Fiona Nash

The Honourable Fiona Nash
Nash in 2017
Deputy Leader of the National Party
In office 11 February 2016 – 7 December 2017
Leader	Barnaby Joyce
Preceded by	Barnaby Joyce
Succeeded by	Bridget McKenzie
Minister for Local Government and Territories
In office 19 July 2016 – 27 October 2017
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Paul Fletcher (as Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects)
Succeeded by	Darren Chester
Minister for Regional Development
In office 18 February 2016 – 27 October 2017
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Warren Truss (as Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development)
Succeeded by	Darren Chester
Minister for Regional Communications
In office 18 February 2016 – 27 October 2017
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Sharon Bird (2013)
Succeeded by	Bridget McKenzie
Minister for Rural Health
In office 21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Bridget McKenzie (2017)
Assistant Minister for Health
In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Christopher Pyne (as Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing)
Succeeded by	Ken Wyatt
Senator for New South Wales
In office 1 July 2005 – 27 October 2017
Succeeded by	Jim Molan
Personal details
Born	Fiona Joy Morton (1965-05-06) 6 May 1965 (age 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	National
Spouse	David Nash ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Mitchell College of Advanced Education
Occupation	Farmer Politician

Fiona Joy Nash (née Morton; born 6 May 1965) is a former Australian politician. She served as a Senator for New South Wales from 2005 to 2017, representing the National Party. She was the party's deputy leader from 2016 to 2017 and was a cabinet minister in the Turnbull government.

Nash was a farmer in Crowther, New South Wales, prior to entering politics. She was elected to the Senate at the 2004 federal election. After a period as whip, she was elected as deputy Senate leader of the National Party in 2008. Nash was an assistant minister in the Abbott government from 2013 to 2015. In the Turnbull government she served as Minister for Rural Health (2015–2016), Regional Development (2016–2017), Regional Communications (2016–2017), and Local Government and Territories (2016–2017). Nash was elevated to cabinet upon her election as deputy leader of the National Party in February 2016, the first woman to hold the position. Her political career came to an end as a result of the parliament eligibility crisis of 2017, where she was disqualified from parliament for holding British citizenship in breach of section 44 of the constitution.