| Senator Scott Ludlam BA Design, GradDip Policy Studies |
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| Senator for Western Australia | |
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| Assumed office 1 July 2008 |
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| Constituency | Western Australia |
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| Born | 10 January 1970 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Greens |
| Website | ScottLudlam.org.au |
Scott Ludlam (born 10 January 1970) is an Australian politician and Greens member of the Australian Senate since July 2008, representing the state of Western Australia.
His Greens portfolios include: Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy; Housing; Nuclear; Mining (Western Australia); Transport, Infrastructure, Waste and Sustainable Cities.
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Ludlam was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand[1] where he lived with his grandparents and brother.
In 1978, at the age of eight, he moved to Perth, Western Australia.
After graduating with a BA in Design from Curtin University, Ludlam spent several years as a proprietor of a small graphic design business and was co-editor of the Western Australian Gaia Foundation Journal. He later undertook a degree in sustainability policy at Murdoch University.
At the 2001 state election, Ludlam was the unsuccessful second candidate on the Greens ticket for the upper house Mining & Pastoral region.
From 2001 to 2005, Ludlam worked for Greens state parliamentarian Robin Chapple.
From 2005 to 2007, he worked as a communications officer for Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert.[2]
At the 2005 state election, Ludlam unsuccessfully contested the seat of Murchison-Eyre, obtaining 4.98% of the primary vote.[3]
At the 2007 federal election, Ludlam was elected to the Australian Senate, representing Western Australia.[4] He took his place on 26 August 2008 when all senators elected at the 2007 federal election were sworn in.[5]
Ludlam has been involved in numerous political campaigns, including opposition to uranium mining at Jabiluka and in Western Australia, nuclear weapons, foreign military bases, and support for Aboriginal land rights, peace and disarmament, recognition of climate change, advocacy of fair trade and equitable globalisation, and energy market reform.[6]
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