33:
240:
on 7 April 2015, Edwards said that he had worked on a business case for the expansion of nuclear industries in SA for around two years. He told the audience that he had commenced discussions with an unnamed foreign state which expressed in-principle support for covering the capital costs of deploying
175:
branch of the
Liberal Party from 2002 to 2004, and president from 2004 to 2008. Edwards was president of the Wakefield Federal Electoral Commission from 2006 to 2008. He was state president of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party and a member of the Liberal Party Federal Executive and
219:
had sought reimbursement from
Edwards over the misuse of three government-funded cars. Edwards' wife later apologised for the event and confirmed that they would reimburse the cost. Media outlets also reported that Edwards was being investigated by the Department of Finance over the employment, in
207:
had openly opposed
Edwards' nomination for Liberal preselection on the party's Senate ticket. Edwards is backed by the moderate faction. Edwards had defeated conservative faction candidate Bob Jackson for the state party presidency two years earlier.
681:
546:
696:
189:
518:
462:
406:
711:
490:
706:
257:. He grew up there with five brothers, with some of whom he later went into business. According to a 2015 autobiography, he has fathered four children.
686:
434:
623:
245:
for maintaining their opposition to nuclear power. In the
Australian Parliament, Edwards has voted very strongly in support of uranium export.
216:
279:
379:
352:
573:
232:. He believes that economic opportunities exist for his home-state of South Australia in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing and the use of
241:
new nuclear technology. Edwards said that discussions on the matter had advanced to "a ministerial level". He has also attacked the
301:
197:
691:
701:
176:
Finance
Committee from 2007 to 2010. He became a life member of the South Australian Liberal Party State Council in 2010.
160:
wine region of South
Australia. He and his direct family have significant private vineyard holdings in Clare and the
229:
193:
168:
141:
101:
467:
200:. Edwards took his seat on 1 July 2011. Since joining the senate, Edwards has voted consistently with his party.
676:
598:
172:
90:
233:
631:
253:
Edwards represents the fifth generation of his family to have been born in Clare in South
Australia's
671:
547:"Liberal Senator Sean Edwards unveils radical plan for a booming nuclear industry in South Australia"
237:
656:
327:
242:
220:
his parliamentary office, of an executive of a company he chaired before entering parliament.
185:
133:
44:
32:
137:
48:
523:
495:
439:
411:
305:
161:
152:
Edwards was an auctioneer, land and estate agent from 1980 to 1996. From 1996 he was a
665:
212:
204:
157:
657:
Summary of parliamentary voting for
Senator Sean Edwards on TheyVoteForYou.org.au
254:
132:(born 2 January 1962) is an Australian politician who was a member of the
599:"Sean Edwards voted very strongly for uranium export – They Vote For You"
153:
463:"Claims Senator Sean Edwards' private staff used taxpayer-funded office"
574:""We must act and we must act now". Speech from Senator Sean Edwards"
519:"Liberals shield SA senator Sean Edwards over undeclared interests"
682:
Liberal Party of
Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
196:
ticket, which garnered 37.3 percent of the statewide vote at the
171:
and
Districts Young Liberals. He was the vice president of the
328:"How does Sean Edwards vote on issues that matter to you?"
280:"Parliamentary profile: Australian Parliament homepage"
236:
to generate electricity. During a speech delivered to
697:
Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia
407:"Senator Sean Edwards makes a meal of three Comcars"
115:
107:
97:
74:
69:
43:
23:
111:Monica Edwards divorced Ashleigh Falconer divorced
167:From 1985 to 1988 Edwards was president of the
203:The Liberal Party conservative faction leader
491:"Finance chases senator Sean Edwards on cars"
8:
164:, and he is a director of Kirribilly Wines.
572:Heard, Ben; Edwards, Sean (8 April 2015).
31:
20:
274:
272:
270:
304:. Kirribilly Viticulture. Archived from
353:"Nick Minchin stirs SA Senate tensions"
266:
435:"Comcar senator in new staffing probe"
461:Hockley, Catherine (31 August 2011).
7:
140:from 2011 to 2016, representing the
712:21st-century Australian politicians
707:People from Clare, South Australia
624:"Senator Sean Edwards – Biography"
517:Owen, Michael (3 September 2011).
489:Owen, Michael (1 September 2011).
211:In August 2011 it was reported in
61:1 July 2011 – 2 July 2016
14:
687:Members of the Australian Senate
545:Shepherd, Tory (12 March 2015).
433:Owen, Michael (31 August 2011).
405:Owen, Michael (29 August 2011).
378:Greg Kelton (19 August 2007).
