Nick Minchin

The Honourable Nick Minchin
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office 3 December 2007 – 3 May 2010
Deputy	Eric Abetz
Leader	Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott
Preceded by	Chris Evans
Succeeded by	Eric Abetz
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office 27 January 2006 – 3 December 2007
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy	Helen Coonan
Preceded by	Robert Hill
Succeeded by	Chris Evans
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office 18 July 2004 – 3 December 2007
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	David Kemp
Succeeded by	John Faulkner
Minister for Finance and Administration
In office 26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	John Fahey
Succeeded by	Lindsay Tanner
Minister for Industry, Science and Resources
In office 21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	John Moore as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Warwick Parer as Minister for Resources and Energy
Succeeded by	Ian Macfarlane as Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Peter McGauran as Minister for Science
Special Minister of State
In office 9 October 1997 – 21 October 1998
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	No immediate predecessor
Succeeded by	Chris Ellison
Senator for South Australia
In office 1 July 1993 – 30 June 2011
Preceded by	Graham Maguire
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-15) 15 April 1953 (age 71) Sydney
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Kerry Wakefield
Alma mater	Australian National University (BEc, LLB)
Profession	Lawyer

Nicholas Hugh Minchin AO (born 15 April 1953) is an Australian former politician and former Australian Consul-General in New York, USA.^[1] He previously served as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard government.