Glenn Lazarus

Glenn Patrick Lazarus OAM (born 11 December 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative prop, Lazarus won premierships with the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, who he also captained. He is the only player in the history of the game to win grand finals with three separate clubs, with the grand final wins also being the first for each club. After his retirement from football he assisted several NRL clubs in a coaching capacity.

Glenn Lazarus
OAM
Leader of the Glenn Lazarus Team
In office
9 July 2015  14 July 2017
DeputyKerrod Walters
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byParty deregistered
Leader of the Palmer United Party
in the Senate
In office
16 October 2013  12 March 2015
DeputyJacqui Lambie
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBrian Burston
Leader of the Palmer United Party in Queensland
In office
1 April 2013  6 June 2013
DeputyClive Mensink
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byAlex Douglas
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 2014  2 July 2016
Succeeded byPauline Hanson
Personal details
Born
Glenn Patrick Lazarus

(1965-12-11) 11 December 1965
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyGlenn Lazarus Team (2015–2017)
Other political
affiliations
Palmer United (2013–2015)
Independent (2015)
Spouse
Tess Sanders
(m. 1990)
Children3
Residence(s)Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
EducationKarabar High School
OccupationRugby league footballer
(National Rugby League)
ProfessionAthlete
Politician
Websitehttp://glennlazarus.com.au
NicknameThe Brick With Eyes
Rugby league career
Playing information
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–91 Canberra Raiders 92 10 0 0 40
1992–97 Brisbane Broncos 118 9 0 0 36
1998–99 Melbourne Storm 44 2 1 0 10
Total 254 21 1 0 86
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988 President's XIII 1 1 0 0 0
1989–90 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0
1989–99 New South Wales 19 2 0 0 8
1990–99 Australia 21 1 0 0 4
1991–96 Country Origin 5 0 0 0 0
1997 New South Wales (SL) 3 0 0 0 0
1997 Australia (SL) 1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats

In the 2013 federal election, Lazarus was elected to the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland as the lead Queensland candidate for the Palmer United Party (PUP). He became PUP Senate leader at the commencement of his term on 1 July 2014. He quit PUP on 13 March 2015 citing issues with its leader Clive Palmer, and established his own political party, the Glenn Lazarus Team. He did not retain his seat in the 2016 federal election.

In 2021 Lazarus was inducted into the NSW Rugby League Hall of Fame. In June 2021, Lazarus was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to rugby league".

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