Adam Bandt

Adam Bandt
Official portrait, 2021
Leader of the Australian Greens
In office
4 February 2020 – 8 May 2025
DeputyMehreen Faruqi
Larissa Waters
Nick McKim
Preceded byRichard Di Natale
Succeeded byLarissa Waters
Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
In office
21 July 2017 – 4 February 2020
Serving with Larissa Waters
LeaderRichard Di Natale
Preceded byScott Ludlam and
Larissa Waters
Succeeded byNick McKim and
Larissa Waters
In office
13 April 2012 – 6 May 2015
LeaderChristine Milne
Preceded byChristine Milne
Succeeded byScott Ludlam and
Larissa Waters
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Melbourne
In office
21 August 2010 – 3 May 2025
Preceded byLindsay Tanner
Succeeded bySarah Witty
Personal details
Born
Adam Paul Bandt

(1972-03-11) 11 March 1972
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyGreens (since 2004)
Other political
affiliations
Labor (1987–1989)
Left Alliance (1990s)
Spouse(s)
Claudia Perkins
(m. 2013)
Children2
ResidenceFlemington, Victoria
EducationHollywood Senior High School
Alma materMurdoch University (BA Hons)
Monash University (PhD)[1]
OccupationIndustrial lawyer
(Slater & Gordon)
Profession
Signature
Websiteadambandt.com

Adam Paul Bandt (born 11 March 1972) is an Australian politician and former industrial lawyer. He was the leader of the Australian Greens from 2020 to 2025, as well as federal MP for the Division of Melbourne, until losing re-election in the 2025 Australian federal election.[2]

He was co-deputy leader of the Greens from 2012 to 2015 and 2017 to 2020. He was elected leader after the resignation of Richard Di Natale in February 2020.[3]

References

  1. "Mr Adam Bandt MP". aph.gov.au. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. Evans, Jake (2025-05-07). "Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt projected to lose in Melbourne". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  3. Karp, Paul (2020-02-04). "Adam Bandt pledges to push for Australian Green New Deal after being elected Greens leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-04.