Paul Scarr

Paul Martin Scarr (born 20 August 1969) is an Australian politician and former mining executive who was elected as a Senator for Queensland at the 2019 federal election. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament.

Scarr was born in Bankstown, New South Wales to parents David and Diane. At the age of 7, he and his family moved to Queensland and he began attending Ipswich Grammar School in 1982.

In 1987, Scarr commenced studies at the University of Queensland and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce.

He joined the Indooroopilly Queensland Young Liberals branch when he was 17 years old.

After graduating from University, Scarr worked for two first-tier law firms, Allens, and King & Wood Mallesons, in both Australia and Papua New Guinea for two years.

In 2007, Scarr began working for PanAust Limited (a publicly listed Brisbane based mining company with projects worldwide). He was the company Secretary and General Counsel. During Scarr's time at PanAust, the company developed two mines in Laos and made major pre-development acquisitions in both Papua New Guinea and in Chile.

He is also a Chartered Company Secretary, and was recently recognised as a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.