Pauline Hanson

**Pauline Lee Hanson** (_née_ **Seccombe**, formerly **Zagorski**; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician. She is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing political party. She has been a Senator for Queensland since 2016, She was re-elected at the 2022 federal election.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Pauline Hanson
- **honorific-prefix**: Australian Senate, Senator
- **image**: Pauline Hanson 2017 01 (cropped).jpg
- **predecessor2**: _Party created_
- **party**: Pauline Hanson's One Nation (1997–2002; 2013–present)
- **office1**: Federal President of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Pauline Hanson's
One Nation
- **predecessor1**: Jim Savage
- **vicepresident1**: Ian Nelson
Steve Dickson
- **vicepresident2**: David Oldfield (politician), David Oldfield
David Ettridge
John Fischer (politician), John Fischer
- **successor2**: John Fischer (politician), John Fischer
- **birth name**: Pauline Lee Seccombe
- **birth place**: Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- **otherparty**: Independent (politician), Independent (before 1994; 1996–1997; 2010–2013)
Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal (1994–1996)
Pauline's United Australia Party, Pauline Hanson's United Australia (2007–2010)
- **spouse**:

- **partner**: Tony Nyquist
(2011-present)
- **children**: 4
- **residence**: Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
- **occupation**: Catering Tertiary sector of the economy, service Director (business), director
(Marsden Hanson Pty Ltd)
Business administration, Administrative clerk
(History of Bickford's Australia#Drug Houses of Australia (1930—1974), Taylors Elliotts Ltd)
- **profession**: Politician
- **term start1**: 29 November 2014
- **term start2**: 11 April 1997
- **term end2**: 27 January 2002
- **office3**: Australian Senate, Senator for Queensland
- **term start3**: 2 July 2016
- **predecessor3**: Glenn Lazarus
- **office4**: Federal President of Pauline's United Australia Party, Pauline Hanson's
United Australia Party
- **vicepresident4**: Brian Burston
- **term start4**: 24 May 2007
- **term end4**: 31 March 2010
- **predecessor4**: _Party created_
- **successor4**: _Party dissolved_
- **office5**: State Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Pauline Hanson's
One Nation in Queensland
- **deputy7**: Peter James
- **term start7**: 11 April 1997
- **term end7**: 21 May 1998
- **predecessor7**: _Party created_
- **successor7**: Heather Hill (politician), Heather Hill
- **deputy6**: Allan Doak
Bill Flynn (Australian politician), Bill Flynn
- **term start6**: 13 December 1999
- **term end6**: 6 March 2001
- **predecessor6**: Bill Feldman
- **successor6**: Bill Flynn (Australian politician), Bill Flynn
- **deputy5**: Ian Nelson
- **term start5**: 29 November 2014
- **term end5**: 23 January 2017
- **predecessor5**: Jim Savage
- **successor5**: Steve Dickson
- **office8**: Member of the Parliament of Australia, Australian Parliament
for Division of Oxley, Oxley
- **term start8**: 1996 Australian federal election, 2 March 1996
- **term end8**: 1998 Australian federal election, 3 October 1998
- **predecessor8**: Les Scott
- **successor8**: Bernie Ripoll
- **office9**: Member of the Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich City Council
for Division 7
- **term start9**: 3 April 1994
- **term end9**: 22 March 1995
- **predecessor9**: Paul Pisasale
- **successor9**: Denise Hanly
- **education**: Buranda Girls' School,
Coorparoo State School