Sarah Hanson-Young

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarah Hanson-Young
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 23, 1981(1981-12-23)
Age	43
Birthplace	Orbost
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Sarah Hanson-Young Biography

Sarah Hanson-Young is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 23, 1981 in Orbost, Australia. Polittician who has gained notoriety for her role as Australian Senator from an Australian Greens party. She was elected in 2008, after being the youngest woman to be elected to the federal parliament of Australia at the age of 25.

She was senator in the Australian Senate in She has served as a senator in Australia’s Senate during Scott Morrison‘s tenure as Australian Prime Minister.’s tenure as Australian Prime Minister.

Hanson-Young was born in Melbourne, and grew up near Orbost in East Gippsland. In 1999 she was awarded the Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year award for Gippsland, Victoria.

She graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in 2002. While studying, she was Environment Officer from 2001 to 2002, and then President from 2002 to 2003, of the Students’ Association of the University of Adelaide.

She has a child with her former husband Zane.

Sarah Hanson-Young Net Worth

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

She received her bachelor’s degree in social science through Adelaide’s University of Adelaide. She was the President of the Students’ Association at the university of Adelaide during the 2002-2003 school term.

She was an Australian Green’s Immigration spokesperson. She was awarded in 1999 the Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year award.

Sarah Coral Hanson-Young (née Hanson; born 23 December 1981) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since July 2008, representing the Australian Greens. She is the youngest woman to be elected to federal parliament, winning election at the age of 25 and taking office at the age of 26. She was the youngest person ever elected to the Senate (although several others have been appointed at younger ages), until Jordon Steele-John was elected on a recount in 2017.

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Who is Sarah Hanson-Young Dating?

According to our records, Sarah Hanson-Young married to Zane Young. As of December 1, 2023, Sarah Hanson-Young’s is not dating anyone.

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Hanson-Young was elected senator for South Australia at the 2007 federal election. She was the first Greens senator to be elected in that state, the youngest person—at 25—ever popularly elected to the Australian senate, and the youngest woman ever elected to the Australian parliament (Natasha Stott Despoja was younger at her first sitting, but older at the time of her election). Although the South Australian Green primary vote remained relatively unchanged, preferences from the Australian Labor Party provided the required quota for a Greens senator.

Facts & Trivia

Sarah Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Sarah Hanson-Young celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.

Hanson-Young challenged Christine Milne for the Green deputy leadership in October 2010, but she was unsuccessful. Following the resignation of Australian Greens leader Bob Brown in 2012, she was again nominated for the deputy leadership but lost by an undisclosed margin to Adam Bandt. Hanson- Young was re-elected to the Senate at the 2013 federal election and again at the 2016 double dissolution election.

Top Facts about Sarah Hanson-Young

1. Sarah Hanson-Young is an Australian politician and senator.
2. She was born on December 23, 1981 in Adelaide, Australia.
3. Hanson-Young has been a member of the Australian Greens party since 2003.
4. She was elected to the Senate in 2007 at the age of 25, becoming one of the youngest senators in Australian history.
5. Hanson-Young has been a vocal advocate for environmental protection and action on climate change.
6. She has also been a strong supporter of marriage equality and LGBT rights.
7. In 2018, Hanson-Young won a defamation case against former senator David Leyonhjelm over comments he made about her during parliamentary debate.
8. As of June 2021, she serves as the Greens spokesperson for education and youth affairs, among other roles within the party.
9. According to her official website, Hanson-Young is committed to “fighting for fairness and justice” in Australia’s political system.
10. She has faced criticism from some quarters over her stance on issues such as immigration policy and border control measures implemented by the Australian government.

How old is Sarah Hanson Young?

40 years (December 23, 1981)

How many greens are in Federal Parliament?

This is a list of Australian Greens Members of Parliament, past and present, for Federal, State and Territory Parliaments of Australia. There are currently 33 serving Parliamentary Members of the Greens.

Who is the federal member for Melbourne?

Adam Bandt MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2010
Preceded by| Lindsay Tanner

Is the Green Party socialist?

The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy, grassroots democracy; anti-war; anti- racism, anti-capitalism, libertarian socialism and eco-socialism. On the political spectrum, the party is generally seen as left-wing.

What do the Greens believe in?

The Greens oppose tax cuts that solely benefit the top bracket of income earners and lead to economic inequality and believe that all essential services need to be adequately funded to suit community needs; and argue for the recreation of a publicly-owned bank.