Angus Taylor (politician)

Angus Taylor
Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction
In office
8 October 2021 – 23 May 2022
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byHimself (as Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction)
Christian Porter (as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology)
Succeeded byChris Bowen (as Minister for Climate Change and Energy)
Ed Husic (as Minister for Industry and Science)
Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction
In office
29 May 2019 – 8 October 2021
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byHimself (as Minister for Energy)
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction)
Minister for Energy
In office
28 August 2018 – 29 May 2019
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byJosh Frydenberg (as Minister for the Environment and Energy)
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction)
Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity
In office
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) – 23 August 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
MinisterPeter Dutton
Scott Morrison (Acting)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation
In office
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) – 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMichael Keenan
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hume
Assumed office
7 September 2013
Preceded byAlby Schultz
Personal details
Born (1966-09-30) 30 September 1966 (age 58)
Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLouise Clegg
Children4[1]
Residence(s)Goulburn, New South Wales[1]
EducationThe King's School, Parramatta
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
New College, Oxford
OccupationPolitician

Angus Taylor (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the seat of Hume for the Liberal Party. He has been shadow treasurer under Peter Dutton since 2022, having previously been a cabinet minister in the Morrison government from 2018 to 2022.

Taylor was raised in country New South Wales. He graduated from the University of Sydney and New College, Oxford, attending the latter as a Rhodes Scholar. Prior to entering politics he worked as a management consultant and was active in agribusiness. Taylor was elected to parliament at the 2013 federal election. Taylor was made an assistant minister in the Turnbull government in 2015 and appointed Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity in 2017. He supported Peter Dutton in the 2018 Liberal leadership spills, and was subsequently elevated to cabinet after Scott Morrison defeated Dutton for the leadership. He held office as Minister for Energy (2018–2019), Energy and Emissions Reduction (2019–2021), and Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction (2021–2022). He was appointed shadow treasurer after the Coalition's defeat at the 2022 election.

Taylor is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gp2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ Massola, James. "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

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