Barnaby Joyce

The Honourable Barnaby Joyce MP
Joyce in 2017
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 22 June 2021 – 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
Preceded by	Michael McCormack
Succeeded by	Richard Marles
In office 18 February 2016 – 26 February 2018[a]
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Warren Truss
Succeeded by	Michael McCormack
Leader of the National Party
In office 21 June 2021 – 30 May 2022
Deputy	David Littleproud
Preceded by	Michael McCormack
Succeeded by	David Littleproud
In office 11 February 2016 – 26 February 2018
Deputy	Fiona Nash Bridget McKenzie
Preceded by	Warren Truss
Succeeded by	Michael McCormack
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Infrastructure & Transport (December 2017 – February 2018)
In office 22 June 2021 – 23 May 2022
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
Preceded by	Michael McCormack
Succeeded by	Catherine King
In office 20 December 2017 – 26 February 2018
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Darren Chester
Succeeded by	Michael McCormack
Other positions Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Acting In office 25 July 2017 – 27 October 2017 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Matt Canavan Succeeded by Matt Canavan Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources In office 18 September 2013 – 27 October 2017 6 December 2017 – 20 December 2017 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Preceded by Joel Fitzgibbon Succeeded by David Littleproud Deputy Leader of the National Party In office 13 September 2013 – 11 February 2016 Leader Warren Truss Preceded by Nigel Scullion Succeeded by Fiona Nash Leader of the National Party in the Senate In office 18 September 2008 – 8 August 2013 Deputy Nigel Scullion Leader Warren Truss Preceded by Nigel Scullion Succeeded by Nigel Scullion
Member of the Australian Parliament for New England
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Tony Windsor
Majority	14.36% v IND (27,954)
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 2005 – 8 August 2013
Preceded by	Len Harris
Succeeded by	Barry O'Sullivan
Personal details
Born	(1967-04-17) 17 April 1967 (age 57) Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Citizenship	Australia New Zealand (1967–2017)
Political party	National
Other political affiliations	Coalition Liberal National (2010–2013)
Residence	Danglemah, New South Wales
Education	St. Ignatius' College
Alma mater	University of New England (BFinAdmin)
Occupation	Accountant politician
Military service
Branch/service	Australian Army Reserve
Years of service	1996–2001[1]
Unit	Royal Queensland Regiment
^a Office vacant from 27 October 2017 to 6 December 2017.

Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 17 April 1967) is an Australian politician who was the leader of the National Party of Australia from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2021 to 2022. Joyce was the 17th deputy prime minister of Australia during both his leadership tenures under Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull from 2016 to 2018 and Prime Minister Scott Morrison from 2021 to 2022.^[2]

Joyce was born in Tamworth, New South Wales, and graduated from the University of New England. In 1999 he set up an accountancy practice in St George, Queensland.^[3] Joyce was elected to the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election, taking office in 2005. He became the National Party's Senate leader in 2008.^[4] At the 2013 election, he transferred to the House of Representatives, winning the rural seat of New England in New South Wales.

During 2013 Joyce replaced Nigel Scullion as deputy leader of the National Party. He succeeded Warren Truss as party leader and deputy prime minister in 2016. In the Abbott and Turnbull governments, Joyce served as Minister for Agriculture (2013–2015), Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (2015–2017), Minister for Resources and Northern Australia (2017) and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (2017–2018).

During the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis Joyce was confirmed to be a dual citizen of New Zealand, which is forbidden under Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia.^[5][6] On 27 October 2017, the High Court of Australia ruled that he had been ineligible to be a candidate for the House of Representatives at the time of the 2016 election.^[6] Joyce re-entered parliament in December 2017 after winning the New England by-election with a large swing against low-profile opposition.^[7] In February 2018, he resigned his ministerial and leadership roles after acknowledging that he was in a relationship and expecting a child with a former staffer. He was succeeded by Michael McCormack, but remained in the party as a backbencher.^[8] In June 2021, Joyce defeated McCormack in a leadership spill to return as deputy prime minister.^[9][10] Following the Liberal–National coalition's loss at the 2022 federal election, Joyce was replaced by David Littleproud as leader of the National Party, after a leadership challenge and is now the Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs.^[11]