Biography for PATRICK, Rex LyallSenator for South Australia
Independent
Parliamentary Service
Chosen by the Parliament of South Australia on 14.11.2017 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice N Xenophon (resigned). Defeated at general elections 2022.
Parties Represented
Independent. Served: 09.08.2020 to 30.06.2022
Nick Xenophon Team. Served: 14.11.2017 to 10.04.2018
Centre Alliance. Served: 10.04.2018 to 09.08.2020
Parliamentary Party Positions
Committee Service
Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 12.2.2018 to 30.6.2022
Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation served from 15.11.2017 to 1.7.2019; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References served from 15.11.2017 to 1.7.2019; Economics: References served as Substitute member from 7.12.2017 to 28.6.2018; Economics: Legislation served from 2.7.2019 to 30.6.2022; Economics: References served from 2.7.2019 to 30.6.2022
Senate Select: Future of Work and Workers served from 12.2.2018 to 19.2.2018; Future of Work and Workers served as Deputy Chair from 20.2.2018 to 19.9.2018; Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan served from 23.7.2019 to 31.7.2019; Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan served as Deputy Chair from 1.8.2019 to 30.9.2021; Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre served from 19.9.2019 to 20.10.2021
Qualifications and Occupations
Associate Diploma in Electronic Systems.
Senior Adviser to Senator Nick Xenophon.
Company Director of Acoustic Force Pty. Ltd.
Business Development and Project Manager at Sonartech Atlas Pty. Ltd.
Submariner in the Royal Australian Navy.
Military Service
Royal Australian Navy.
Personal
Born: 8.5.1967, Whakatane, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Divorced