Warren Truss

Warren Truss
Truss in 2010
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office
18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byAnthony Albanese
Succeeded byBarnaby Joyce
Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
In office
18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byAnthony Albanese (Infrastructure and Transport)
Sharon Bird (Regional Development)
Succeeded byDarren Chester (Infrastructure and Transport)
Fiona Nash (Regional Development)
Leader of the National Party
In office
3 December 2007 – 11 February 2016
DeputyNigel Scullion
Barnaby Joyce
Preceded byMark Vaile
Succeeded byBarnaby Joyce
Deputy Leader of the National Party
In office
23 June 2005 – 3 December 2007
LeaderMark Vaile
Preceded byMark Vaile
Succeeded byNigel Scullion
Minister for Trade
In office
10 August 2006 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byMark Vaile
Succeeded bySimon Crean
Minister for Transport and Regional Services
In office
6 July 2005 – 10 August 2006
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byJohn Anderson
Succeeded byMark Vaile
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office
20 July 1999 – 6 July 2005
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byMark Vaile
Succeeded byPeter McGauran
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wide Bay
In office
24 March 1990 – 2 July 2016
Preceded byClarrie Millar
Succeeded byLlew O'Brien
Personal details
Born
Warren Errol Truss

(1948-10-08) 8 October 1948 (age 75)
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal National (since 2008)
Other political
affiliations
Nationals (until 2008)
SpouseLyn Truss
WebsiteOfficial website
Warren Truss on Twitter

Warren Errol Truss AC (born 8 October 1948) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th deputy prime minister of Australia and the minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the Abbott government and the Turnbull government.[1] Truss served as the federal leader of the National Party of Australia (The Nationals) between 2007 and 11 February 2016 when he announced his decision to retire and not contest the 2016 federal election.[2][3][4] He was the member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay from the 1990 election until his retirement in May 2016. Following the merger of the Queensland branches of the Nationals and Liberals, Truss was re-elected in 2010 for the Liberal National Party.

  1. ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ Murphy, Katharine (11 February 2016). "Barnaby Joyce wins Nationals leadership, Fiona Nash named deputy". The Guardian. Australia. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ Gartrell, Adam (11 February 2016). "Parliament pays tribute to retiring deputy PM Warren Truss ahead of Barnaby Joyce elevation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ Keany, Francis (11 February 2016). "Barnaby Joyce elected unopposed as new Nationals leader". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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