Scott Ryan

Scott Michael Ryan (born 12 May 1973) is an Australian former politician who is the High Commissioner of Australia to Canada since December 2021. He served as Senator for Victoria from 2008 to 2021, representing the Liberal Party. He was President of the Senate from 2017 to 2021, having previously been a minister in the Turnbull government from 2016 to 2017. Early life Ryan was born on 12 May 1973, in Brisbane, Queensland. He grew up in , Victoria. He was educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne, and graduated from the University of Melbourne, with a Bachelor of Arts. While at university, he served as president of the Melbourne University Liberal Club and was a member of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation, where he is a life member. Ryan was a tutor in political science at the University of Melbourne from 1998 to 1999. He then worked as a speechwriter and staffer in the office of the Victorian opposition leader Denis Napthine. From 2002 to 2007 he worked in corporate affairs for pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. He was a research fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs from 2007 to 2008. Politics Ryan was a member of the executive of the Victorian Division of the Liberal Party, holding the office of vice president. He was elected to a six-year Senate term at the 2007 federal election, commencing on 1 July 2008. He was preselected in the third position on the Coalition ticket in Victoria. He was re-elected to a second six-year term at the 2013 election, which was cut short by a double dissolution.