Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull[1] (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Australia. He was Minister for Communications in the government of Australia under Prime Minister Tony Abbott from 18 September 2013 until 14 September 2015. Turnbull is also the former Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament, and former leader of the Liberal Party, succeeding Brendan Nelson on 16 September 2008.
Malcolm Turnbull | |
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| 29th Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 15 September 2015 – 24 August 2018 | |
| Deputy | Warren Truss Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack |
| Preceded by | Tony Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Scott Morrison |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 14 September 2015 – 24 August 2018 | |
| Deputy | Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by | Tony Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Scott Morrison |
| In office 16 September 2008 – 1 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Tony Abbott |
| Minister for Communications | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 14 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Fifield |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 16 September 2008 – 1 December 2009 | |
| Deputy | Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by | Brendan Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Tony Abbott |
| Minister for the Environment and Water | |
| In office 30 January 2007 – 3 December 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Ian Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Garrett |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wentworth | |
| In office 9 October 2004 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Peter King |
| Succeeded by | Kerryn Phelps |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Malcolm Bligh Turnbull 24 October 1954 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Coalition |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Hughes |
| Children | Alex Daisy |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney Brasenose College, Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
He lost the leadership positions on 1 December 2009, by one vote to Tony Abbott. Turnbull had agreed to allow the government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) to pass through the parliament. This was opposed by many people in the Liberal Party who argued that an ETS was unnecessary.[2] Other people in the party thought an ETS would harm Australia's coal exports. Others in the party did not like the way that Turnbull managed the arguments within his party.
Turnbull was elected in his full-term Prime Minister position in the 2016 federal election. He resigned in August 2018 following a leadership challenge in the Liberal Party where Scott Morrison was elected as the party's leader and eventual Prime Minister.
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Turnbull with Deputy Leader Julie Bishop (right) and Helen Coonan (left) in July 2009
Turnbull at the 2014 International Telecommunication Union Conference in South Korea
Turnbull sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove
Turnbull visits Peter Cosgrove to request both Houses of Parliament be dissolved ahead of a double dissolution election.
Turnbull and U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, May 2017
Turnbull takes a selfie with Trần Đại Quang, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping, November 2017
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers the key-note address to kick off the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2017. (Dept. of Defense photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro/Released)
Turnbull and his wife Lucy Turnbull, 2003–04 Sydney Lord Mayor, in January 2012
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References
- ↑ "Passage to wild colonial days: The Hawkesbury has rich links to our nation's pioneers" (Escape, p34), John Rozentals in the Sunday Telegraph, 2009-08-16, noting 'Bligh' comes from great-great-great-grandfather John Turnbull who has "so incensed by the treatment of governor William Bligh during the Rum Rebellion that he named one of his sons William Bligh Turnbull in his honour. It's a tradition that has continued right down to..." Malcolm Bligh Turnbull.
- ↑ Davis, Mark (November 30, 2009) (in English). Turnbull swings at Lib "wreckers". The Age. pp. 4.
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