Andrew McLachlan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew McLachlan
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Jan 14, 1966(1966-01-14)
Age	58
Birthplace	Adelaide
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Andrew McLachlan Biography

Andrew McLachlan is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on January 14, 1966 in Adelaide, Australia. Andrew Lockhart McLachlan, CSC (born 14 January 1966) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 6 February 2020, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council, having been elected at the 2014 state election, and was subsequently elected President of the South Australian Legislative Council in May 2018. He resigned as President and member of the Legislative Council in February 2020, to take up the vacant seat in the Senate.

In March 2015, the 99-year grave licence at Centennial Park for an ANZAC World War I veteran who had fought at Gallipoli expired. No family was located to pay for the continuation of the lease, and there was a possibility of the site being reused. As a fellow veteran, McLachlan paid the licence renewal fee to preserve the historical site.

On 3 May 2018, McLachlan was nominated to serve as President of the South Australian Legislative Council being elected by the Members of the Legislative Council unopposed.

On 1 February 2020, McLachlan was selected by the South Australian Liberal Party to fill a vacant seat in the Australian Senate caused by the resignation of former Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi. McLachlan defeated former Law Council of Australia president Morry Bailes and former state party treasurer Michael van Dissel. He resigned as President and a member of the Legislative Council on 5 February 2020, and was appointed to the Senate by a joint sitting of the South Australian Parliament the following day. He will serve the remainder of Bernardi’s term which expires on 30 June 2022.

In July 2015, McLachlan crossed the floor and voted against the Statutes Amendment (Serious and Organised Crimes) Amendment Bill 2015, better known at the time as the ‘Bikies Bill’, which was contrary to the Liberal Party’s position at the time. McLachlan had argued that Parliament should not act like a court and the provision in the Bill breached the principle of the separation of powers. He was the only Liberal Member of Parliament to vote against the Bill. McLachlan is a strong supporter of the rule of law.

Andrew McLachlan Net Worth

Andrew McLachlan is one of the richest Lawyer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew McLachlan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McLachlan was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council at the 2014 state election for an eight-year term.

In late 2015 McLachlan introduced a Bill that would give legal protections to the identity of individuals who provide sensitive information to journalists. This is a common protection in other Australian jurisdictions, however; in South Australia the current law requires journalists to identify sources during court proceedings or commissions of inquiry, otherwise face a potential prison sentence. The Bill was ultimately not supported by the Government.

In August 2017, McLachlan introduced an amendment to a motion put forward by the SA Greens and Advance SA MLCs calling for the Australian Government to ‘recognise the State of Palestine, as we have recognised the state of Israel, and announce the conditions and timelines to achieve such recognition.’ McLachlan’s amendment called ‘on both sides to resume direct negotiations in good faith’ and ‘on the Commonwealth government to recognise the state of Palestine once the two sides have successfully negotiated a two-state solution, as required by international law.’ This amended motion was passed by the South Australian Legislative Council and welcomed by many Jewish organisations including the Australia/Israel Jewish Affairs Council, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the Jewish Community Council of South Australia.

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Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Andrew McLachlan celebrates birthday on January 14 of every year.