Sarah Hanson-Young
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Senator Sarah Hanson-Young |
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| Senator for South Australia | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2008 |
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23 December 1981 Melbourne |
| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Political party | Greens |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Daw Park, Adelaide |
| Website | SarahInTheSenate.com |
Sarah Coral Hanson-Young (born Sarah Coral Hanson on 23 December 1981) is an Australian politician. She has been a Greens member of the Senate since July 2008, representing the state of South Australia. She is the youngest Senator, and the youngest woman, ever elected to the Australian Parliament.
Hanson-Young was born in Melbourne, and grew up near Orbost in East Gippsland. She has worked on several community projects in Orbost including the establishment of the Orbost Youth Centre. 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.
In 2004, Hanson-Young worked as a bank teller. From 2004 until she took parliamentary office in 2008, she worked for Amnesty International as Campaign Manager for South Australia and the Northern Territory.
As of 2006[update], she was studying for a postgraduate law degree.
Prior to her entry into politics, she also worked as media advisor to Mark Parnell (SA Greens) in the 2006 South Australian election and was a campaigner with Justice for Refugees (SA).
Hanson-Young was a candidate for the South Australian Legislative Council in the 2006 state election, ranked fourth on the Greens' ticket.
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