Senator
Linda White
Senator for Victoria
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Preceded byKim Carr
Personal details
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
Political partyLabor
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationSolicitor

Linda White (born c. 1960) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in Victoria at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. She was a lawyer and trade unionist before entering politics, including as serving as the assistant national secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU) from 1995 till 2020.[2]

Early life

White studied law and commerce at the University of Melbourne.[3]

Career

White worked as a solicitor for ten years before joining the Australian Services Union (ASU).[4] She served as assistant national secretary with responsibility for "the union's national strategy in the private sector including the airline industry, IT and call centre industries and the non-government social and community services (SACS) sector".[5]

In 1993, White became a director of the Victorian Legal Industry Superannuation Scheme, which later merged into LegalSuper. She has also served as a director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.[3]

Politics

White was elected to the Australian Labor Party National Executive in 2006. She was appointed to the board of the Chifley Research Centre, the party's think tank, in 2013 and became chair in 2015.[3] She is a prominent organisational power broker from Labor Left, representing the Victorian Socialist Left Faction.[6]

In March 2022, White won ALP preselection as the party's lead Senate candidate in Victoria at the 2022 federal election[7] and was elected to a term commencing on 1 July 2022.[8] She replaced one of her political rivals, Senator Kim Carr, on the ticket after his retirement. She received the support of the United Workers Union, the Australian Services Union, and grassroots members of the Socialist Left in her preselection contest against Josh Bornstein and Ryan Bachelor.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Former unionist Linda White odds-on to replace Labor's outgoing Kim carr". The Australian. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ ASU. "Statement on the Appointment of Emeline Gaske as new Assistant National Secretary of the ASU". www.asu.asn.au. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Who we are". Chifley Research Centre. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Linda White". Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Linda White". ACMI. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Factional friction: who to watch at Labor's national conference". Australian Financial Review. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Labor finalise crucial election candidates". 7News. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Senator Linda White". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Karp, Paul (14 March 2022). "Unionist Linda White leads race to replace Victorian Labor senator Kim Carr". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

 

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