Chris Ketter

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Chris Ketter
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2019
Personal details
Born (1961-02-12) 12 February 1961 (age 60)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Spouse(s)Ellie Ketter
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationTrade unionist

Christopher Ronald Ketter (born 12 February 1961) is a former Australian politician who represented Queensland for the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Senate from 1 July 2014, elected at the 2013 election, until 30 June 2019.[1]

Ketter is linked with the conservative Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA).[2] Ketter was one of only two Labor Senators (along with Helen Polley) to vote against the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, which legalised same-sex marriage in Australia.[3] Ketter was placed second on Labor's Queensland Senate ticket at the 2019 federal election and failed to get re-elected, after the party suffered a swing against it to the Liberal National Party, One Nation and the Greens.[4] His term expired on 30 June 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ Chris Ketter: APH
  2. ^ Why is the union that represents supermarket workers stopping gay marriage?: SMH 2 May 2015
  3. ^ "Same-sex marriage passes the Senate 43 to 12 in historic political moment". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ^ "SA, WA and Qld Senate teams are finalised". News.com.au. 18 June 2019.

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