19 Facts About Trent Zimmerman

Trent Moir Zimmerman was born on 15 October 1968 and is an Australian former politician.

Trent Zimmerman was elected to succeed Joe Hockey as the Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives seat of North Sydney at the 2015 by-election.

Trent Zimmerman was a vice-president and acting president of the NSW Division of the Liberal Party of Australia and was previously Deputy Chief Executive and director, Transport Policy, of the Tourism and Transport Forum of Australia.

Trent Zimmerman lost the seat of North Sydney at the 2022 Australian federal election to independent Kylea Tink, following a trend in that election of the nation's wealthiest electorates choosing Climate 200 backed teal independents and removing the Liberal Party from its safest seats.

Trent Zimmerman was born in Sydney and is one of two children of Roy and Brenda Trent Zimmerman.

Trent Zimmerman attended Newington College, commencing in Wyvern House in 1974 and completing his HSC in 1986.

Trent Zimmerman was President of the Young Liberal Movement of NSW from 1992 to 1993.

Trent Zimmerman was a councillor on North Sydney Council for two terms until the local government elections of 2012.

Trent Zimmerman served as Vice President of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association.

In 2012, Trent Zimmerman was anointed as the Liberal left's candidate for the state parliament seat of North Shore held by Jillian Skinner; but Skinner decided to stay on in parliament, deferring Trent Zimmerman's political ambitions.

In 2016, Trent Zimmerman founded the North Sydney Innovation Network, to promote and enhance the fast growing contribution of innovation related businesses on the lower north shore of Sydney, bringing together people in business from different industries and sectors.

Trent Zimmerman was preselected for the Liberal Party for the 2015 North Sydney by-election, which was triggered by the retirement of Joe Hockey.

Trent Zimmerman won the two-candidate vote of 60.2 percent against independent Stephen Ruff.

Trent Zimmerman has advocated strongly for LGBTI issues and was the first openly LGBTI member of the House of Representatives.

Trent Zimmerman's preselection raised questions, with now-suspended party member Juris Laucis describing the process as "undemocratic" and "a stitch-up" and reform activist and former Liberal party member John Ruddick called for Liberal voters feeling disenfranchised to send a message to the party by giving Trent Zimmerman their last preference.

Trent Zimmerman was accused of racial discrimination when he accused others of "racial branch stacking".

Trent Zimmerman advocated for the money for his electorate and then defended the government use of the money.

Trent Zimmerman subsequently lobbied Greg Hunt, the Government's own Health Minister to delay new restrictions on importing liquid nicotine which is used for vaping.

Just before the 2022 election it was reported that Trent Zimmerman was the beneficiary of $300,000 raised at a Liberal fund raising event organized by Joseph Carrozzi, an ex-PwC managing partner, prominent tax expert and chairman of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.