Peter Georgiou | |
|---|---|
| Senator forWestern Australia | |
| In office 27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) – 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) | |
| Preceded by | Rod Culleton |
| Party Whip ofPauline Hanson's One Nation in theSenate | |
| In office 24 May 2018 (2018-05-24) – 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) | |
| Leader | Pauline Hanson |
| Preceded by | Brian Burston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Panagiotis Georgiou (1974-01-13)13 January 1974 (age 51) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
| Relations | Rod Culleton (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | Electricalconstruction contractingdirector (Self-employed) |
| Profession | Businessman politician |
| Website | https://www.petergeorgiouwa.com/ |
Panagiotis "Peter" Georgiou (born 13 January 1974)[1] is a former Australian politician, who served as aSenator forWestern Australia between 2017 and 2019. He was the second candidate on the Senate ticket forPauline Hanson's One Nation party in the2016 Australian federal election. The lead candidate on the ticket wasRod Culleton, Georgiou's brother-in-law. Culleton was declared to have been elected to the Senate when the writs were returned. However, theHigh Court, sitting as theCourt of Disputed Returns, ruled on 3 February 2017 that Culleton had been ineligible to be elected at the time of the election.[2][3] A consequence of that ruling was that a special recount of the votes was undertaken, as if Culleton had not been on the ballot, and Georgiou was elected in his place.[4][5] Georgiou was sworn in as a Senator on 27 March 2017.[6][7]
On 2017 whenCory Bernardi moved a motion to ban abortion on gender grounds, Georgiou was one of the ten who voted 'Yes' to the motion. It was voted down, 10–36.[8][9]
In May 2018, he was promoted toparty whip.[10] He was defeated at the2019 election.[7]
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