Susan McDonald is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sits with the National Party in federal parliament.
20 Facts About Susan McDonald
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Susan McDonald's maternal grandfather George Fisher was a prominent mining executive, while her aunt Judy Gamin was a Queensland state MP.
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Susan McDonald grew up on Devoncourt Station, located in the locality of Kuridala outside of Cloncurry.
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Susan McDonald began her schooling through the School of the Air based in Mount Isa before boarding at Stuartholme School in Brisbane.
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Susan McDonald later completed the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland.
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Susan McDonald was appointed to the board of Beef Australia in 2016.
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Susan McDonald joined the council of the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland in the same year.
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Susan McDonald joined the National Party of Queensland at the age of 19.
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Susan McDonald served a term as state secretary beginning in 2003.
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Susan McDonald served as chief of staff to Andrew Cripps, the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines from 2012 to 2015.
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In July 2018 Susan McDonald won LNP preselection for the Senate.
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Susan McDonald was elected to parliament at the 2019 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2019, and sits in the Nationals partyroom.
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Susan McDonald serves on several Senate committees and is the chair of the rural and regional affairs and transport legislation committee.
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Susan McDonald reportedly voted for Barnaby Joyce in the 2021 Nationals leadership spill, despite having previously supported Michael McCormack.
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Susan McDonald was appointed as the Morrison government's Special Envoy for Northern Australia, a non-ministerial position.
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Susan McDonald has endorsed the assumptions of the Bradfield Scheme and supports the construction of the Hell's Gate Dam on the upper Burdekin River as well as the expansion of the existing Burdekin Dam.
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Susan McDonald has nominated Lawrence Springborg, Tim Fischer and Joh Bjelke-Petersen as political role models.
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Susan McDonald moved to Townsville after her election to parliament, having previously lived in the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield.
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Susan McDonald was only the third North Queenslander to contract the virus.
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Susan McDonald described it as a "mild case" and said she was unsure how she became infected.