September 16, 2013
Member for Wide Bay and Leader of the Nationals Warren Truss will be Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the incoming Coalition Federal Government, Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott announced today.
Mr Truss, a former Kumbia farmer, was a Kingaroy Shire Councillor from 1976 to 1990, including seven years as Chairman (Mayor).
He entered Federal Parliament in March 1990
He was a Minister in the Howard Coalition Government for 10 years. He was appointed Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs in October 1997, and a year later, Minister for Community Services.
In July 1999, he was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. In July 2005, he became Minister for Transport and Regional Services, and then about a year later Minister for Trade.
In 2007, he was chosen as the Federal Parliamentary Leader of The Nationals.
Before entering Parliament, Mr Truss also served as chairman of the Fraser Coast-South Burnett Regional Tourism Board, Deputy Chairman of the Queensland Grain Handling Authority and a member of the State Council of the Queensland Graingrowers Association.
He is also a former State and National President of the Rural Youth Organisation and President of the Lutheran Youth of Queensland.
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Coalition Cabinet (19 members)
- Tony Abbott – Prime Minister
- Warren Truss – Deputy Prime Minister; Infrastructure and Regional Development, Leader of the Nationals
- Julie Bishop – Foreign Affairs; Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
- Eric Abetz – Employment; assisting the Prime Minister on the Public Service; Leader of the Government in the Senate
- George Brandis – Attorney-General; Arts; Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
- Joe Hockey – Treasurer
- Barnaby Joyce – Agriculture
- Christopher Pyne – Education; Leader of the House
- Nigel Scullion – Indigenous Affairs
- Ian Macfarlane – Industry
- Kevin Andrews – Social Services
- Malcolm Turnbull – Communications
- Peter Dutton – Health; Sport
- Bruce Billson – Small Business
- Andrew Robb – Trade and Investment
- David Johnston – Defence
- Greg Hunt – Environment
- Scott Morrison – Immigration and Border Protection
- Mathias Cormann – Finance
Outer Ministry (11 members)
- Mitch Fifield – Assistant Minister for Social Services; Manager of Government Business in the Senate
- Luke Hartsuyker – Assistant Minister for Employment; Deputy Leader of the House
- Fiona Nash – Assistant Minister for Health; Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate
- Michael Ronaldson – Veterans’ Affairs; Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC; Special Minister of State
- Sussan Ley – Assistant Minister for Education
- Marise Payne – Human Services
- Michael Keenan – Justice
- Stuart Robert – Assistant Minister for Defence
- Michaelia Cash – Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women
- Jamie Briggs – Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Arthur Sinodinos – Assistant Treasurer
