Scott Ludlam
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Scott Ludlam 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.
, New Zealand 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
.
At the 2005 state election, Ludlam unsuccessfully contested the seat of Murchison-Eyre
, obtaining 4.98% of the primary vote.
At the 2007 federal election, Ludlam was elected to the Australian Senate, representing Western Australia. He took his place on 26 August 2008 when all senators elected at the 2007 federal election were sworn in.
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.
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
member of the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
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.
Early life
Ludlam was born in Palmerston NorthPalmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
, New Zealand 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
Gaia Foundation
The Gaia Foundation of Western Australia is part of the international Gaia Movement of individuals and groups which share concerns with living more sustainably on the Earth, which was inspired by the Gaia hypothesis of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis, and is attempting to bring about the Great...
Journal. He later undertook a degree in sustainability policy at Murdoch University.
Political career
From 2001 to 2005, Ludlam worked for Greens state parliamentarian Robin Chapple
Robin Chapple
Robin Chapple is a Greens politician serving in the Western Australian Legislative Council. From 2001 to 2005 Chapple represented the Mining and Pastoral Region...
.
From 2005 to 2007, he worked as a communications officer for Australian Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
Senator Rachel Siewert
Rachel Siewert
Rachel Mary Siewert is an Australian Greens politician who was elected to represent Western Australia in the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election....
.
At the 2005 state election, Ludlam unsuccessfully contested the seat of Murchison-Eyre
Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre
Murchison-Eyre was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2008....
, obtaining 4.98% of the primary vote.
At the 2007 federal election, Ludlam was elected to the Australian Senate, representing Western Australia. He took his place on 26 August 2008 when all senators elected at the 2007 federal election were sworn in.
Ludlam has been involved in numerous political campaigns, including opposition to uranium mining
Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
Nuclear testing, uranium mining and export, and nuclear energy have often been the subject of public debate in Australia, and the anti-nuclear movement in Australia has a long history...
at Jabiluka
Jabiluka
Jabiluka is a uranium deposit and mine development in the Northern Territory of Australia that was to have been built on land belonging to the Mirarr Aboriginal people...
and in Western Australia, nuclear weapons, foreign military bases, and support for Aboriginal land rights, peace and disarmament, recognition of climate change
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
, advocacy of fair trade and equitable globalisation
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, and energy market reform.