Stephen Parry (Australian politician)

The Honourable Stephen Parry
President of the Senate
In office 7 July 2014 – 2 November 2017
Deputy	Gavin Marshall Sue Lines
Preceded by	John Hogg
Succeeded by	Scott Ryan
Deputy President of the Senate
In office 4 July 2011 – 6 July 2014
Preceded by	Alan Ferguson
Succeeded by	Gavin Marshall
Senator for Tasmania
In office 1 July 2005 – 2 November 2017
Preceded by	Shayne Murphy
Succeeded by	Richard Colbeck
Personal details
Born	Stephen Shane Parry (1960-10-31) 31 October 1960 (age 63) Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Children	2
Occupation	Police officer Funeral director

Stephen Shane Parry (born 31 October 1960) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party senator for Tasmania from 2005 to 2017. He was elected President of the Senate in 2014.^[1] On 31 October 2017, Parry informed the government that he may be a British citizen, and issued his intention to resign from his position if dual nationality was confirmed.^[2] The next day he reported that he had received confirmation of his dual citizenship and, on 2 November, he resigned as president and from the Senate.^[3] He was replaced in the Senate by next Liberal Party Tasmanian Senate candidate and former senator Richard Colbeck after a recount.^[4][5]