Senator Christine Milne

Christine Milne was elected to represent Tasmania at the 2004 federal election and joined the Greens Senate team on 1 July 2005.

She is a leader in the environment in Australia and overseas. Senator Milne has a long involvement in community activism and politics, beginning with the Franklin River campaign. Then she led the successful campaign to protect Tasmania’s farm lands  from the impacts of the proposed Wesley Vale Pulp Mill in the late 1980s.

She represented the electorate of Lyons in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1989 to 1998, and was leader of the Tasmanian Greens Party from 1993 to 1998.

Senator Milne is a United Nations Global 500 Laureate and is a Vice-President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

Find our more about Senator Christine Milne at www.christinemilne.org.au

Portfolio

• The new economy and small business
• Climate change
• Energy
• Regional services
• Transport
• Tourism
• Corporate ethics
• Asia-Pacific Region
• Local government
• Science
• Environment - World heritage & Bio-security and invasive species

Contact Details

Email: senator.milne@aph.gov.au