Senator
Tammy Tyrell
Senator for Tasmania
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Preceded byEric Abetz
Personal details
Born (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970 (age 53)[1]
Ulverstone, Tasmania
Political partyJacqui Lambie Network

Tammy Tyrrell (born 1 August 1970) is an Australian senator and a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network. She ran in the 2022 Australian federal election to represent Tasmania in the Senate, and was elected to fill the sixth vacancy.[2] Her 6-year term started on 1 July 2022.[1]

Career

Tyrrell was raised in Ulverstone, Tasmania, and did not go to university. She worked for 15 years in employment services. From 2014 to 2022, she worked as a staff member for Senator Jacqui Lambie.[3] She was selected as the lead candidate on the Jacqui Lambie Network's Senate ticket for the 2022 federal election, and successfully won election, defeating incumbent senator Eric Abetz.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Senator Tammy Tyrrell". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Tasmanian Senators have been decided" (Press release). Australian Electoral Commission. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ Tammy Tyrrell (6 September 2022). "FIRST SPEECH - Tyrrell, Senator Tammy". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate.
  4. ^ Bovill, Monte (30 May 2022). "Who is Tasmania's likely new senator, Tammy Tyrrell?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Tammy Tyrrell for Senate". Tammy Tyrrell for Senate. Jacqui Lambie Network. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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