1:
380:"Liberal coup by moderates"
228:Edwards is an advocate for
184:Edwards was elected to the
728:
230:nuclear power in Australia
102:Liberal Party of Australia
123:
65:
54:
39:
30:
192:on the South Australian
130:Sean Christopher Edwards
692:Australian auctioneers
234:Integral Fast Reactors
224:Nuclear power advocacy
91:Clare, South Australia
702:Australian winemakers
603:theyvoteforyou.org.au
282:. Parlinfo.aph.gov.au
217:Department of Finance
156:and winemaker in the
16:Australian politician
628:Senator Sean Edwards
238:The Sydney Institute
180:Parliamentary career
634:on 27 February 2015
308:on 11 January 2020
332:They Vote For You
243:Australian Greens
134:Australian Senate
127:
126:
719:
644:
643:
641:
639:
630:. Archived from
620:
614:
613:
611:
609:
595:
589:
588:
586:
584:
569:
563:
562:
560:
558:
542:
536:
535:
533:
531:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
486:
480:
479:
477:
475:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
430:
424:
423:
421:
419:
402:
396:
395:
393:
391:
375:
369:
368:
366:
364:
349:
343:
342:
340:
338:
324:
318:
317:
315:
313:
298:
292:
291:
289:
287:
276:
88:
84:
82:
70:Personal details
59:
35:
21:
727:
726:
722:
721:
720:
718:
717:
716:
662:
661:
653:
648:
647:
637:
635:
622:
621:
617:
607:
605:
597:
596:
592:
582:
580:
571:
570:
566:
556:
554:
544:
543:
539:
529:
527:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
488:
487:
483:
473:
471:
460:
459:
455:
445:
443:
432:
431:
427:
417:
415:
404:
403:
399:
389:
387:
377:
376:
372:
362:
360:
351:
350:
346:
336:
334:
326:
325:
321:
311:
309:
300:
299:
295:
285:
283:
278:
277:
268:
263:
251:
226:
215:media that the
190:second position
182:
150:
138:South Australia
98:Political party
89:
86:
80:
78:
60:
55:
49:South Australia
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
725:
723:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
664:
663:
660:
659:
652:
651:External links
649:
646:
645:
615:
590:
578:Decarbonise SA
564:
551:The Advertiser
537:
524:The Australian
509:
496:The Australian
481:
468:The Advertiser
453:
440:The Australian
425:
412:The Australian
397:
384:The Advertiser
370:
357:The Australian
344:
319:
293:
265:
264:
262:
259:
250:
247:
225:
222:
181:
178:
162:Adelaide Hills
149:
146:
125:
124:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
85:2 January 1962
76:
72:
71:
67:
66:
63:
62:
52:
51:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
724:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
677:Living people
675:
673:
670:
669:
667:
658:
655:
654:
650:
633:
629:
625:
619:
616:
604:
600:
594:
591:
579:
575:
568:
565:
552:
548:
541:
538:
526:
525:
520:
513:
510:
498:
497:
492:
485:
482:
470:
469:
464:
457:
454:
442:
441:
436:
429:
426:
414:
413:
408:
401:
398:
385:
381:
374:
371:
359:. 4 June 2009
358:
354:
348:
345:
333:
329:
323:
320:
307:
303:
297:
294:
281:
275:
273:
271:
267:
260:
258:
256:
249:Personal life
248:
246:
244:
239:
235:
231:
223:
221:
218:
214:
209:
206:
201:
199:
198:2010 election
195:
194:Liberal Party
191:
187:
179:
177:
174:
170:
165:
163:
159:
155:
147:
145:
143:
142:Liberal Party
139:
135:
131:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
92:
87:(age 62)
77:
73:
68:
64:
58:
53:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
636:. Retrieved
632:the original
627:
618:
606:. Retrieved
602:
593:
581:. Retrieved
577:
567:
555:. Retrieved
550:
540:
528:. Retrieved
522:
512:
500:. Retrieved
494:
484:
472:. Retrieved
466:
456:
444:. Retrieved
438:
428:
416:. Retrieved
410:
400:
388:. Retrieved
383:
373:
361:. Retrieved
356:
347:
335:. Retrieved
331:
322:
310:. Retrieved
306:the original
302:"Our People"
296:
284:. Retrieved
252:
227:
213:News Limited
210:
205:Nick Minchin
202:
183:
166:
158:Clare Valley
151:
148:Early career
129:
128:
56:
25:Sean Edwards
18:
672:1962 births
530:8 September
502:8 September
474:8 September
446:8 September
418:8 September
390:8 September
363:8 September
312:8 September
286:8 September
93:, Australia
666:Categories
553:. Adelaide
386:. Adelaide
261:References
81:1962-01-02
608:6 October
337:6 October
255:Mid North
169:Blackwood
57:In office
154:vigneron
116:Children
638:8 April
583:8 April
557:8 April
45:Senator
186:Senate
108:Spouse
188:from
173:Clare
640:2015
610:2015
585:2015
559:2015
532:2011
504:2011
476:2011
448:2011
420:2011
392:2011
365:2011
339:2015
314:2011
288:2011
136:for
75:Born
47:for
668::
626:.
601:.
576:.
549:.
521:.
493:.
465:.
437:.
409:.
382:.
355:.
330:.
269:^
144:.
83:)
642:.
612:.
587:.
561:.
534:.
506:.
478:.
450:.
422:.
394:.
367:.
341:.
316:.
290:.
119:3
79:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
