Anne Elizabeth Urquhart is an Australian politician.
13 Facts About Anne Urquhart
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Anne Urquhart is a member of the Australian Labor Party and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 2011 until 2025.
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Anne Urquhart was a senior official with the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union prior to entering politics.
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Anne Urquhart is the Labor candidate for Braddon at the 2025 federal election.
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Anne Urquhart joined the Food Preservers' Union of Australia, initially serving as a delegate and then from August 1990 as a full-time organiser.
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Anne Urquhart's union was later merged into the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, and she served as state president from 1998 to 2004 and state secretary from 2004 to 2010.
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Anne Urquhart served as a vice-president of the Australian Labor Party from 2004 and as a delegate to the ALP National Conference.
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Anne Urquhart was first elected to the Senate at the 2010 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2011.
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Anne Urquhart was re-elected to further six-year terms in 2016 and 2022.
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In 2014 Anne Urquhart was elected state president of the ALP, replacing Rebecca White.
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Anne Urquhart has served on a variety of committees during her time in the Senate.
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Anne Urquhart has been the Labor Party's chief whip in the Senate since 2016, having previously served as a deputy whip from 2013 to 2016.
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Anthony Albanese announced in November 2024 that Anne Urquhart would be the Labor Party's candidate for the federal Division of Braddon at the 2025 federal election, requiring her to resign her Senate seat on 28 March 2025.