Tammy Tyrell
Senator for Tasmania
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Preceded byEric Abetz
Personal details
Born (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970[1]
Ulverstone, Tasmania
Political partyJacqui Lambie Network

Tammy Tyrrell (born 1 August 1970) is an Australian senator and a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network. She ran in the 2022 Australian federal election to represent Tasmania in the Senate, and was elected to fill the sixth vacancy.[2] Her 6-year term started on 1 July 2022.[1]

Career

Tyrrell was raised in Ulverstone, Tasmania, and did not go to university. She worked for 15 years in employment services. From 2014 to 2022, she worked as a staff member for Senator Jacqui Lambie.[3] She was selected as the lead candidate on the Jacqui Lambie Network's Senate ticket for the 2022 federal election, and successfully won election, defeating incumbent senator Eric Abetz.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Senator Tammy Tyrrell". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. "Tasmanian Senators have been decided" (Press release). Australian Electoral Commission. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. Tammy Tyrrell (6 September 2022). "FIRST SPEECH - Tyrrell, Senator Tammy". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate.
  4. Bovill, Monte (30 May 2022). "Who is Tasmania's likely new senator, Tammy Tyrrell?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "Tammy Tyrrell for Senate". Tammy Tyrrell for Senate. Jacqui Lambie Network. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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