ABOUT SENATOR SMITH

Senator Marielle Smith has served as a Labor Senator for South Australia since 2019.  

Senator Smith serves as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health, the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee and the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth. She is a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security and the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

Senator Smith has been pivotal in a range of influential parliamentary inquiries and policy reforms, notably relating to women’s health.

Senator Smith believes deeply in the power of good public policy to change lives for the better and holds a special policy focus on early childhood education, women’s health, gender equality and job creation in South Australia.

Prior to entering Parliament, Senator Smith was a professional public policy adviser. She holds a Master of Science (Public Policy and Administration) from the London School of Economics.