Pauline Hanson Age, Wiki and Bio

Pauline Hanson

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityAustralian
Date of Birth27/05/1954
Age71 years
BirthplaceWoolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

Bio/Wiki

Birth NamePauline Lee Seccombe
Full NamePauline Lee Hanson
Known forHer controversial views on race and immigration

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColorLavender Gray
Hair ColorDark Copper Golden Blonde

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Buranda Girls' School, Queensland
  • Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo
ReligionChristianity

Personal Life

Marital StatusDivorced
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

FatherJohn Alfred "Jack" Seccombe
MotherHannorah Alousius Mary "Norah" Seccombe
SiblingsSeven siblings
Spouse
  • Walter Zagorski (m. 1969)
  • Mark Hanson (m. 1980 - d. 1987)
Children
Sons
  • Tony Zagorski
  • Steven Zagorski
  • Adam Hanson
DaughterLee 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
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'

Some Lesser Known Facts

Grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba and the youngest of seven siblings
Left school at 15 and worked various jobs including waitressing and bar work
Met second husband Mark Hanson in 1978 and started a plumbing business that closed after their divorce in 1987
Began working in a fish and chip shop and acquired full control of the business, selling it after her election in 1996
Original seat win in 1996 was unexpected, as media believed she wouldn't succeed