Tammy Tyrrell
Tammy Tyrell | |
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| Senator for Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Abetz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1970[1] Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Jacqui Lambie Network (until 2024) |
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Tammy Tyrrell (born 1 August 1970) is an Australian politician. She ran in the 2022 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[edit]
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 won election, defeating incumbent senator Eric Abetz.[4][5]
On 28 March 2024, Tyrrell announced she would resign from the Jacqui Lambie Network to sit as an independent, saying that Lambie was "not happy" with the way she was representing the party.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Senator Tammy Tyrrell". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Tasmanian Senators have been decided" (Press release). Australian Electoral Commission. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Tammy Tyrrell (6 September 2022). "FIRST SPEECH - Tyrrell, Senator Tammy". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate.
- ^ Bovill, Monte (30 May 2022). "Who is Tasmania's likely new senator, Tammy Tyrrell?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Tammy Tyrrell for Senate". Tammy Tyrrell for Senate. Jacqui Lambie Network. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell resigns from Jacqui Lambie Network, will sit on crossbench as independent". ABC News. 28 March 2024.
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