Ellie Whiteaker
Profile
Ellie Whiteaker is an Australian politician serving as a Senator for Western Australia since July 2025. Before her election to the Senate, she served as the first female State Secretary of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party, a role she assumed in 2022 after previously working as an assistant secretary and campaign organizer. Affiliated with the Labor Left faction, Whiteaker is a vocal advocate for workers' rights, gender equality, and increased public investment in health care and manufacturing.
Details
- Birth place
- Kalamunda, Western Australia
- Education
- Monash University (Bachelor of Arts)
- Career
- Campaign organiser for UnionsWA, organiser for the AMWU, adviser to Senator Louise Pratt, State Secretary of the WA Labor Party
