Australian Liberal Party politician Christian Porter is a father of two children: son Lachlan Porter and daughter Florence Stirling Porter.
Christian Porter is a well-known name in the political world. A lawyer by profession, he started out as a commercial litigator before his election in the parliament.
The University of Western Australia graduate has been serving as a Member of Parliament for Pearce since 2013. He served as Leader of the House and Minister for Industrial Relations for two years until 2021.
Porter was also an attorney-general of Australia from 2017 to 2021. However, the high-profile federal politician has resigned from politics as of Wednesday, 1st December.
According to ABC News, he announced his resignation on his official Facebook account. Porter was expected to quit ever since he was embroiled in the sexual assault controversy earlier this year.
Although Porter denied the claims, he fell from grace in the parliament to the backbench. Now, as he has officially announced his retirement, people are getting curious about his children and personal life.
So, let’s get to know his kids in this article.
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Who Are Lachlan & Florence Stirling? Christian Porter Children
Lachlan and Florence Stirling Porter are the two children of politician Christian Porter.
Lachlan Porter is the elder sibling, who was born to Christian and his second wife Jennifer Negus. He is around 4 to 5 years old and is loved by his parents.
He was born right after his father became the social services minister. Furthermore, Lachlan was joined by his little sister, Florence Stirling, on 3rd April 2018.
Christian’s daughter is 3 years old. He took it to social media to announce the birth of his second kid, tweeting, “We are very happy to announce that our little baby girl Florence Stirling Porter, arrived safely Tuesday 3 April 2018 at 12.05 pm weighing 3.2Kg.”
We are very happy to announce that our little baby girl Florence Stirling Porter, arrived safely Tuesday 3 April 2018 at 12.05pm, weighing 3.2kg. Jen and baby Flo are doing very well. She has already had first game of peekaboo with her big brother ???? pic.twitter.com/EkgAFXReS6
— Christian Porter (@cporterwa) April 4, 2018
He further mentioned that she already had her first game of peekaboo with her brother Lachlan.
He had shared the post with two adorable photos of Florence as a newborn. One photo was a single picture of Florence sleeping in her crip; whereas, Christian and Lachlan are holding her in their arms in the second photo.
Lachlan & Florence Stirling Age Difference
Lachlan & Florence Stirling, the two adorable siblings, have an age difference of just a few years.
Florence is 3 years old. Lachlan’s precise age is not known but he cannot be older than five or six years old.
So, they may have an age gap of just two or three years old.
Lachlan & Florence Stirling Family Details
Lachlan and Florence Stirling come from a political family.
Their grandfather, Charles Porter, was an Olympian and won a silver medal in the men’s high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
He was also a director of Western Australia’s Liberal Party in the 1970s and 1980s. Similarly, their great-grandfather was a Queensland Liberal state MP, as per Wikipedia.
Lachlan and Florence’s parents, Christian and Jennifer, divorced in January 2020. Christian also separated from his first wife in the mid-2000s.