Scott Ludlam

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Senator  Scott Ludlam  BA Design, GradDip Policy Studies
Senator for Western Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 July 2008
Constituency	Western Australia
Born	10 January 1970 (1970-01-10) (age 39) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Greens
Website	ScottLudlam.org.au

Scott Ludlam (born 10 January 1970) is an Australian politician. He has been a Greens member of the Australian Senate since July 2008, representing the state of Western Australia.

Ludlam was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

Ludlam has been involved in numerous political campaigns, e.g., in opposition to uranium mining at Jabiluka and in Western Australia, nuclear weapons, foreign military bases, and support for Aboriginal land rights, peace and disarmament, recognition of climate change, advocacy of fair trade and equitable globalisation, and energy market reform.^[1]

Ludlam spent several years as a proprietor of a small graphic design business before he undertook a degree in sustainability policy. He completed this degree whilst working for Greens (W.A.) state parliamentarian Robin Chapple. From 2005 to 2007 he worked as a communications officer for Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2005 state election, 2005 Ludlam unsuccessfully contested the seat of Murchison-Eyre, obtaining 4.98% of the primary vote.^[2]

In 2007, along with Jose Garcia, Ludlam produced the animated documentary Climate of Hope^[3], focusing on the science of climate change, the nuclear fuel chain, and the wider energy revolution. This was produced for the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007 Ludlam was elected to the Senate for Western Australia, taking office on 1 July 2008.^[4]. He took his place on August 26, 2008 when all senators elected at the 2007 federal election were sworn in.^[5]

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• Media related to Scott Ludlam at Wikimedia Commons
• Parliamentary biography

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Persondata
NAME	Ryan, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	10 January 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Palmerston North, New Zealand
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH

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