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| Senator for Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 19 August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Christine Milne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Greens Party Whip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Adam Bandt Larissa Waters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rachel Siewert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ActingLeader of the Australian Greens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 May 2025 – 15 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Mehreen Faruqi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Adam Bandt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Larissa Waters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 February 2020 – 10 June 2022 Serving with Larissa Waters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Adam Bandt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Adam Bandt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mehreen Faruqi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of theTasmanian Parliament forFranklin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 July 2002 – 4 August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rosalie Woodruff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Greens in Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 July 2008 – 7 April 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Tim Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Peg Putt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kim Booth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Nicholas James McKim (1965-06-11)11 June 1965 (age 60) Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Australian British (1965–2015)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner | Cassy O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | greens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas James McKim (born 11 June 1965)[2] is an Australian politician who is currently serving as asenator for Tasmania in thefederal parliament. He was previously aTasmanian Greens member of theTasmanian House of Assembly elected at the2002 election, representing theFranklin electorate from 2002 to 2015, and led the party from 2008 until 2014. On 21 April 2010, he became the first member of the Greens in any Australian ministry.[3] From February 2020 until June 2022, he served asco-deputy leader of the Australian Greens.
McKim was born inLondon,England. When he was five years old, his family emigrated from the UK to Australia. He attended theHutchins School,Kingston High School, thenHobart College.[citation needed] He lived inAdelaide, South Australia, before moving to Tasmania.[citation needed] Before entering parliament, McKim worked as awilderness guide andadvertising executive.[4][5]
McKim served time in prison after being arrested during the Farmhouse Creek Blockade in the early 1980s.[5][6]
The issue of Nick McKim's citizenship was raised during the2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis while he was a sitting senator.[7] McKim applied to renounce his UK citizenship by filling out the renunciation form (RN) on 31 July 2015. The form was received by theBritish Home Office on 14 August 2015, further received for processing on 4 September 2015, and formally registered on 1 February 2016.[8] The Home Office citizenship renunciation guidelines state that a person will cease being a British citizen after the date of registration.[9]
Because McKim's RN form was not registered until 1 February 2016, he maintaineddual citizenship while serving as a senator, in breach of theAustralian constitution, from 20 August 2015 (when he was sworn in as the retiring Christine Milne's replacement) until 1 February 2016, a period of just over 5 months. Since nominations for the 2016 federal election occurred after McKim's citizenship was formally renounced, he was not in breach of section 44(i) when nominating for that election.
Elected toTasmanian House of Assembly in theDivision of Franklin at the 2002 election, McKim was re-elected at the2006 election, receiving 15.93 per cent of first preferences, an increase compared to his previous vote of 12.59%. He replacedPeg Putt as Leader of the Tasmanian Greens when Putt retired from Parliament in 2008.[10]
McKim supported the government in passing the same sex relationships bill (which recognises same sex relationships inTasmania under common law) and has promoted the Greens' own Same Sex Marriage Bill.[11] During 2008, he campaigned against the use of1080 poison,forestry practices and the state'santi-terrorism bill.[5]
In the2010 Tasmanian election McKim achieved 24.1% of first preferences in his lower house seat.[12] On 19 April 2010, Labor premierDavid Bartlett agreed to appoint McKim as a minister along withCassy O'Connor ascabinet secretary.[13]
As a minister, McKim originally held the portfolios of Sustainable Transport and Alternative Energy, Corrections and Consumer Protection, Climate Change, Human Services, and Community Development: though he delegated responsibility for the portfolios of Human Services and Community Development to fellow Greens MP and then cabinet secretary Cassy O'Connor.[14] After a Cabinet reshuffle in November 2010 the portfolios of human services and community development were formally assumed by newly appointed Greens minister Cassy O'Connor, whilst McKim was sworn in as minister for the newly created Aboriginal Affairs portfolio alongside his other three portfolios.[15] Another Cabinet reshuffle, caused byLin Thorp losing her seat in theTasmanian Legislative Council elections and David Bartlett resigning from the assembly, then saw McKim sworn in on 13 May 2011 as Minister for Education and Skills, whilst retaining the three portfolios of corrections, consumer protection and sustainable transport.[16] McKim was responsible for overseeing the closing of the Hayes Prison Farm and the removal of Flex Learning for prisoners as Minister for both portfolio areas of Education and Corrections.
On 16 January 2014, the premier, Lara Giddings, announced that the power sharing arrangement with the Tasmanian Greens was over, and that McKim and O'Connor would be replaced by Labor MPs effective on 17 January. She said that the ALP would not govern with Greens in the cabinet in future.[17]
McKim was re-elected to the House of Assembly at the2014 Tasmanian state election with 13.4% of the primary vote.[18]
AfterChristine Milne's resignation from the senate, McKim was announced to be one of the 10 Greens members vying to replace her. The ballot, open to Greens members, was held in July 2015.[19] McKim won the preselection ballot comfortably, defeatingHuon Valley CouncillorRosalie Woodruff, environmental lawyer Vanessa Bleyer and several other more minor candidates.[20][21]
The Tasmanian Greens announced at a press conference on 30 July 2015 that McKim had won the membership ballot to replace Christine Milne in the Senate.[22] He resigned from the Tasmanian Parliament on 4 August, and a countback was conducted to elect Woodruff as his replacement on 17 August.[23] McKim was appointed to the Senate by a joint sitting of the Tasmanian Parliament on 19 August 2015.[24][25]Unlike other Greens Senators, Senator McKim has had ministerial experience due to him having been a minister in the previous Tasmanian ALP Government whilst as State Greens leader.
McKim was re-elected to the Senate at the2019 federal election where he received 12.4% of the state's vote, with a swing of 1.41% in his favour.[26]
McKim served as Greens Co-Deputy Leader from 4 February 2020 to 10 June 2022 and in the following positions: Treasury, Finance & Economic Justice Immigration & Citizenship Digital Rights, I.T. & theNational Broadband Network.[27] Senator McKim has served as spokesperson within the Greens for Economic Justice, Treasury, Home Affairs, Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs from 17 June 2022 and Whip for the Greens in the Senate from 18 October 2021.[28]
On 5 September 2022, McKim called on the Reserve Bank of Australia to pause interest rate hikes.[29] The following day McKim called on the RBA GovernorPhilip Lowe to resign, stating that Lowe "has not demonstrated that he understands the impact his actions have had on a small business owner or a casual worker trying to pay the rent".
Following the defeat of party leaderAdam Bandt at the2025 Australian Federal Election, McKim served as acting party leader until the election ofLarissa Waters to the leadership.
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In July 2009, McKim confirmed he was in a relationship withCassy O'Connor, also a Tasmanian Greens Member of the House of Assembly.[30]
McKim streams onTwitch with his step-son Jasper, typically playingFortnite and discussing politics in The Corner of Woke.[31]
McKim supports theHawthorn Hawks inAFL andManchester United in thePremier League.[32]
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