Brian Burston

Brian Burston
Leader of One Nation NSW
In office 31 March 2010 (2010-03-31) – 17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
Preceded by	Judith Newson
Succeeded by	Mark Latham
Senate Whip
In office 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) – 24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
Succeeded by	Peter Georgiou
Senator for New South Wales
In office 2 July 2016 (2016-07-02) – 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)
Leader of the United Australia Party in the Senate
In office 18 June 2018 (2018-06-18) – 30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)
Leader	Clive Palmer
Preceded by	Glenn Lazarus
Succeeded by	Ralph Babet
Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party
In office 24 May 2007 (2007-05-24) – 31 March 2010 (2010-03-31)
Leader	Pauline Hanson
Preceded by	Party created
Succeeded by	Party dissolved
National Director of One Nation
In office 4 October 2000 (2000-10-04) – 5 August 2002 (2002-08-05) Alongside David Ettridge
Leader	John Fischer
Preceded by	David Oldfield
Succeeded by	Ian Nelson
Personal details
Born	25 February 1948 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	United Australia (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	One Nation NSW (2000–2004) Pauline's UAP (2007–2010) One Nation (1997–2000; 2010–2018)
Residence	Coal Point, New South Wales[citation needed]
Education	Cessnock High School
Alma mater	Hunter Institute of TAFE Sydney Institute of TAFE Sydney Teachers' College
Occupation	Boilermaker Draftsman Politician

Brian Burston (born 25 February 1948) is a former Australian politician. He was a Senator for New South Wales from 2016 to 2019, originally representing One Nation.^[1] After falling out with party leader Pauline Hanson over company tax cuts, Burston left One Nation and joined businessman Clive Palmer's newly relaunched United Australia Party. Palmer announced Burston as the new parliamentary leader of the party on 18 June 2018, but Burston failed to win re-election at the 2019 federal election.^[2]