Claire Chandler

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The Honourable
Claire Chandler
Senator
Senator for Tasmania
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2019
Personal details
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseChris Edwards
EducationUniversity of Tasmania (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Claire Chandler (born 1 June 1990) is an Australian politician who was elected as a Senator for Tasmania at the 2019 Australian federal election.[1] She is a member of the Liberal Party.

Early life

Chandler grew up in the Huon Valley and attended St Michael's Collegiate, a Hobart private school for girls. She studied Arts and Law at the University of Tasmania where her interest in politics was furthered.[2] At university she was a member of the University of Tasmania Liberal Club where she met her future husband Chris Edwards.[3] Chandler later joined the Young Liberals and served as both the Tasmanian Division President, and Federal President.[2][4]

Politics

As Young Liberal President, Chandler led an internal review of the Tasmanian Division of the Liberal Party gender imbalance. Following the report, Chandler described the party's engagement with women as "sobering",[5] but rejected the idea of gender quotas as a solution to fix the divide.[6][7] Chandler stood as a candidate for the seat of Franklin at the 2018 Tasmanian state election.[8][9][10] She was preselected in the second position on the Liberal Party's Senate ticket in Tasmania on 9 September 2018,[11] and was elected to the Senate at the 2019 federal election, for a term beginning on 1 July 2019.[1] At the time, aged 29, Chandler was Australia's youngest female senator.[12]

Political positions

Chandler is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party.[13][14] Chandler has been described as a conservative.[15]

Euthanasia

In 2018, Chandler said that she did not support euthanasia, and did not support attempts to legalise it in Tasmania. However, she was a supporter of the Liberal Party position of it being a conscience vote in parliament.[16]

Personal life

Chandler lives in Blackmans Bay in Tasmania with her husband.[17] She also owns an investment property in Blackmans Bay with her husband.[17]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Senate Results". ABC News. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tasmanian Senate hopeful Claire Chandler discusses female representations within the Liberal Party". The Examiner Newspaper. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "History – University of Tasmania Liberal Students". University of Tasmania Liberal Club. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Claire Chandler preselected for the Senate". Young Liberal Movement of Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tasmanian Liberals' gender imbalance will hurt election chances, Hodgman warns". ABC News. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Tasmanian Liberal senate hopeful Claire Chandler is taking a stand for women in power". The Mercury. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Talking Point: The best six happen to be men". The Mercury. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Candidates A-Z – Tasmanian Election 2018". ABC News. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Distribution of Preferences – Franklin". The Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Levelling the playing field". Eastern Shore Sun. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Richard Colbeck, Claire Chandler and Tanya Denison nominated in Liberal preselection battle". ABC News. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Mason, Brett (27 January 2020). "As Australia's parliament returns, meet the youngest MPs doing things differently". SBS News Online. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
  13. ↑ Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Massola, James. "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Clark, Nick (23 September 2018). "Prime Minister's visit a chance to settle GST issues". The Mercury (Hobart). News Corp. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Candidate Questioner - Claire Chandler – Liberal Candidate". Australian Christian Lobby. 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Claire Chandler's private interests". openpolitics.au. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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