David Shoebridge
Senate · Australian Greens
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Australian Greens Senator for NSW since 2022 · no sourced faction · attends 99% of votes, rebels Never recorded · 6 sourced connections
- Australian Greens
- 99% attendance
- Never recorded rebellion
- 6 connections
Biography
David Martin Shoebridge (born 17 September 1971) is an Australian politician and former barrister. He is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in New South Wales at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. He previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2022 and on the Woollahra Municipal Council from 2004 to 2012.
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- Date of birth
- 1971-09-17
- Place of birth
- Sydney, Australia
- APH identifier
- 169119
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)
- Elizabeth Watson-Brown · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Jordon Steele-John · Shared party: Australian GreensParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Barbara Pocock · 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 — Foreign Affairs, Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, Defence and Veterans' Affairs, Home Affairs, Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Justice, Digital Rights and IT
- 25 March 2024–4 June 2025Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Defence and Veterans' Affairs, Digital Rights and IT, Home Affairs, Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs and Justice (includes Attorney-General and Drug Law Reform)
- 15 May 2023–25 March 2024Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Justice, Defence, Veterans' Affairs, Digital Rights and Science
- 17 June 2022–15 May 2023Australian Greens Spokesperson — for — Justice, Defence and Veterans' Affairs and Digital Rights
Committee service
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Legal and Constitutional: References
- 26 July 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation
- 26 July 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Law Enforcement (formerly National Crime Authority from 15.6.1984 to 1.1.2003 and Australian Crime Commission from 1.1.2003 to 24.11.2010)
- 26 July 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
Qualifications
No qualifications recorded.
Occupations
No occupational history recorded.
Current parliamentary service
- 2022 — presentElected to the Senate for New South Wales, 2022.Source
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