Scott Ryan (Australian politician)

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Scott Ryan will be a member of the Australian Senate from July 2008. He was elected to serve a six-year term in the Senate at the 2007 federal election, after being placed in the third position on the Liberal Party of Australia's Victorian ticket. He won a tight contest for the sixth Senate seat for Victoria, against the Green's Richard Di Natale,^[1] whom he defeated on preferences from the Family First Party,^[2] confirming Family First's influence on Victorian conservative politics.

Scott Ryan is a former student politician and staffer to Victorian Liberal parliamentarians, and was reported to be factionally associated with former treasurer Peter Costello.^[3] He was a member of the executive of the Victorian Division of the Liberal Party, holding the office of Vice President. His work background is in corporate affairs for pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.^[4][5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Rick Wallace, 'Coalition's Senate blocking power rides on Victorian fight', The Australian, 27 November 2007, retrieved January 2008
2. ^ Australian Electoral Commission, Victorian preference count, 2007 election, retrieved January 2008
3. ^ Misha Schubert, 'Costello's crew power ahead on road to Senate', The Age, 19 June 2006, retrieved January 2008
4. ^ Liberal Party of Australia, Victorian Division, Candidate for Victoria Mr Scott Ryan, retrieved January 2008
5. ^ Misha Schubert, 'Costello's crew power ahead on road to Senate', The Age, 19 June 2006, retrieved January 2008

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