Ian Macdonald (Australian politician)

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Ian Douglas Macdonald (born 29 November 1945), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1990, representing Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a solicitor before entering politics. He was also a Councillor in the Burdekin Shire Council 1979-90.

Senator Macdonald was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment 1996-98, Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 1998-2001, Minister for Forestry and Conservation 2001-02, and Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation since November 2002. In January 2006, it was reported that Senator Macdonald would not be given a ministerial position following the Cabinet reshuffle triggered by the retirement of Robert Hill, and he confirmed this to the media on January 22, 2006 [1].

Senator Macdonald lives in regional North Queensland and has always taken in upon himself to be a strong voice in the national parliament for issues affecting North and North Western Queensland in particular.

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Current members of the Australian Senate

NSW

George Campbell (ALP) • Helen Coonan (Lib) • John Faulkner (ALP) • Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) • Michael Forshaw (ALP) • Bill Heffernan (Lib) • Steve Hutchins (ALP) • Sandy Macdonald (Nat) • Fiona Nash (Nat) • Kerry Nettle (Grn) • Marise Payne (Lib) • Ursula Stephens (ALP)

QLD

Andrew Bartlett (Dem) • Ron Boswell (Nat) • Sue Boyce (Lib) • George Brandis (Lib) • John Hogg (ALP) • Barnaby Joyce (Nat) • Joe Ludwig (ALP) • Ian Macdonald (Lib) • Jan McLucas (ALP) • Brett Mason (Lib) • Claire Moore (ALP) • Russell Trood (Lib)

Cory Bernardi (Lib) • Simon Birmingham (Lib) • Grant Chapman (Lib) • Alan Ferguson (Lib) • Mary Jo Fisher (Lib) • Annette Hurley (ALP) • Linda Kirk (ALP) • Anne McEwen (ALP) • Nick Minchin (Lib) • Natasha Stott-Despoja (Dem) • Penny Wong (ALP) • Dana Wortley (ALP)

Tas

Eric Abetz (Lib) • Guy Barnett (Lib) • Bob Brown (Grn) • Carol Brown (ALP) • David Bushby (Lib) • Richard Colbeck (Lib) • Christine Milne (Grn) • Kerry O'Brien (ALP) • Stephen Parry (Lib) • Helen Polley (ALP) • Nick Sherry (ALP) • John Watson (Lib)

Vic

Lyn Allison (Dem) • Kim Carr (ALP) • Steve Conroy (ALP) • Steve Fielding (FFP) • Mitch Fifield (Lib) • Rod Kemp (Lib) • Julian McGauran (Lib) • Gavin Marshall (ALP) • Kay Patterson (Lib) • Robert Ray (ALP) • Michael Ronaldson (Lib) • Judith Troeth (Lib)

Judith Adams (Lib) • Mark Bishop (ALP) • Mathias Cormann (Lib) • Alan Eggleston (Lib) • Chris Ellison (Lib) • Chris Evans (ALP) • David Johnston (Lib) • Ross Lightfoot (Lib) • Andrew Murray (Dem) • Rachel Siewert (Grn) • Glenn Sterle (ALP) • Ruth Webber (ALP)

Territories

ACT	Gary Humphries (Lib) • Kate Lundy (ALP)
NT	Trish Crossin (ALP) • Nigel Scullion (CLP)

Labor (ALP) • Democrat (Dem) • Family First (FFP) • Greens (GRN) • Liberal (Lib) • Country Liberal (CLP) • National (Nat)

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