13 Facts About Perin Davey

Perin McGregor Davey was born on 5 February 1972 and is an Australian politician.

Perin Davey has been a Senator for New South Wales since 2019, representing the National Party.

Perin Davey was elected as her party's deputy leader in 2022 and is a member of Peter Dutton's shadow cabinet.

Perin Davey's father Paul Davey was an ABC journalist who worked in the Canberra Press Gallery and later served as federal director of the National Party.

Perin Davey was born in England and she held British citizenship by descent until renouncing it in 2018 to stand for parliament.

Perin Davey was a safari cook in Botswana for three years.

Perin Davey had two periods of service as a reservist with the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

Perin Davey served on the board of the New South Wales Irrigators' Council from 2014 to 2016 and in 2017 was nominated to the board of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority by federal agriculture and water minister Barnaby Joyce.

Perin Davey's nomination was opposed by South Australian water minister Ian Hunter on the grounds that she was not independent.

Perin Davey eventually asked Joyce to withdraw her nomination, after it was reported that a New South Wales government official had been recorded offering her government data to "help irrigators exploit the Murray-Darling Basin Plan".

Perin Davey joined the Nationals in 1998 and in 2000 worked as a media adviser to Senator Ron Boswell.

Perin Davey was elected to the Senate at the 2019 federal election, in third place on the Coalition's ticket in New South Wales.

Perin Davey was elected as the Nationals' Senate whip.