Nationality Australian Role Australian Senator Name Rachel Siewert | Website RachelSiewert.org.au Party Australian Greens | |
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Born 4 November 1961 (age 62)
Sydney ( 1961-11-04 ) Education University of Western Australia Office Australian Senator since 2005 Books Water Policy Initiatives: Final Report Similar People Bob Brown, Bill Heffernan, Drew Hutton Profiles | ||
Political party Australian Greens | ||
Nw australian oil spill senator rachel siewert returns from the site
Rachel Mary Siewert (born 4 November 1961 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Greens politician who was elected to represent Western Australia in the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election.
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- Nw australian oil spill senator rachel siewert returns from the site
- Mental health senator rachel siewert
- Early life
- Political career
- References
Mental health senator rachel siewert
Early life
Born in Sydney, Siewert's family moved to Perth when she was 13. She later studied a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Agriculture, at the University of Western Australia, and worked with the Western Australian Department of Agriculture as a research officer in 1984–87.
She was prominently involved in the establishment and running of the Conservation Council of Western Australia, working for a number of years as its Coordinator, and was awarded the Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award in 2003.
Siewert was Co-Convener of The Greens (WA) from 2002 to 2004.
Political career
Siewert was first elected to the Senate at the 2004 election and commenced her term in July 2005. She was re-elected for a second term at the 2010 federal election, and again at the 2016 double dissolution.
Siewert is the Australian Greens Whip, chairs the Senate Community Affairs References Committee and is a member of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians.