Larissa Waters
Larissa Waters | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Australian Greens | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2025 | |
| Deputy | Mehreen Faruqi |
| Preceded by | Adam Bandt |
| Leader of the Greens in the Senate | |
| In office 4 February 2020 – 15 May 2025 | |
| Leader | Adam Bandt |
| Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens | |
| In office 4 December 2018 – 10 June 2022 Serving with Nick McKim (2020–22) Adam Bandt (2018–20) | |
| Leader | Richard Di Natale Adam Bandt |
| Preceded by | Rachel Siewert |
| Succeeded by | Mehreen Faruqi |
| In office 6 May 2015 – 18 July 2017 Serving with Scott Ludlam (until 14 July 2017) | |
| Preceded by | Adam Bandt |
| Succeeded by | Adam Bandt and Rachel Siewert (acting) |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Bartlett |
| In office 1 July 2011 – 18 July 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Bartlett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Larissa Joy Waters 8 February 1977 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Citizenship | Australia Canada (until 2017) |
| Political party | Greens |
| Residence | Pullenvale, Queensland, Australia[1] |
| Alma mater | Griffith University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Signature | |
| Website | greens |
Larissa Joy Waters (born 8 February 1977) is an Australian politician and lawyer. She has been the leader of the Australian Greens since May 2025. She has also served as a Senator for Queensland from 2011 to 2017, and again since 2018.
Early life
Larissa Waters was born on 8 February 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2] Her Australian parents were in Canada working and studying, but the family left when Waters was an 11-month-old baby, and she grew up in Brisbane.[3]
She has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws from Griffith University. From 2000 to 2001, she was a legal researcher at the Queensland Land and Resources Tribunal. From 2001 to 2002, she was a lawyer at Freehills, and from 2002 to 2011 she was a lawyer with the Environmental Defenders Office.[4]
Political career
Waters was first elected as a Senator for Queensland in 2010 and taking up her seat in 2011. She was forced to resign in 2017 because she was a Canadian citizen.[5] Waters was re-appointed to the Senate in 2018 by the Queensland Government.[6]
Waters was one of the Greens co-deputy leader from May 2015 to July 2017 and again from December 2018 to June 2022, and as her party's Senate leader from February 2020.[7]
In May 2025, Waters was elected leader of the Australian Greens, following loss of the seat of Melbourne by then leader Adam Bandt in the 2025 federal election.[8]
References
- ↑ Glasgow, Will; Lacy, Chris (2017-02-09). "Aussie Post chief Ahmed Fahour loves his privacy". The Australian. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ "Senator Larissa Waters". Parliament of Australia. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ Dennehy, Kate (25 July 2010). "History beckons for Greens Senate contender". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ Gillett, Patrick (5 February 2009). "Queensland state Green party to run environmental lawyer in treasurer's electorate". Wikinews. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ Belot, Henry (18 July 2017). "Larissa Waters, deputy Greens leader, quits in latest citizenship bungle". abc.net.au. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ "Larissa Waters returns to Greens Co-Deputy Leader role". Australian Greens. 4 December 2018.
- ↑ Fioritti, Nathan (15 May 2025). "Fresh start for the Greens, with new leader Larissa Waters". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ Crowley, Tom (15 May 2025). "Larissa Waters becomes Greens leader in 'consensus' decision". ABC News.
Other websites
- "Greens MPs Homepage". Australian Greens. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- Australian Parliamentary biography
- Summary of parliamentary voting for Senator Larissa Waters on TheyVoteForYou.org.au