# Tom Venning

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{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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| name                      = Tom Venning
| honorific_suffix          = [MP](/source/Australian_House_of_Representatives)
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| constituency_MP           = [Grey](/source/Division_of_Grey)
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| predecessor               = [Rowan Ramsey](/source/Rowan_Ramsey)
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| birth_date                = {{Birth based on age as of date|31|2025|04|30 }}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/meet-the-ex-deloitte-consultant-who-has-driven-85-000km-to-win-a-seat-20250331-p5lntm |title=Meet the ex-Deloitte consultant who has driven 85,000km to win a seat |date=30 April 2025 |first=Simon |last=Evans |newspaper=[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review) |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>
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| party                     = [Liberal Party of Australia](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia)
| spouse                    = Bonnie Wauchope
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| mother                    = Therese Venning
| father                    = Max Venning
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*[Ivan Venning](/source/Ivan_Venning) (uncle)
*[Howard Venning](/source/Howard_Venning) (grandfather)
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'''Thomas Venning''' is an Australian politician from the [Liberal Party of Australia](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia). He was elected a member of the Australian Parliament for the [Division of Grey](/source/Division_of_Grey) in the [2025 Australian federal election](/source/2025_Australian_federal_election).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-23 |title=Grey Federal Election 2025 Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2025/guide/grey |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> He succeeded [Rowan Ramsey](/source/Rowan_Ramsey) in the seat he had held since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=Liberal Candidate for Grey Selected |url=https://www.rowanramsey.com.au/liberal-candidate-for-grey-selected/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Rowan Ramsey MP |language=en-AU}}</ref> Venning is a farmer and former corporate consultant, living in Melbourne during this time, moving back to [Bute](/source/Bute%2C_South_Australia) in 2024, where his family has farmed for several generations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Tom Venning, nephew of former MP Ivan, announced as Liberal candidate for SA's largest federal seat |url=https://sapolicenews.com.au/2024/09/17/tom-venning-nephew-of-former-mp-ivan-announced-as-liberal-candidate-for-sas-largest-federal-seat/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=SA Police News, World Crime and Other News for South Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His grandfather [Howard Venning](/source/Howard_Venning) and uncle [Ivan Venning](/source/Ivan_Venning) were members of the [South Australian House of Assembly](/source/South_Australian_House_of_Assembly).<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGlone |first=Tim |date=16 September 2024 |title=Ivan Venning's nephew Tom Venning announced as Liberal candidate for SA's largest federal seat |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-16/tom-venning-new-liberal-candidate-grey-federal-election-sa/104355850 |website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tomvenning.com.au/ |title=Tom Venning &#8211; Liberal Candidate for Grey |publisher=[South Australian Liberal Party](/source/South_Australian_Liberal_Party) |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

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Category:1990s births
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Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Grey
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