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