Chris Gatenby
Chris Gatenby | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Wendy Askew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Children | 2 |
Christopher John Arnold Gatenby[1] is an Australian politician and a Senator for Tasmania representing the Liberal Party. He was appointed to the Senate by a joint sitting of the Parliament of Tasmania on 13 August 2026, to replace retiring Senator Wendy Askew.[2][3] He will serve the remainder of Askew's term which will expire in 2028.[4]
Gatenby was preselected for his Senate appointment on 8 August 2026. He was a senior advisor to Jeremy Rockliff, the state premier at the time.[5] He was also formerly the party president of the Tasmanian Division of the Liberal Party between August 2022 and 2023, and the chief of staff to federal Liberal minister Richard Colbeck in 2020.[6][7][8] He previously contested the 2024 and 2025 state elections as one of Liberal Party candidates for the lower house seat of Bass, but he was not elected in either occasion.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Gatenby's ancestors Andrew and Hannah Gatenby arrived in Hobart, Tasmania from Scarborough, Yorkshire, England in 1823.[11][12][13]
Chris is a seventh generation Tasmanian in his family.[14] He was raised in a farm in northern Tasmania and then lived in Launceston. He is married with two children.[5]
References
[edit]- â "Senate - Hansard | Parliamentary representation - Tasmania". Parliament of Australia. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Legislative Council Thursday 13 August 2026". Parliament of Tasmania. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
- â "Senator Chris Gatenby". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Senatorsâservice expiry dates". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Rockliff adviser Gatenby, ex-minister Courtney chosen as Liberal Senate replacements". ABC News. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Congratulations Chris Gatenby on election as President and Stephanie Cameron as Vice President and Josh Garvin as Tasmanian Young Liberals president". Facebook. Guy Barnett. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Premier Rockliff's address to State Council 2023". Tasmanian Liberals. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Chris Gatenby: pandemic policy advisor making a difference". The Mandarin. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Register of candidates: 2025 State election". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "2024 State Election - Division of Bass results". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Gatenby relatives and descendents sought for bicentenary celebration". The Advocate. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Andrew Gatenby (1771â1848)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "My family and ancestors have farmed in Tasmania since 1823 and seen the ups and downs of life of the land but this strong long term plan is a great basis for a strong future of this integral and proud sector in this great State!". Facebook. Chris Gatenby. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- â "Liberal senator Wendy Askew resigns, making way for Chris Gatenby". Pulse Tasmania. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
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