Glenn Lazarus

Glenn Lazarus
Glenn Lazarus in 2007
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2016
Personal details
Born	Glenn Patrick Lazarus (1965-12-11) 11 December 1965 (age 51) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Palmer United Party (2014–2015) Independent (2015) Glenn Lazarus Team (2015–present)
Occupation	Rugby league footballer
Nickname(s)	The brick with eyes Lazzo
Rugby league career
Playing information
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–91 Canberra Raiders 92 10 0 0 40 1992–97 Brisbane Broncos 118 9 0 0 36 1998–99 Melbourne Storm 44 2 1 0 10 Total 254 21 1 0 86 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1989–99 New South Wales 19 2 0 0 8 1997 New South Wales (SL) 3 0 0 0 0 1990–99 Australia 21 1 0 0 4 1997 Australia (SL) 1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats

Glenn Patrick Lazarus (born 11 December 1965) is a former professional rugby league footballer and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative prop forward, Lazarus won premierships with the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, who he also captained. He is the only player in the history of the game to win grand finals with three separate clubs, with the grand final wins also being the first for each club. After his retirement from football he assisted several NRL clubs in a coaching capacity.

In the 2013 federal election, Lazarus was elected to the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland as the lead Queensland candidate for the Palmer United Party (PUP). He became PUP Senate leader at the commencement of his term on 1 July 2014. He quit PUP on 13 March 2015 citing issues with its leader Clive Palmer, and established his own political party, the Glenn Lazarus Team. He did not retain his seat in the 2016 federal election.

Lazarus was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales. He attended Queanbeyan South Primary School and Karabar High School. He excelled at swimming and football, both Australian rules and especially rugby league.

Lazarus achieved a formidable reputation in prop forward position at club, state (NSW), and international levels. He was the first player in the history of the game to win premierships with three different clubs: Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm. Lazarus was also named Players' Player for two consecutive Kangaroo Tours: 1990 and 1994. In addition, Lazarus scored the first rugby league try at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during a State of Origin game.