Slade Brockman
Senate · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal National Right
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Liberal Party of Australia Senator for WA since 2017 · Liberal National Right faction · attends 66% of votes, rebels 0.1% · 13 sourced connections
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Liberal National Right
- 66% attendance
- 0.1% rebellion
- 13 connections
Biography
William Edward Slade Brockman (born 27 March 1970) is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for Western Australia since 2017, representing the Liberal Party. He was elected President of the Australian Senate in October 2021 following the resignation of Scott Ryan. Prior to his appointment to the Senate, Brockman was an adviser and chief of staff for Senator Mathias Cormann, and a policy director for the Pastoralists and Graziers Association. His policy interests include agriculture, mining, trade, oil and gas, infrastructure and regional development.
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- Date of birth
- 1970-03-27
- Place of birth
- Manjimup, Australia
- APH identifier
- 30484
Political connections
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- Ben Small · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Garth Hamilton · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Simon Kennedy · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Rick Wilson · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- James Paterson · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Andrew Wallace · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
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Current and senior roles
- 22 July 2025–presentDeputy President of the Senate
- 22 July 2025–presentChair of Committees
- 18 October 2021–25 July 2022President of the Senate
- 2 July 2019–18 October 2021Government Deputy Whip — in the — Senate
- 19 September 2018–18 October 2021Temporary Chair of Committees
Committee service
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Standing — Privileges — Chair
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Environment and Communications: References
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Community Affairs: References
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Legislative and General Purpose Standing — Community Affairs: Legislation
- 1 August 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings (formerly Broadcasting)
- 1 August 2022–presentJoint Statutory — Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
Qualifications
- 1 January 2005–presentLLB
- 1 January 1995–presentBA(Hons)
Occupations
- 1 January 2016–1 January 2017Campaign Director of the Australian Grains Champion from 2016 to 2017.
- 1 January 2008–1 January 2016Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to Senator the Hon. M Cormann from 2008 to 2016.
- 1 January 2005–1 January 2008Policy Director of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association (WA) from 2005 to 2008.
Current parliamentary service
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