Louise Pratt
Louise Pratt | |
|---|---|
February 2014 | |
| Deputy Government Whip in the Senate | |
| In office 31 May 2022 – 18 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Urquhart |
| Succeeded by | Karen Grogan |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
| In office 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
| In office 22 May 2001 – 29 October 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Batong Pham |
| Constituency | East Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1972 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse |
Rebecca Misich (m. 2023) |
| Domestic partner | Aram Hosie (2005–2015) |
| Website | www |
Louise Clare Pratt (born 18 April 1972) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2016 and will leave office on 30 June 2025, She was previously a Senator from 2008 to 2014. She is a member of the Labor Party, and served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2007. She was the youngest woman ever elected to the Legislative Council at the time of her election and the second open lesbian to be elected to an Australian parliament.