Pauline Hanson
Politician

Australian Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	27/05/1954
Age	71 years
Birthplace	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Pauline Lee Seccombe
Full Name	Pauline Lee Hanson
Known for	Co-founding the One Nation party and her controversial views on race and immigration

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Color	Lavender Gray
Hair Color	Dark Copper Golden Blonde

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Buranda Girls' School, Queensland Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo
Religion	Christianity

Personal Life

Marital Status	Divorced
Hobbies	Knitting Yarn Reading Writing

Relationships & More

Affairs/Boyfriends	Morrie Marsden (1988) Rick Gluyas (1994) David Oldfield (1996) Chris Callaghan (2005) Tony Nyquist (2011)
Marriage Date	First Marriage: 1969 Second Marriage: 1980

Family

Father	John Alfred "Jack" Seccombe
Mother	Hannorah Alousius Mary "Norah" Seccombe
Siblings	Seven siblings
Spouse	Walter Zagorski (m. 1969) Mark Hanson (m. 1980 - d. 1987)
Children	Tony Zagorski Steven Zagorski Adam Hanson Lee Hanson (politician)

Career

Political Journey	1994: Elected to Ipswich City Council as an independent 1995: Joined the Liberal Party 1996: Disendorsed by Liberals; won the federal seat of Oxley as an independent 1997: Co-founded the One Nation party 1998: Lost her federal seat 2003: Jailed over electoral fraud charges (later overturned) 2007–2010: Made several unsuccessful election attempts with different parties 2014: Returned to lead One Nation again 2016: Elected to the Australian Senate for Queensland 2022: Re-elected to the Senate 1997: Co-founded Pauline Hanson's One Nation party 2013: Rejoined One Nation as a rank-and-file member; unsuccessfully contested the Senate for New South Wales 2014: Reappointed as leader of One Nation 2015: Contested the seat of Lockyer in Queensland state election, falling 114 votes short 2019: Served as Deputy Chair of Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System 2026: Became Leader of the Federal Parliamentary One Nation on 28 January
Controversies	Convicted for electoral fraud in 2003, later overturned Sexual harassment allegations in 2019
Television and Writing	Appeared in reality television programs such as Dancing with the Stars, Enough Rope, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and This is Your Life Published autobiography titled 'Untamed and Unashamed' in March 2007 Collaborated with Tony Abbott for a collection titled 'Pauline: In Her Own Words'
Business Background	Small business owner from 1978 to 1997; owned and operated a fish and chip shop

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/senatorpaulinehanson/
Twitter	https://x.com/PaulineHansonOz

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba and the youngest of seven siblings
2. Left school at 15 and worked various jobs including waitressing and bar work
3. Met second husband Mark Hanson in 1978 and started a plumbing business that closed after their divorce in 1987
4. Began working in a fish and chip shop and acquired full control of the business, selling it after her election in 1996
5. Original seat win in 1996 was unexpected, as media believed she wouldn't succeed
6. Grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba as the youngest of seven siblings
7. Named one of the most influential Australians by The Bulletin in July 2006
8. Has leveraged Senate balance of power to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for community projects and road infrastructure in regional Queensland

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