Paul Scarr | |
|---|---|
| Senator forQueensland | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-08-20)20 August 1969 (age 56) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Liberal /LNP |
| Spouse | Louise Scarr[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Paul Martin Scarr[1][2][3] (born 20 August 1969) is an Australian politician and lawyer who was elected as aSenator forQueensland at the2019 federal election.[4] He is a member of theLiberal National Party of Queensland and sits with theLiberal Party in federal parliament.[5]
Scarr was born inSydney on 20 August 1969,[6] the son of Diane Berry and David Scarr.[7] He moved toQueensland with his family at the age of seven,[8] attendingIpswich Grammar School.[7] He went on to complete the degrees ofBachelor of Laws (Hons.) andBachelor of Commerce at theUniversity of Queensland.[6]
Scarr served hisarticles of clerkship atAllens in Brisbane, before joining the firm as a solicitor in 1994.[6] He was a senior associate with the firm'sPapua New Guinea division from 1999 to 2001.[7] After returning to Australia he joinedKing & Wood Mallesons in 2005. In 2007, Scarr was appointedgeneral counsel andcompany secretary of PanAust Limited,[6] an Australian company with mining operations inLaos.[9]
Scarr joined the Liberal Party in 1987 and held office in theYoung Liberals. He was chairman of the party's Hawken Drive (St Lucia) branch from 1997 to 1999. Following the creation of theLiberal National Party of Queensland he served on the electorate councils for the state seats ofIndooroopilly andMiller and the federal seat ofMoreton.[6]
In July 2018, Scarr won LNP preselection as the lead candidate on the party's Senate ticket in Queensland. The results of the ballot saw incumbent senatorsIan Macdonald andBarry O'Sullivan lose their previous positions on the ticket.[10]
At the2019 federal election, Scarr was elected to a six-year term beginning on 1 July 2019. He has served on various Senate committees, including as chair of the economics references and the legal and constitutional affairs references committees. In July 2022, following theCoalition's defeat at the2022 federal election, Scarr was appointed as adeputy opposition whip.[6] Scarr is also currently serving on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services.
Scarr is a member of the Centrist faction of the Liberal Party,[11] after previously being aligned with theCentre-Right faction of the Liberal Party.[12]
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