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Barbara Pocock
Senate · Australian Greens
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Australian Greens Senator for SA since 2022 · no sourced faction · attends 88% of votes, rebels 0.1% · 6 sourced connections
- Australian Greens
- 88% attendance
- 0.1% rebellion
- 6 connections
Biography
Barbara Ann Pocock AM (born 22 March 1955) is an Australian politician and economist. She is a member of the Australian Greens and has been a Senator for South Australia since 2022. She is an emeritus professor of the University of South Australia and was previously deputy chair of The Australia Institute from 2004 to 2022.
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- Date of birth
- 1955-03-22
- Place of birth
- Berri, Australia
- APH identifier
- BFQ
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot. A documented connection shows proximity, not influence.
- Penny Allman-Payne · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Nick McKim · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Mehreen Faruqi · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Sarah Hanson-Young · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- David Shoebridge · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Larissa Waters · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
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Current and senior roles
- 4 June 2025–presentAustralian Greens Spokesperson — for — Housing and Homelessness, Finance, Workplace Relations, Jobs and Employment and Public Sector
- 25 March 2024–4 June 2025Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Finance, Jobs and Employment, and Public Sector
- 17 June 2022–25 March 2024Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Finance, Employment and the Public Sector
Committee service
- 4 August 2022–presentSenate Select — Work and Care — Chair
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: References
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Finance and Public Administration: Legislation
Qualifications
- 1 January 1997–present(PhD)
- 1 January 1978–present(BEc(Hons))
Occupations
- 1 January 1989–1 January 2014University Teacher and Research Leader from 1989 to 2014.
- 1 January 1983–1 January 1989Research and Project Officer from 1983 to 1989.
- 1 January 1981–1 January 1983Equal Employment Opportunity Officer at Hunter Vale from 1981 to 1983.
- 1 January 1979–1 January 1981Economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1979 to 1981.
- 1 January 1973–1 January 1974Farm Worker and Shearing Shed Rouseabout from 1973 to 1974.
Current parliamentary service
- 2022 — presentElected to the Senate for South Australia, 2022.Source
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