Chris Ketter

Christopher Ronald Ketter (born 12 February 1961) is a former Australian politician who represented Queensland for the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Senate from 1 July 2014, elected at the 2013 election, until 30 June 2019.[1]

Chris Ketter
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2019
Personal details
Born (1961-02-12) 12 February 1961
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Spouse(s)Ellie Ketter
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationTrade unionist

Ketter is linked with the conservative Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA).[2] Ketter was one of only two Labor Senators (along with Helen Polley) to vote against the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, which legalised same-sex marriage in Australia.[3] Ketter was placed second on Labor's Queensland Senate ticket at the 2019 federal election and failed to get re-elected, after the party suffered a swing against it to the Liberal National Party, One Nation and the Greens.[4] His term expired on 30 June 2019.

References
  1. Chris Ketter: APH
  2. Why is the union that represents supermarket workers stopping gay marriage?: SMH 2 May 2015
  3. "Same-sex marriage passes the Senate 43 to 12 in historic political moment". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. "SA, WA and Qld Senate teams are finalised". News.com.au. 18 June 2019.


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