Pat Farmer

Patrick Francis Daniel Farmer AM (born 14 March 1962) is an Australian ultra-marathon athlete, motivational speaker, and former politician. He served as a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the seat of Macarthur in south-west Sydney from 2001 to 2010, as a member of the Liberal Party.

This article is about the athlete and politician. For the soccer coach, see Patrick Farmer (soccer).

The Honourable
Pat Farmer
AM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Macarthur
In office
10 November 2001 – 19 July 2010
Preceded byJohn Fahey
Succeeded byRussell Matheson
Personal details
Born (1962-03-14) 14 March 1962
Sydney
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
OccupationUltra-marathon athlete and motivational speaker

Farmer has an established reputation in international and national ultra-marathons. Between April 2011 and January 2012, Farmer successfully completed the world's longest ultra-marathon, a "Pole to Pole Run" from the North Pole to the South Pole, raising A$100,000 for Red Cross International. On 17 April 2023, Farmer set out from Hobart, Tasmania, to complete an 14,400 km run around Australia in support of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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