1. Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson was born on 24 February 1968 and is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Tasmania since 2012, representing the Australian Greens.
16 Facts About Peter Whish-Wilson
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Formerly a lecturer in economics at the University of Tasmania, Whish-Wilson was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacancy caused by the retirement of former party leader Bob Brown and has since won election in his own right in 2013,2016 and 2022.
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Peter Whish-Wilson was born in Singapore in 1968 to Australian parents.
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Peter Whish-Wilson attended the Australian Defence Force Academy from 1986 to 1988, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Politics.
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Peter Whish-Wilson attended Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1989, and was medically discharged from the Australian Army shortly afterwards.
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Peter Whish-Wilson then worked in international sales for Deutsche Bank from 1998 to 2004, and as Lecturer in Economics and Finance at the University of Tasmania from 2005 to 2012.
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Peter Whish-Wilson jointly owned Three Wishes Vineyard with his family in the Tamar Valley, Tasmania, serving as its director from 2003 to 2012.
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Peter Whish-Wilson was chosen by the Parliament of Tasmania under section 15 of the Constitution to represent the State in the Senate in 2012.
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Peter Whish-Wilson was elected Senator for Tasmania in 2013, with his term beginning on 1 July 2014.
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Peter Whish-Wilson was Chair of Committees from 2013 to 2016, and has been a member of various joint, legislation, references, select and statutory committees.
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Peter Whish-Wilson currently serves on the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport references and legislation committees, and since 2022 has been a substitute member of the Environment and Communications references committee.
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Peter Whish-Wilson currently holds the following portfolios for the Australian Greens: Healthy Oceans, Waste and Recycling, and Agriculture.
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Peter Whish-Wilson has previously held the portfolios of Treasury, Consumer Affairs, Defence, Veterans Affairs, Small Business and Competition, Finance, Tourism, Trade, Marine, Fisheries, Whaling and Antarctica.
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In September 2023, Peter Whish-Wilson joined a cross-party delegation of Australian MPs to Washington, DC, to lobby the US Department of Justice to abandon its attempts to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange from the United Kingdom.
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The Australian classical tubist named Peter Whish-Wilson is a second cousin.
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Peter Whish-Wilson has revealed that he takes medical cannabis as a part of his shingles treatment.