Senator Gerard Rennick

Senator Gerard Rennick

Senator for QLD

Positions
Independent QLD Whip
Party
Independent
Chamber
Senate

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Tenancy C4, Level 1
90 Kittyhawk Drive
Chermside, QLD, 4032

Postal address

PO Box 2350
Chermside Centre, QLD, 4032

Telephone:
(07) 3252 7101

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 3666

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2019.
Committee service
  • Joint Standing: Migration served from 22.7.2019 to 13.5.2021; Trade and Investment Growth served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Treaties served from 22.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
  • Joint Statutory: Human Rights served from 13.6.2023 to 9.9.2024; Public Works served from 20.6.2023 to 9.9.2024
  • Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 2.12.2021; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served from 2.7.2019 to 2.12.2021; Environment and Communications: References served as Substitute member from 12.4.2021 to 12.4.2021; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served from 1.8.2022 to 9.9.2024; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served from 1.8.2022 to 9.9.2024
  • Senate Standing: Publications served from 2.7.2019 to 9.9.2024
Parliamentary party positions
  • Independent. Served: 25.08.2024 to 10.09.2024
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.2019 to 25.08.2024
  • People First Party. Served: 10.09.2024 to present
  • Independent Whip from 10.9.2024.
Personal
  • Born: 5.11.1970, Chinchilla, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • BCom(Acc&Fin) (University of Queensland).
  • MTax (University of Sydney).
  • MAppFin (Financial Services Institute of Australasia).
  • Graduate (AICD) (Australian Institute of Company Directors).
  • FCPA (CPA Australia).
  • Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
  • Finance Executive.
Publications
  • 'A country with less regulation will have a smaller government', in Harry Stutchbury [ed], Markets and Prosperity, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane, 2023.

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