Senator the Hon. George Brandis SC
Queensland
Liberal party of Australia
Biography
* George Brandis first became the Senator for Queensland in 2000.
* He is the shadow minister for the arts.
* He holds degrees in Law and Arts (majoring in Politics) from the University of Queensland having achieved First Class Honours in both.
* Prior to entering Parliament he worked as a Barrister a university lecturer and co-edited two books on liberalism
* He was appointed to Senior Counsel in November 2006.
* Last year he was appointed Shadow Attorney-General by the opposition leader Dr Brendan Nelson.
* He was born in Sydney but grew up in Queensland where he continues to live (in Brisbane). L